Ambition by Julie Burchill

Reviewed by Desere 

I don't know about other readers out there but for me a read about ambition is simply amazing! It truly is a thrill to read how one person sets their mind towards a goal and then to see how and what they will do to reach it. 

Granted some of the things people do are not always glamorous or even legal but they have their own set of reasons and as for the outside world, well the person could care less what the world thinks of them. 

In this read it tells of the ambitions within a newspaper empire by a very outspoken journalist. The story focuses on the main character Susan Street's fight to get the top job and how she proves woman are not to be underestimated, any job a man can do we can do just as well!  

The read started out kind of slow but got going around chapter three, but then suddenly it all went flat. 

The plot was not brilliant and at most time a little confusing as it did not really stay in line, one minute this would be happening and the next the entire scene would be gone and the author has you in a whole new place, without it really feeling like she ended the previous slots. 

This was as I said a little confusing and did not make sense and as reader I felt a little lost but if hot sex is what you are into this read is the one for you! 

But yes basically that is all there is, with just the slightest of hint of what the author was really trying to make the read about,  just how crazy ambition can make us all and I do mean anyone even the most normal person in the world can go from am average to look out world I am after domination and am taking it!

All readers have different tastes and therefore I will leave it up to you to decide if you want to step into a world where a book is filled with good and classy sex, but you do not care to much about the plot.

3/5 star review 

Review copy provided by Penguin Books South Africa 

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The Ninety Days of Genevieve by Lucinda Carrington

Reviewed by Nancy Crocker

Genevieve Lofton wants to sign James Sinclair with her firm, she agrees to 90 days of whatever he wants. If she does not back out he will give her his signature. But she must do everything he wants … trust me everything and anything he wants.  

The character of Genevieve is focused only on business. She really does not have time for romance or relationships. Being top at her firm is what she is focused on. She is sexy, but never really realized it, that is until James came along and helped her find her true self. She does things she never dreamed she would. But she does these things to land James as a client, Right?

James Sinclair is a bit of a mystery at first. And at times I was unsure of his true motives. Was he really using Genevieve, just to see how far she would go for him? His character was strong, dominate and masterful.

This book has just about everything you would come to expect from an erotic novel. With sexy scenes, and light bondage, to kinky. Some were so well written and others not so much.

Spoiler Alert, for anyone who has not read the book *****

I found myself torn with this book. The basis of the story was good, but I felt it lost something along the way. Mostly in part to co-workers, acquaintances, etc. coming up to Genevieve asking throughout the book if she had heard the latest about James. No one knew that they were seeing each other. And for me the reader this was a distraction.  Another part I didn’t care for, was the last gift that was delivered to her. As much forethought that went into his planning of scenes etcetera, I thought he could have done better than just sending an engagement ring with a note that said … Marry Me ?

Favorite line:

He stared at her for a moment, then grinned slowly. “I have a proposition for you,” he said. “But it might not be quite the kind of business deal you were expecting.”

3/5 stars

I received an ARC of this book from the NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.