Just finished reading . . . She’s Got it Bad by Sarah Mayberry
February 21, 2010 at 12:00 pm 15 comments
She’s Got it Bad by Sarah Mayberry
Audiobook read by Zoe Hunter. Review cross-posted from Goodreads.
Twelve years ago Zoe Ford let Liam Masters break her heart. But now? There’s not a chance. Zoe is as tough and wild as they come. So when Liam shows up at her tattoo parlor, she’s more than ready to take him on again. That’s not going to be a hardship, since he’s hotter than he ever was.
This time she’s staying in charge. And she’s not going to consider their score settled until he’s hot, bothered and begging for more! Then she’ll move on as callously as he left her. Unless all that deliciously bad sex is just too good to give up…
Sarah Mayberry is my favorite category author, and She’s Got it Bad is now my favorite Mayberry!
I really liked Zoe, who was a very unique romance heroine. She’s a tattoo artist and frontperson for an edgy band. She’s the antithesis of a shrinking violet virgin heroine. However, that doesn’t mean that she’s hard or bitchy. She’s just done a lot of living in her 27 years, and has her share of regrets and baggage.
Liam, too, has his own issues, and some considerable history with Zoe. When he re-connects with her, he rushes in playing the Alpha trying to “fix” her. I love that she fights him when he oversteps, but doesn’t turn down genuine help (like a job) that she really needs, when he makes a reasonable offer.
Sarah Mayberry packs a lot into the relatively short format of a Blaze catergory. Yet, the development of Zoe’s and Liam’s relationship never feels rushed or contrived.
When they do work through their issues and head toward their HEA, I was left happy and satisfied.
My only complaint is that while the audiobook narrator, Zoe Hunter (who coincidentally has the same first name as the heroine) did an OK job, it was sort of jarring for her to have an American accent when the book was so clearly located in Melbourne, Australia. Especially when an obvious piece of slang cropped up in the dialog.
However, even this minor distraction did not take away from my overall enjoyment of this book.
- Sarah Mayberry’s site.
- Ebook at eHarlequin. (Print book is unavailable at Harlequin.)
- Print excerpt at author’s site.
- Audio excerpt at Audible.
Entry filed under: Audiobooks, Category Romance-Contemporary, Just Finished Reading (Review). Tags: Harlequin Blaze, Sarah Mayberry, She's Got it Bad.
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Chris | February 21, 2010 at 12:06 pm
Interesting – a heroine who sounds like an m/m hero.
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Renee | February 21, 2010 at 9:40 pm
LOL. I’m totally going to “re-imagine” the book now. That reminds me of the ML Rhodes book.
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Chris | February 22, 2010 at 4:51 am
Doesn’t it? And I can think of several others with tattoo artist heroes.
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Zoe Hunter Lee | February 21, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Hello-
I got a Google alert today…lol. Just wanted to let you know that I was not given any notice or direction to put in an accent, but I do do accents when asked!! Sorry it was jarring!!
Zoe
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Renee | February 21, 2010 at 9:47 pm
That’s an interesting insight into the audio production.
I think for me it had less to do with your performance, and more to do with the fact that I’ve read a few Mayberrys and they are always so Australian, both in dialogue and setting. My expectations were confused.
It would have been interesting to hear it with an accent. I’ll have to check out some of the other Harlequin Blazes that you’ve done over at Audible.
Thanks for dropping by!
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Stacy ~ | February 21, 2010 at 5:32 pm
I’m a new Mayberry fan, so I’ll definitely be picking this one up. Sounds wonderful.
Great review
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Renee | February 21, 2010 at 9:54 pm
It is! Hope you enjoy it.
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Leslie | February 21, 2010 at 9:17 pm
I enjoyed this one too! Love the way Mayberry goes against type when it comes to the heroines and the heroes.
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Renee | February 21, 2010 at 9:55 pm
Yes, I love how they have unusual occupations, and life experiences.
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Hilcia | February 22, 2010 at 5:41 am
This one is still on my TBR pile, Renee. It has received so many great reviews, I’m saving it.
I’m definitely loving Mayberry’s categories.
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Renee | February 22, 2010 at 10:36 am
It’s definitely one of those books to pull out for a special read!
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KristieJ | February 22, 2010 at 3:40 pm
This was my first Sarah Mayberry book but I was blown away by how much of a great story she packed into a smaller size book. I was really impressed and she is now an author I’ll be keeping an eye out for!!
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Renee | February 22, 2010 at 8:00 pm
Especially as compared to other books of similar length (or longer) that fail to. Until now, I’ve been reading her books when they come my way, but I think I’ll be tracking down the rest of her backlist, now!
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orannia | February 23, 2010 at 10:11 pm
I keep reading good reviews of this. My library doesn’t have it so I think I will have to hunt it down
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