Reviewed by -- Jacqueline Driggers
Book Review of -- Secret Blend (Bourbon Springs
Book 1) by Jennifer Bramseth
Overall
star rating --- 2.5
About
the book:
Sexy secrets have
serious consequences in little Bourbon Springs, Kentucky—in the heart of the
Land of Bourbon and Bluegrass…
When longtime friends
and courtroom rivals Rachel Richards and Brady Craft get appointed to the bench
in Bourbon Springs, Kentucky, tempers flare as they are forced to share
chambers.
Working closely with
the obstinate-yet-sexy Brady is not an attractive idea to Rachel—although she
has to admit that Brady himself is pretty damned attractive.
Rachel doesn’t have to
run for office to keep her judgeship, but Brady does. He draws a formidable
opponent, Hannah Davenport, a wealthy co-owner of Old Garnet Distillery, where
some of the finest Kentucky bourbon is crafted north of town along Old Crow Creek
and near the historic springs which gave the town its unique name.
And Hannah just
happens to be Rachel’s best friend.
As the judicial race
heats up, so does the long-simmering attraction between the judges—so they
decide to keep their relationship a secret to protect reputations and
friendships.
But can any secret be
kept in little Bourbon Springs, Kentucky, where the bourbon and gossip both
flow freely?
Book
creation ratings:
Overall total -- 17
out of a possible 30
-- Story &
characters -- 5
-- Cover & title
-- 5
-- Editing &
formatting -- 7
* based on a 1-10
scale with: 1-4, poor; 5-7, good; 8-10,
very good.*
The
review --
The 2 main characters
are likeable enough, but the book relies heavily on sex scenes to move it
along. It has several graphic sex scenes in it, and depends on those scenes, as
they make up a large part of the book. Another great part of the book is spent
describing locations.
The part about the
divorce case, and the father taking the judge hostage, it just doesn't work.
It's not something a guy who had just been given custody of his children would
do. Also, the high level of childishness on the part of the character, Hannah, is
just not believable. Neither is what the clerk does, as no self-respecting
clerk worth anything would do that.
The book actually ends
at 93 percent, and the rest is the author promoting herself. It's just simply
not that good a book. I picked it up for free on amazon, but I wouldn't
recommend you spending your $$$ on it.
Reader
Recommendations
Genre --
erotica/romance
Age recommendations --
18 plus
Sex content rating --
several, 5 or so, very graphic sex scenes
Violence rating --
minimal
Links
for the book:
Buy it on Amazon
Author's Amazon page
Author's facebook page
Author's website
