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Friday, August 10, 2018

Give Me Books Presents: Kiss By Ash by Leddy Harper; #ReleaseBlitz, #NowAvailable, #OutNow, #Live, #Review, #Giveaway


Title: Kiss My Ash
Author: Leddy Harper
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date: August 9, 2018
Rating:  3.5 Stars
Told in the first person.  Alternating persons.

Disclosure of Material Connection:  I received this book for review from Give Me Books Promotions and the author.  I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review.  The opinions I have expressed are my own.  I am posting this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255:  "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising".


Blurb:


Ash Jenkins was the typical boy next door. Wait, who am I kidding? There was nothing typical about that boy.

He was tall, ripped, and had the voice of a man twice his age. Intelligent, sexy as sin, and barely legal.

Sent to live with his dad after getting in some trouble with the law, he was definitely someone I needed to stay away from.

But he had his sights set on me, and he didn’t try to hide it.

Did it still make me a cougar if I was the prey?



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My Thoughts:

Asher “Ash” Jenkins has a new neighbor.  Kristy Richards is getting to know her next-door neighbor.  This story is about the relationship between an older woman and a much younger man – just a little note for those that have issues with taboo subjects. 

There were times where I could easily dismiss Asher’s age because of how he acts.  But then it’s constantly brought to my attention so it ends up being all I think about.  There are moments of awkwardness and our author does a good job in getting me to feel that.  I could also feel Asher’s frustration over the situation.  He reveals a secret that for some may shock but it’s just one more reminder of the differences between the main characters.  On the other side, I really couldn’t feel any connection, other than physical, between our main characters. 

I was surprised that this was considered a romantic comedy.  I found it very hard to find anything funny.  I did see a couple of jokes which I guess is what makes it a comedy except they fell short in getting me to laugh – and no, not even a chuckle.  On the plus side it does seem realistic.  One thing that I felt wasn’t realistic was the acceptance of some of the secondary characters - we see how public opinion plays out in the news.  But that’s why this is fiction.  In the fictional world anything is acceptable.

This book was just not for me.  I don’t mind an age difference in a book but this just stretched that a little too much.  It made it difficult to read at times and maybe that’s why I didn’t feel any that connection between Kristy and Asher.  In the author’s defense she did give me the happy ending that I always love to see in a romance.  Will this stop me from reading any more by our author?  No it wouldn’t as long as I don’t see this type of subject – it just pushes a little past my comfort zone.




Author Bio:


Leddy Harper had to use her imagination often as a child. She grew up the only girl in a house full of boys. At the age of fourteen, she decided to use that imagination and wrote her first book, and never stopped.

She often calls writing her therapy, using it as a way to deal with issues through the eyes of her characters.

She is now a mother of three girls, leaving her husband as the only man in a house full of females.

The decision to publish her first book was made as a way of showing her children to go after whatever it is they want to. Love what you do and do it well. Most importantly Leddy wanted to teach them what it means to overcome their fears.


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