| Title | : | Searching for Someday (Searching For, #1) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1476744971 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781476744971 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | ebook |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 |
| Publication | : | First published November 26, 2013 |
But when a furious man stalks into her office and accuses her business of being a scam, Kate is given the ultimate challenge to prove herself. Slade puts himself in her hands and asks Kate to find him love. Enraged at his arrogance but stubbornly eager to prove herself, Kate agrees, dedicating herself to the journey of finding him love... only to find herself falling for him along the way.
Searching for Someday (Searching For, #1) Reviews
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*3 stars*
A cute and steamy love story with a twist of magic...
I always enjoy when a romance novel adds a slice of the paranormal within its plot. In this case, Kate has the "magic touch" and can determine whether or not couples are soul mates by her physical response to a single touch. She has built a successful matchmaking business surrounding her "skill", but sadly the one person she has trouble finding true love for is herself.
Enter Slade ... The sexy, arrogant, irresistible divorce attorney who will challenge the integrity of her dating company and finally ignite the spark for which she's been longing. The two settle on a compromise: Kate will find Slade his soul mate and prove she's legitimate, and he will drop his pursuit of proving her business fraudulent.
Simple enough? Not quite. Because Slade is convinced that love itself is a hoax, and Kate denies the intense spark she feels around him at every turn...
The majority of this story was fun and unique. I loved the slow build of the relationship and the cutesy cat-and-mouse chase presented. There were moments that ventured out into the silly, particularly at the end of the story, but my interest never faltered. Slade was extremely reluctant to commit and repeatedly yoyo'd Kate's emotions to the point where their relationship felt jammed inside a revolving door — but the final resolve was sweet and satisfying.
The out of the box epilogue was definitely a bit too odd for my taste, although I'm sure some will enjoy. Overall, this was a fun, enjoyable, light read and exactly what I was searching for at the moment.
Book Stats:
▪ Genre/Category: Contemporary Romance
▪ Steam Caliber: High. Very sexy and explicit.
▪ Romance: Slow burn. Reluctant. Soul mates.
▪ Characters: Determined, alpha-type hero afraid of love. Strong, intelligent heroine.
▪ Plot: A divorce attorney and a matchmaker find love.
▪ Writing: Engaging, fun, and fresh.
▪ POV: 3rd Person Perspective: Alternates focus
▪ Cliffhanger: None/ Can be read as standalone.
▪ Next Installment: Character spinoff: Kennedy
▪ HEA?
*ARC provided by publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest review*
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Wrong read for me :(
Actually, I had decided not to read this book because the heroine was a virgin and the hero was a divorced man.
Later, I decided to give it a chance because of the paranormal touch in it – I wanted to see if it was going to be interesting.
Also, some friends encouraged me and I was curious. Now, I apologize to my dear friends (who liked it) for my negative review about it. It seems my initial instincts are usually correct because I know myself. I am really sorry to say that this book was so very wrong for me. It doesn’t mean that it is bad, it was just not for me!
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Let me explain myself and my pet peeves so that I can hopefully help other readers about their decision without misleading them.
Here is how it usually goes for me:
1. If one or both of the MCs are virgins, it is a %95 possibility that I will hate the book.
Virgin heroine books always have the same problem. As soon as he realizes she is a virgin, he thinks it is a burden and responsibility. He thinks because she waited for such a long time and then decided to give it to him in the end, that means her expectations from him will be great many. He gets scared, he gets angry and he runs away. So very cliché and frustrating!
And more importantly, I always believe that they should be their last lovers, not first lovers. First lovers & forever doesn’t sound convincing/appealing/interesting to me!
(Also, see the note at the very end, pls)
2. If the romance is more on the cheesy and fairy-tale like side, then, again it is a %90 possibility that I will find it lame, boring and cheesy.
If I had read a non-erotic version of this book when I was a child, say 6-10 years old, I would definitely have liked it. A fairy tale love story with a little bit of magic – what’s not to like? But at this age, it is just not my thing.
Well, because this book had it - I mean, all the things I mentioned in #1 & #2, it lost me in the first quarter.
The whole thing felt so cliché, predictable and boring that I couldn’t continue reading. I just skimmed and scanned after a certain point.
Therefore, this is my review based on my skimming ability 😊
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This is the story of a matchmaker and a divorce lawyer. Our heroine Kate has a witchy touch which tells her whether or not two people are a good match. Her job is based on good research but she uses her magic ability to make sure it is the right match.
That’s why, when it came to her own match, when the “touch” showed her who her soul mate was, it was stupid of her to resist and try to make herself believe that it must be wrong. Why is it right for everybody but wrong for her? Weird!?
Of course, our hero, who happens to be a divorced lawyer resists the idea of love at first. Then, he falls in love while trying to prove love doesn’t exist. Again, very unoriginal.
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And what was that about the word “mating”? It was so overused that I wanted to puke…
He wanted to mate…
A mating urge forced him to do this and that etc…
Yikes! I thought I was among some gorillas.
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Yeah yeah, I wish I had never tried to read this book because I know myself, I know what I will love or hate so I should have relied on my first instincts.
Well, I swear I won’t read a romance with a virgin in it again! And I promise I won’t bother you with my rant about them…
And I swear I will try to stay away from all paranormal sh*t! I am no good reader for them, either! Very rarely, writers handle this paranormal touch in a sensible way. This one was way too cheesy and childish for me.
Final thoughts:
Did I hate everything in this book? => No, I loved the dog.
SAFETY:
When Kate pushes him away because she doesn't trust him, he goes on a few dates with the women Kate and her assistants choose for him and kisses one of those women. Nothing else happens regarding the issue of cheating.
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Note:
Virginity is still very important in my country. Most men still expect women to save themselves for marriage. She is worthless if she is a non-virgin.
So seeing how women are valued and respected upon being a virgin or not might be fueling my hatred/anger/resentment for this issue.
I see that in many parts of the world, women are treated equally with men on this subject and I wish it were the same here in my country. Well, of course there are really good men who decide upon a woman's value on more important things but it is still just the minority, unfortunately...
Why did I explain this now?
Well, because I have loads of virginity talk around me in real life, I prefer none in my fiction world, that's why :) -
Me encantó. Me encantó. Me encantó. Finally!!!! Era justo lo que mi pobre y retorcida alma necesitaba.
Amor, rosas y corazones.
Me encantó la personalidad de ambos protagonistas. Él un abogado matrimonialista lleno de cinismo y desconfianza. Ella una casamentera.
La fórmula perfecta para el desastre. Solo que los opuestos se atraen y al final estos dos tenían más cosas en común de lo que puede pensarse.
Adoré a Robert y ese epílogo ten especial. Espero con ansias las próximas parejas, sobre todo la de Gen que tiene toda la pinta de friends to lovers muajaja 😍❤️
La onda del toque mágico aunque en un principio me molestara pues no es un libro paranormal, más tarde la vi como algo del destino. Y si bien es demasiado loco... puedo decir que la autora supo venderme el dichoso toque.
4.5 porque disfrute, me enamoré y moría de risa con unas escenas la mar de hilarantes.
Me voy a leer el siguiente YAAAAA. -
A matchmaker and a divorce lawyer. That's got success written all over it.
Kate is a successful business owner of Kinnections matchmaking agency. Her two best friends are the other employees of the company. Kate has a special ability to tell if the person your with is your soul mate.
Slade is the top divorce lawyer in the state. He’s an overprotective big brother and when he finds out his sister is using Kinnections he makes it his mission to prove that the business is a fraud. He signs up to be a client with every intention to show his sister that the place is a sham.
Kate and Slade fight their 'kinnection.' Slade isn't one for happily ever afters.I’m not looking for forever. But I am looking for someday.
Searching for Someday is like eating candy because it’s like a guilty pleasure. It's a fun cute love story. There's no big plot twist to figure out. The story is told in dual pov except for the epilogue which was told in the dog’s pov. The epilogue was too corny for my taste.
SERIES:
No cliffhanger. Book 2 is about a co-worker at Kinnections
**ARC courtesy of Gallery, Threshold, Pocket Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.** -
3,5 Magical Stars.
Could a divorce lawyer and a matchmaker ever work out? Well, Kate is about to find that out since she felt the touch for the first time.
Let me explain: Kate has some kind of a magical touch. She feels a spark every time she feels a true connection between two people. So she uses that gift to help people find their true love and create a matchmaking company that is becoming quite successful.
She never felt that touch with herself, until the day Slade, the divorce lawyer becomes one of her clients. The bad thing? He’s just doing it to try to protect his sister and to prove that Kate’s business is nothing but a scam.
But the touch never lies and when business bring them closer, well, love has magic way of intrude itself into people’s lives. Even when they don’t want it.
Rating: 3,5 Stars.
Storyline: Sweet, romantic and magical. It was a little cheesy at some moments, but definitely one of those books for hen you need something light and sweet.
Writing Style: Third person, dual POV. A pretty charming story.
Character Development: Kate was sweet but kind of naïve and frustrating at some moments. Slade was also nice although sometimes annoying, and somehow I can’t wrap my mind about his name. I’m sorry, but Slade reminds me of a rock-star, a biker or a football player. His name reminds me of a bad boy and definitely not of a responsible divorce lawyer.
The best thing about this book characters? Kate’s mom. She was so freaking awesome!!!
Steam: Some heated scenes.
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Luckily, I found this book at our local bargain bookstore (I love you Booksale! Haha!) and bought it immediately. I've heard nothing but great things about Jennifer Probst's novels and I'm glad to say I really like this book.
Kate Seymour can sense if there's a love connection between two people. It's her gift which benefited as one of the owners of a matchmaking agency called Kinnections. For years, she's been an expert on matchmaking and as for her love life, she's still searching for her soulmate until she met Slade Montgomery.
Slade is a divorce lawyer. When he found out his sister signed up in a matchmaking agency, he was worried. He's protective over his sister and he does not want to relive the moment when she tried to commit suicide for having a broken heart. He wants to make sure that this matchmaking agency is legit and safe or he'll sue them. He doesn't believe in love but Kate says otherwise. So, she asked him to sign up and find the woman he'll love.
The romance between these two was simply adorable. I'm invested how Slade pursues Kate even if she continually denies their connection. It's quite a chase but the push and pull between gradually developed their relationship. It has the right amount of drama but I find the last three chapters a bit boring. The epilogue was great and Robert (Kate's dog) made my night. That dog deserves all the love. -
2° Relectura
4.5☆
Le subo media estrellita porque, en esta ocasión, me lo he pasado incluso mejor que la primera vez que lo leí.
Definitivamente, esta serie está entre mis favoritas😍
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Tiene una trama muy original y capaz de mantenerte enganchada desde el principio. Empezó super divertido y entretenido aunque, hacia el final, ha decaído un pelín.
Me ha gustado más la parte en la que ambos protas mantenían esa chispa y esa tensión sexual entre ellos.
Pienso que una vez que los dos terminan acostándose la historia se ha desinflado un poquito, aunque de todas formas a mi me ha encantado igualmente. Me ha divertido muchísimo esta pareja, ver como se negaban esa atracción y se empeñaban en caerse mal mutuamente.
El personaje de Madeline, madre de Kate, me ha encantado. Divertida, directa, hippie, y tiene unas escenas buenísimas.
El final me ha gustado mucho también y el epílogo es muy original y tierno. -
(ARC provided by Netgalley)
Kate Seymour is a beautiful, confident woman with blonde hair and blue eyes. Your typical Barbie look alike. She owns a matchmaking company called Kinnections with her two college friends Kennedy and Arilyn. She met Kennedy and Arilyn at NYU along with her other best friend Genevieve MacKenzie. They live in a small town in NY. Kate and the other women in her family all have a gift that is passed down through generations. They are able to sense a romantic connection between two people. They consider this ability to be a gift and refer to it as "the touch". When two people are meant to be together Kate senses a strong energy like a jolt of electricity. Kate uses her gift to help others find love, but never seems to find a lasting relationship for herself. She continues to wait for her true mate, and wants to find the one that she is to be with forever.
Then Slade Montgomery enters her world. Slade is a gorgeous divorce attorney with green eyes, and caramel colored surfer hair. He is very cynical from his profession of constantly dealing with broken relationships. Slade's sister Jane has experienced one romantic disaster after another, and has decided to sign up at Kate's matchmaking company to find love. Slade is an extremely over protective brother and storms into Kate's office and confronts her about her business. He believes it is all just one big scam to make money. Wanting to keep an eye on his sister and learn more about the process his sister will be going through, Slade signs himself up as a client to be matched. He tells Kate he believes true love doesn't exist, and offers her the challenge to prove him wrong. He is positive she will fail in finding him his soul mate.
Kate has pretty much given up on finding her own match after countless failed dates. One day when Slade is near they touch and she gets that instant jolt of recognition. She feels a pull toward him like nothing she has ever felt before, and eventually realizes he was meant for her. Even though she knows he is her match, she continues to lead with her head and not her heart. She sets him up on various dates with other women, and tries to remain professional, since she doesn't date clients. Eventually Kate and Slade stop fighting what is meant to be.
I thought this was a fun, romantic book full of friendship and love! I liked that the couples from the other marriage books make an appearance in this one. My favorite appearance was Wolfe! Wolfe is best friends with Kate's best friend Genevieve, who also happens to be Alexa's sister. I really look forward to more of Wolfe in future books, & already have a lady picked out for him that I hope ends up being his romantic interest. I also liked that the purple book of spells continues to work its magic in this series as well. Another excellent book by Jennifer Probst! Can't wait for more in this series! :))) -
Venga, cuatro estrellitas, que me siento generosa!
Un nadismo de tomo y lomo pero con momentos tan graciosos que se llevan por delante cosas que habitualmente me hacen retorcer morrete (el toque mágico no es lo mío -a no ser que sea David Gandy el que me toque y me haga ver las estrellas, si sabéis lo que quiero decir...-). Es un libro fresco y divertido, que te hace echarte unas risas y pasar un buen rato sin pretender otra cosa (el mono con platillos de mi cerebro se lo ha pasado pipa).
Es el primer libro que leo de Jennifer Probst y repetiré con ella (tengo que seguir la serie porque necesito saber qué pasa con Gen!). No se entretiene en dar muchos detalles, creo que la tensión sexual está bien lograda y los momentos guarreriles no son ni muy descriptivos ni eternos (tampoco hubiera pasado nada si se llega a entretener algo más en eso, eh XD) con lo que la lectura se hace bastante ágil.
En fin, que para desconectar el cerebro y pasar un buen rato con un libro de enemigos que se trincan vivos me parece una estupenda opción.
(Y valga esto de reseña porque no los voy a reseñar en el blog, chatas) -
*** 4 STARS ***
Esta es la primera vez que leo a Jennifer Probst y me ha dejado un buen sabor de boca, me gustó mucho su estilo.
Este libro ME HA GUSTADO MUCHÍSIMO, 💜💕 es ligero, divertido, con escenas bien graciosas, sexy y romántico.
Los protagonistas son bien genialosos, tienen mucha química, chispa entre ellos son tan pero tan opuestos pero como dicen polos opuestos se atraen.💑
Kate es una casamentera que tiene una empresa de citas y emparejamiento, con un alto índice de éxito cree en el amor y los felices para siempre
Slade es un abogado familiar (en el libro dice matrimonialista pero ese término me suena raro) es medio cínico, no cree en el amor ni en los felices para siempre, sino en la atracción sexual que suele terminar pronto. Slade es de los tipos de protagonistas que suelen gustarme abogado, guapo sexy, bien vestidito; los tipos con traje y corbata me ponen.😍🔥
Son una combinación explosiva pero que por una extraña razón eran la pareja perfecta, los dos tenían miedos e inseguridades y en todo el libro hubo ese estira y afloja por parte de los dos
Tiene esa cosa de fantasía que hizo algo especial y original al libro con el toque mágico de Kate que gracias a él podía identificar la almas gemelas de las personas y la de ella misma al principio si me sacó un poco de onda pero ya conforme fui avanzado creo que fue algo acertado y la autora no los muestra como un don de Kate algo así como un sexto sentido.
El epilogo es de lo más bonito que he leído me dejó con una sonrisa en la boca 😍👧💕
El mensaje que deja esta historia sobre respetar, valorar y amar a los animales es una de las cosas que más me gustó. -
2 - Oh so average stars...
The storyline and characters have potential in this series, but unfortunately I found Searching for Someday to be pretty standard.
Lots of the usual tropes have been thrown in for good measure, all of which I am starting to find a bit mind numbing now. I didn't particularly connect with either the H/h, Kate even with her 'magical' touch and quirkiness was all very grey and lacking colour for me.
Slade had potential -
"I enjoy pleasure. I enjoy sex. I prefer a woman who asks me for what she wants so I can give it to her exactly the way she likes it, because one of the sweetest sounds in life is a woman screaming my name."..."I'm not into BDSM, but I've used blindfolds, scarves, and toys in the pursuit of the ultimate experience. I don't like to be tied up but prefer to do the tying. I don't need a woman on her knees unless she wants to be there."
But then he sort of morphed into a senior citizen, I mean I would never expect a 30 something guy to wear his reading glasses and a tie on a first date (well not in this decade anyway)...Never wearing (or owning) a pair jeans as well, even if he is a hot-shot lawyer all just came across as the wrong generation to me.
I did love Robert the dog though!
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DNF at 2%.
"The waitress glided over and placed the check discreetly in the middle of the table. Kate held her breath, knowing this was the ultimate test. A man who paid for dinner on the first date had values. It was a make-or-break moment."
Yeah, this book isn't going to work for me. Look, the passage didn't send me into a Hulk rage. When I was dating, the men offered to pay on the first date, and it didn't bother me. But I always offered to pay for myself, too. And if my date accepted, it would never have occurred to me to think that he didn't have values or to make a negative assessment of his character because he actually listened to my suggestion.
There are SO many more important things that indicate a man's values. Like whether he is sexist. Or racist. Or homophobic. Not whether he will go dutch on the first date. -
I am a fan of miss Probst work. So when i got the audio book for Searching for Someday, i just have to read it. See her works always have this cute magical love spell. And the banter between her characters are the most fun battle of sexes.
This book have all of those signature from miss Probst. And i think Robert deserves his own book. He is just too cute.
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La escritura de Jennifer Probst me gusta mucho, es de esas autoras que siempre consigue atraparme con sus novelas, hace años lei su serie Marriage To A Billionaire y aun a dia de hoy sigo pensando lo mismo e incluso la he reeleido en varias ocasiones.
Por eso cuando conoci este libro supe que me seria imposible resistirme a leerlo, ademas despues de llevar un tiempo leyendo historias sobrenaturales me apetecia leer algo romantico y rosa.
Estaria mintiendo si no digo que esta novela me encanto, al leer la sinopsis no pensaba que fuera a ser tan memorable pero lo cierto es que esta historia es mucho mas especial de lo que parece a simple vista, es divertida, agil, graciosa y emocional pero sobretodo es un libro que te deja un sabor muy dulce al terminarlo, en parte porque la trama es sobretodo alegre y esperanzadora, no solo para la pareja protagonista sino para todos los personajes.
Obviamente tiene pequeños detalles que me recordaron a sus otros libros, como lo mucho que ama Kate a Robert o el echo de que Slade es mucho mas que un cinico abogado como parece al principio.
Como una GRAN amante de los animales le aplaudo con todas mis fuerzas a la autora por siempre conseguir que todo aquel que lea sus historias se de cuenta de que los animales se merecen mucho mas de lo que en muchas ocasiones reciben por parte de las personas, sobra decir que Kate con su discurso sobre Robert me hizo llorar durante un buen rato, mi unico pensamiento es que ojala todo el mundo fuera tan humano como ella.
Respecto a los protagonistas, los dos me sorprendieron gratamente, Slade al no ser tan recto y frio como esperaba y Kate por ser mucho mas alegre de lo que parecia en los primeros capitulos.
En general, me sorprendio para bien, esperaba que me gustara pero no que me encantara hasta el punto de ponerme una sonrisa tonta en la cara pero la relacion de Kate y Slade me dejo suspirando y feliz, justo lo que necesitaba en este momento.
El epilogo fue tan perfecto! es el mejor que he leido en todo el año.
Totalmente recomendado, es una lectura que vale mucho la pena.
4 Estrellas!! -
3,5/5
Este libro ha sido justo el tipo de lectura que me apetecía en este momento y ha cumplido a la perfección lo que esperaba de él, una historia sencilla y entretenida, ha sido como ver una comedia romántica. -
Entretenido, simpático y de fácil lectura. Kate, la protagonista me cae muy bien (que sea fan de La hermandad de la daga negra es un plus), peroooo lo de la virgencita a los 30 y a estas alturas de siglo no cuela y "el contigo ni sin ti" de Slade me ha puesto un poco de los nervios. Para pasar el rato sin más.
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3 Estrellas. Me ha parecido una novela más del montón de las muchas que se publican hoy día, un cliché entretenido y que no aporta mucho al panorama editorial del romance contemporáneo. Es también la primera novela que leo de Jennifer Probst, por ende, su estilo era también nuevo para mí y no sabía qué iba a encontrarme.
Kate, la protagonista, es una joven que tiene un negocio emergente junto con sus mejores amigas, Ken y Arilyn. Son las dueñas de Kinnections, una empresa que organiza citas, y ayuda a la gente a encontrar su media naranja. Kate tiene un don para éste negocio, con solo un toque, es capaz de saber si una pareja está destinada a estar juntos para siempre; pero su don es caprichoso y nunca ha funcionado consigo misma, hasta ahora.
Slade Montgomery es un abogado matrimonialista que no cree en el amor, ni mucho menos en el amor eterno. Él mismo sufrió un desengaño amoroso que lo hizo pensar así, y su propio trabajo no ayuda para hacerlo cambiar de opinión. Slade está contento y satisfecho con la vida que lleva, en la que no hay complicaciones y vive sumido en su trabajo. Pero a la vez tiene una debilidad, su hermana pequeña, frágil emocionalmente, pero decidida a ser totalmente independiente de su controlador hermano.
Cuando Jane, la hermana de Slade decide independizarse y apuntarse a Kinnections para encontrar pareja, Slade la sigue y está empeñado en demostrar el fracaso de semejante negocio. Su diatriba con la dueña del mismo será tan efectiva que al final se apunta para que le encuentren pareja, y si Kate no consigue encontrarla, Slade hará todo lo posible para desacreditar su negocio.
Slade resulta ser un reto para Kinnections. Sí, es muy atractivo y no sabe sacarse todo su potencial, pero eso no es todo, es huraño, controlador, arrogante y ambicioso, y por encima de todo, no está nada conforme con los procedimientos para encontrarle pareja. Kate sabe prácticamente desde el principio que él es su hombre destinado, pero su personalidad y convicciones pronostican una relación abocada al fracaso.
A pesar de que Kate le encontrará unas cuántas citas conformes a la idea que él tiene de la mujer perfecta, no habrá ninguna que cumpla todos los requisitos. A Slade le intriga la dueña del negocio, una mujer que no se deja avasallar y es capaz de plantarle cara, que a la vez tiene algo, no sabe el qué, que lo hará olvidarse de que pueda haber otra mujer que no sea ella. Kate posee algo, un potencial y una atracción a la que Slade se resistirá con todas sus fuerzas.
El gran escollo que tenemos en ésta novela son ésas ansias de Slade de negarse a amar o de creer en el amor para siempre. La novela es bastante predecible, puesto que desde el principio y sabiendo lo que cuenta la sinopsis el lector podrá hacerse una idea de lo que va ésta historia. Si tengo que ser sincera, diré que no ha terminado de encandilarme o de llegarme, primero porque la veo muy predecible, y segundo porque esperaba una cara más amable de Slade, no diré que no es bueno, si no que a veces mostraba una serie de actitudes algo machistas y controladoras que la autora intentaba maquillar con cierto humor, pero que a mí sinceramente, no me han gustado mucho.
¿Es posible el romance entre Kate y Slade? Sólo si él se dejara llevar, y aquí es donde entra el tercer protagonista, Robert, el perro parapléjico de Kate, que será una fuerza más en la novela para dar el empujón final a los protagonistas.
En el fondo la novela me ha gustado, y por eso le he dado tres estrellas, pero dista mucho de ser perfecta. Me ha gustado porque está bien escrita, y nos muestra un argumento interesante, pero me han faltado cosas, y me han sobrado otras como para considerar que la novela es algo más. Sí, está entretenida y es interesante, pero si las cosas hubiesen sido de otra manera, o el carácter de Slade distinto, podría haberme gustado algo más.
Los puntos negativos se los llevan el cliché y las actitudes controladoras de Slade, pero también se lo lleva la editorial por englobar el libro dentro de la novela erótica cuando no lo es, y lo repito, ésta novela no es erótica, es un romance contemporáneo normal y corriente, pero romance, y no erótico.
Finalmente, la novela me ha gustado lo suficiente como para animarme a continuar la serie, me gustaría conocer las historias de las amigas de Kate, y si también encontrarán a su media naranja en Kinnections. -
ARC PROVIDED BY PUBLISHER VIA NETGALLEY FOR HONEST REVIEW
****4 Snap, Crackle, Pop...Magical Stars****
Searching For Someday by Jennifer Probst is one of those light fun romantic reads. This book felt like I was watching one of those Romantic Comedy Movies with the Happily Ever After.
Kate Seymour is a successful business owner of Kinnection, a matchmaking service. Kate believe in true love and that there is someone destined for each other. She is a firm believer in soul-mates and posses a magical gift of touch. With one touch, she can determined if a couple is meant to be.
Slade Montgomery is a top NYC divorce lawyer. Having experience heart-ached and divorced, Slade is skeptical on love. He doesn't believe in the idea soul-mates. When his younger sister, Jane decides to be a member in Kinnection, Slade worries that his sister will fall victim to this hocus-pocus sham. Slade, being the ever protective older brother decides to enroll as one of Kinnection's client wanting to expose Kate's business as nothing as a fraud.
Well as Slade and Kate interact with one another, they both have this instant sexual attraction and connection. When Kate touches him, she felt a SNAP, CRACKLE, POP. It was a matter time before Slade and Kate made a love kinnection
This book was fun, sweet, quirky and cute. Loved the banter, sexual chemistry, romance, friendship and the overall feel good vibe of the book. It was amazing to see two main characters figuring out and fighting for LOVE. As for the epilogue, that was one of the sweetest and cutest epilogue EVER!!! Jennifer Probst certainly casted a magical spell on me because I was left smiling after reading this book and eager for the next book, Searching for Perfect.
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3.5 "Magical" Stars!
Kate owns Konnections...a business catered to finding love. She's worked hard to grow her business and she's proud of her ability to match people up with their soul mates. Slade is a divorce lawyer with zero expectations that true happily ever afters exist. His ex-wife cheated on him and his career is based on a constant traffic flow of love gone bad. So when his sister signs up for this bogus match making business, he barrels into their office threatening to shut them down. His sister was suicidal after being dumped by the last guy. He's not going to allow this fly-by-night operation mess her up again!
Slade couldn't believe his attraction to Kate that faithful day. How did he end up agreeing to let her find him his true love to prove he's wrong? Oh yah, he's doing it to prove he's right! She can try but he knows he won't fall in love and find his so-called soul mate. Game on!
I enjoyed this book. It had a lot of the tug-of-war angsty stuff we've grown accustomed to. While Kate is feverishly trying to find the girl for Slade, she's falling for him...and he for her. But she refuses to mix business with pleasure. But she's getting "the feeling." What feeling is that? Well, she has a gift that runs in her family. A sixth sense for matching people. She experiences a jolt of recognition when she meets a couple meant to be together.
I think the magical part of the book may make or break it for people. Some may find it cheesy but it didn't annoy me much. What Kate doesn't expect is this jolt to occur when she touches Slade. She fights it....blocks it...until it impedes her power to sense it for other people. Slade can feel it too. He's drawn to her but is dead set against love. Kate wants the happily ever after romance and Slade just can't give her that. There's no such thing as true love. It's just oxytocin. A chemical in the body!
Some parts of the book included other side characters I'm guessing were in there to set us up for future books in the series. Some of these side stories were a diversion and it distracted me from the true story at times. I think they could've shaved down some of that. Still a fun, enjoyable read! I am not a paranormal fan and this was just a tiny bit that but I wouldn't even tag it PNR. It just made it more of a magical cute love story. Rest assured there's steam too!
I love a story where you take a cynical person and make them a believer!
Arc received by Simon & Schuster via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. -
Por la historia le hubiese puesto 3 estrellas pero por la guindilla del último capítulo y el epílogo le doy 4.
El epílogo casi me hace llorar. Tan hermoso, mejor no podría haber acabado.
Seguro que seguiré leyendo esta autora. -
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Buscándote a ti es una apuesta segura para desconectar y pasar un rato entretenido y divertido. Una historia que he disfrutado desde la primera página, rápida de leer, adictiva y sencilla que consigue atrapar al lector y no soltarlo hasta el final. Personalmente lo recomiendo mucho para descansar entre tanto drama y tragedia que hay últimamente en los libros.
La narración es constante y ágil. He de decir que es muy predecible, como la mayoría de este tipo de libros, pero a pesar de ello la he disfrutado igual. Me han encantado los tira y afloja entre los protagonistas, cómo intentan estar separados pero siempre se acaban buscando el uno al otro. Los momentos tan tiernos y adorables entre ambos, que consiguen sacarnos siempre una sonrisa.
Sin duda lo que más me ha gustado de este libro son esos toques originales que la autora le ha dado. Empezando por el aspecto mágico, que me ha encantado y me ha parecido muy original, así como el trabajo de ella de casamentera. Es un plus a una historia romántica que podría haber caído en los clichés, pero que ha sabido conseguir su propia identidad. -
Un dia me ha durado....Que descubrimiento con esta autora, como he disfrutado con Slade y con Kate... que historia mas bonita , que quimica entre ellos... que personajes mas cuidados...
Los secundarios de lujo ( empezando por Robert y acabando por La madre de Kate), estoy deseando leer el libro de Kennedy en Abril....
Un libro que habla de amor ( de madre e hijas, de amigas, de amor hacia otra persona y hacia ti misma), de superacion personal y de no tener miedo...
Por cierto, el epilogo de Robert es de 10:)))
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Searching for Someday by Jennifer Probst was just an enjoyable read for me. I enjoyed reading the Marriage to a Billionaire series so I knew this was going to be good. In some ways I enjoyed this book a bit more.
What would you do to find your perfect mate? Do you really believe in true love? Would you put your trust into the hands of people you don’t know to hopefully find the love of your life?
Kate Seymour is one of the owners of Kinnections, which is a matchmaking company in a little town in New York. She runs the company with two other friends. Kennedy runs all the events and she handles the makeovers too. Arilyn is the counselor that helps members with a variety of issues as well as helping them engage fully in the experience. They were brought together at College and they have been close friends ever since.
Kate’s contribution to the company was a bit different, a bit magical I guess you can say. She has a “sixth” sense, or as Kate would sometimes refer to it as the family curse! :) She has the ability to sense a couple’s romantic connection through a type of electrical shock she feels once she touches both people at the same time. Though she would rely on scientific facts and personal factors to make couple matches, she just couldn’t ignore her gift. :)
Enter Slade Montgomery! He was great. He is a handsome, hot and sexy divorce lawyer in Manhattan. He is also the brother of Jane who happens to be one of the newest clients of Kinnections.
Jane has had to overcome some difficult things in her life. Slade and Jane are very close. Because of her past, Slade is very protective of her and her heart. But Jane decides she is going to make some changes in her life. He is not happy about some of the changes she is making and tries hard to convince her otherwise.
Jane decides she is going to try Kinnections. She wants to finally have that special person in her life. You guessed it….Slade is not a believer. Being a bit cynical when it comes to love and very protective of his sister, he decides to find out what Kinnections is all about. He becomes a member too. Yikes...
Kate and Slade go head to head from the beginning. She is a believer and he is not. Their first meeting does not go well at all. But, Kate was shocked (literally)!! When she touches Slade and feels the energy surge through her she panics. Slade feels it too but has no clue what it is.
Reading their story was sweet. Kate does everything she can to ignore the connection. Slade on the other hand realizes it and wants her. Kate is not easy to convince though. How could her "curse" be right. She believes in love and Slade does not. Has she lost the gift?
The buildup was perfectly paced. There was disappointment and happiness. There was indifference and compassion. Then there was resistance and submission. As a reader, you knew they wanted to be together. Their chemistry was obvious. But before they got that HEA they had to work through their different beliefs. How they come together is great!
In addition to the bit of magic that made this story different, Kate’s dog Robert added something special too. For me he represented such a big part of who she was. I just loved the Epilogue too!
Searching for Someday was unique and fresh. It was fun and a bit quirky too! Kate and Slade’s story was that feel good love story that will leave you with a full heart!
*ARC generously provided by the publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.* -
My Rating: ★★★½
GOOD: The characteristics of a 3 star book include: interesting characters, a decent storyline, and unique story elements; there was something about the story that I didn’t completely connect with; the book is a solid read. I would recommend it to a friend.
This book was received from the publisher via Net Galley for an honest review.
My Thoughts:
Ok, after letting the story settle an entire day, I've come back to write my review about this one.
To begin, I liked the different tract that Probst took with the story. It was a contemporary romance but contained a bit of magic with the addition of "the touch" or curse as Kate thought of it. The story was an easy read and had no major plot holes or glaring "nuh uhn!" moments. Overall,
Searching for Someday was light-hearted and enjoyable.
So then why the three stars you ask?
My lukewarm feelings came from the characters and not the story itself of the story. Kate was sweet and open to love and finding her soul mate. The almost thirty year old virgin aspect threw me off kilter a bit. Her reason for being a virgin just didn't jibe for me. It felt almost contrived to fit within the framework of the story. But, I liked her. I liked how she interacted with her friends and her clients...especially Slade's sister, Jane. I actually liked Slade too. He was overbearing in his, "I am alpha. I am right" kind of way but it worked for the story. He was brooding and protective and totally resistant to the concept of love and happily ever after. He was Kate's polar opposite. And boy did sparks fly because of it.
I know. You're still confused why it's only three and a half stars. Well, let me explain a bit.
As much as I liked Kate and as much as I liked Slade, I did not like them together. They did not pair well at all for me. I might be in the minority on this one and that's perfectly ok. I know that opposites attract was the subtle theme of this story and in theory, that should have totally worked. But, it didn't...at least for me (I have to stress the "for me" part). There was something about Kate and Slade together that slightly put me off. The "will they, won't they" back and forth wore on me after a while. One minute he's pursuing and she's backing off, and the next she is pursuing and he is backing off. And, their reasons for backing off were a rudimentary...especially when their overt attraction proved that they should be together. The process of them actually getting together took a long time. The faux dates and the sorta-kinda-maybe-I-have-a-boyfriend-at-home drama languished.
But I didn't hate the story. I really didn't. I was just expecting more. What that "more" was, I don't know but I didn't feel that it ever happened by the end of the story.
I like the set up for future books in the series. Inevitably, we know that there will be a story about Arilyn, Kennedy, Genevieve and, by extension, Isabella. I am actually interested in reading more about Gen. The possible triangle situation there could make for quite the interesting read.
The best part of the story for me was the epilogue. I actually got a little teary. I loved Robert. Such a sweety.
Ratings Detail:
Rating for female protagonist: 3½★
Rating for male protagonist: 3½★
Steam Level: 4★
Plot Viability: 3★
General Storyline: 3★
Story Ending: 4★
Ease of Reading: 4★
Book editing: 3★
Cliffhanger: No
Overall rating: 3½★
Would I recommend this series: Yes.
Would I continue the series: Possibly.
Would I read other books by this author: Yes.
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Qué descubrimiento de lectura! Y qué descubrimiento de escritora! Tenía a Jennifer Probst fichada por su anterior saga, que aún no he leído y no tardaré en hacerlo, y visto lo mucho que me ha gustado su pluma no la perderé de vista. Historia entretenida que he devorado sin darme cuenta, se lee super rápido y muy fácil. Personajes entrañables y super diferentes unos de otros. Las chicas son amor, todas, y estoy deseando seguir con la saga para conocer más sobre ellas y sus vidas. Tienen un lazo entre ellas muy bonito. La relación de amistad y las situaciones que se les plantean me ha recordado a ratos a una de mis series favoritas ♡ Y Slade es amor puro también. Que no os engañe esa fachada de abogado duro y frío, detrás hay un hombre con unos valores preciosos. Ahora, sin duda mi personaje favorito ha sido Robert (quienes hayáis leído el libro me entenderéis perfectamente ♡) me ha robado el corazón por completo. Y el epílogo es, a parte de muy sorprendente, la guinda final perfecta. Deseando empezar con el siguiente de la saga que ya me está esperando en la estantería ;)
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Kitabı çok sevdim ya çok!
Evet çok değişik bir konuya sahip değil,karakterler de mükemmel değil hatta birazcık uzatılmıştı ama yine de çok sevdim ühüüüüü -
En realidad es un 4.5
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Love is a funny thing… If we don’t love ourselves first, the emotion can be redirected in harmful ways.
3.75 – 4 Stars
Searching for Someday is a sweet, comical read Jennifer Probst is known for.
Kate is a match maker and she’s very good at her job, but she isn’t so great with her own love life. Slade is a divorce lawyer and is very jaded. He once believed in love and realized its nothing more but hopeless dreams.
Slade’s sister enlisted Kate’s help in Kate’s match making services to find someone, but Slade isn’t having any of it. Slade is very protective of his sister and decides to enroll in Kate’s match making services to keep an eye out on his sister. But by enrolling he has to give up personal details of his life and indirectly get closer to Kate.
I’ve read plenty of Probst’s reads and she is known for super steamy novels, so first off, I was surprised on two things. One, I thought the steam was very lacking and two, I thought the tension and build up took forever. It was almost the book was written by a whole new person.
I didn’t hate the book, it was overall enjoyable and I did laugh out loud at some of the parts, but I was just having a hard time with the writing style. I thought the beginning was a big long and dragged out. I understand I needed to get to know Kate, but I started to skim. I just didn’t care what was going on in her head and why she was so defensive.
There’s a reason why Kate is good at her job and I thought it was very cute and funny, but Kate frustrated me a bit. Sometimes I want some witty banter between the Hero and Heroine and sometimes I’m just screaming, alright, ENOUGH! Just get together. I was in the latter category.
I also felt like there were some filler scenes and extra descriptive writing. I was just skimming pages of extra nonsense. I didn’t care what her friends thought, I didn’t care for the extra story lines, I just wanted to see chemistry between Slade and Kate. I think too much writing was focused on Kate and Slade pushing each other away, then actually them forming a relationship.
The whole storyline is cute, but it just didn’t quite lead up to what I was expecting. I did enjoy some parts and the dialogue between Slade and Kate was fine, I just wanted a little more I guess.
AMAZON
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2,5
Yoğun günler için seçtiğim bir çerezliğe göre beklediğimden güzel bir kitap çıktı ancak bir o kadarda beni delirtti.
Hadi hızlıca konudan bahsedeyim:
Kate, arkadaşlarıyla kurduğu çöpçatanlık ajansının sahibi. Bunun dışında, bu işe girmelerinin başka bir kaynağı var; dokunma gücü. İki insana dokunduğunda aralarındaki olası etkileşimleri hissedebilen kızımız bu yeteneğini işi için kullanıyor.
Slade ise bir avukat. Boşanma avukatı. Varın gerisini siz düşünün.
Kız kardeşinin bir çöpçatanlık şirketiyle anlaşma yaptığını öğrendiğinde buna engel olmak için şirkete gider ve patronla görüşür. Yasalarla kokutmaya çalıştığı Kate onu, müşteri listesine girmeye ikna eder ve ne olup ne olmadığını kendisi görmesi için teşvik eder.
Kate’in dokunuşu ilk defa kendisi için bir elektriklenme hissetmesine neden olur ancak bunun uygun bir eşleşme olmadığı kanaatindedir.
Buraya kadar her şey güzel… Sadece kafanızda canlanan değil okuduğum kısmı da güzeldi ama bu kitap iki yüz elli, en fazla üç yüz sayfada bitseydi de bu kadar işi uzatmasaydı nasıl olurdu?
Sürekli aynı döngü ve ben yine mi, diye içimden geçirip gözlerimi devirmekten sıkıldım. Kate’in sürekli Slade için randevu ayarlaması, Slade’in her randevudan sonra Kate’in kapısında bittiği bu döngü çok gereksizdi.
Bunlar dışında yazardan okuduğum ilk kitaptı ama anlatımını sevdim. Seriye devam ederim diye düşünüyorum. Hatta başka serilerine bile bir şans verebilirim. -
*3'5-4*
El libro no es que sea para tanto pero me he reído un montón con algunas situaciones y la madre que la parió XDDDD Así que el libro como historia y tal lo dejaría en 3'5 pero por esos momentazos de risas igual lo dejo en 4....
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