Leslie Wells

Fun, sexy read!

Julia is a hard working twenty-four year old editing assistant doing her best to make ends meet in the Big Apple in the 80s. One night she meets our oh-so-sexy hero, British rocker Jack. And seriously who WOULDN'T swoon over a bad boy rocker, especially when he takes special notice of you?

Julia plays it cool though (I personally would've made an utter fool of myself) which hooks Jack and he can't resist perusing her. Which pays off both for their romance and for the reader.

I'll admit to not liking first person POV for the most part, but Leslie won me over. It's a YA, but older readers like myself can relate and enjoy the story. All in all this is a good weekend read so grab a copy :)… (mer)

This book is very different from the romances I normally read. The storyline seemed like a slice of life romance film. Julia is from a small town and moves to New York to try to make her way. Her day-to-day gives an excellent look into the lifestyle there. Often the big city is portrayed as super horrific or super glamourous. In Come Dancing, it is what it is.

Also, this is a rockstar romance, but it isn't typical there either. It's a look inside, very honest. I really felt what it was like to have a relationship with a rocker. Drugs and sex are part of the plot, but again it wasn't the hell behind it or the fairytale fantasy. It just felt like memoirs of someone's life.

The story takes place in the early 80's so it was also a new experience for me to read a contemporary type romance without the use of modern givens such as caller ID, cell phones, social networks, etc.

Parts of this book were slow and parts were really good, just as in most natural looks into reality. I enjoyed reading it, and will remember it for being refreshing and different.

3.5-4 stars





***Copy given in exchange for an honest review***





toni





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… (mer)

It is a pleasure to read and review Keep Dancing by Leslie Wells. I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

When all is said and done, I apologize to Leslie Wells and Book Junkie Promotions for the lateness of my review. Although the circumstances were unavoidable, I know it makes a huge difference to you. I hope you will forgive my tardiness and I hope it was worth the wait!

Keep Dancing is the second book in the Jack and Julia Series written by Leslie Wells. I didn't have the background from her first novel in the series, Come Dancing, when I read this book, but it didn't take me long to catch on the gist of what had happened between Jack and Julia. I might have missed out on some of the original details, but not enough to slow me down once I was able to read uninterrupted.

The characters in Keep Dancing are very endearing for the most part. They are realistically written and very believable. There are several characters that I even learned to dislike a great deal and I'm hoping there will be another book that will tie this all up with a red bow and give the creeps exactly what they deserve! I even fell in love with Muddy and wish them luck with a puppy of his size in New York City!

Keep Dancing isn't all about HEA. Jack and Julia, being very human, have their doubts, their insecurities and their love for each other. But you learn that love isn't always enough. A relationship takes communication and trust before love can be successful. There are lots of lessons in Keep Dancing that can be learned about what it takes and I applaud Leslie for being real in her writing and allowing her characters to be flawed, but working toward better!

Now, I'm going back to the beginning and finding out exactly what I may have missed, but never fear. Before I go I am highly recommending Keep Dancing by Leslie Wells and I know you'll enjoy it as much as I did.

I'm giving Leslie Wells and Keep Dancing five steaming hot cups of Room With Books coffee!!

© May 22, 2015
Patricia, Room With Books… (mer)

I started out with high expectations for this book, but after so many terrible things happened, it was just too much. I feel the book really lost credibility with the "hog's head" bit. Using the complete head of the hog for food was (and still is)normal -- any poor rural person would understand this -- the author apparently never heard of headcheese or jowl. The ending was just too trite. The book seemed to be a poorly written narrative about domestic violence without understanding the motivesof the characters.… (mer)