Review: Love Overdue by Pamela Morsi
Publication Date: August 27, 2013
Publisher: Harlequin MIRA
ARC: 432 pages
Source: for review from NetGalley (Thank you!) Rating: ★★★ Buy: B&N/Amazon
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Meet Dorothy Jarrow: devotedly unsexy librarian
Buttoned-up book lover DJ is all sensible shoes, drab skirts and studious glasses. After an ill-advised spring-break-fueled fling left her mortified, she's committed to her prim and proper look. When she's hired by a rural library in middle-of-nowhere Kansas, she finally has the lifestyle to match-and she can't wait to get her admin on.
But it's clear from day one that the small-town library is more interested in circulating rumors than books. DJ has to organize her unloved library, win over oddball employees and avoid her flamboyant landlady's attempts to set her up with the town pharmacist. Especially that last part-because it turns out handsome Scott Sanderson is her old vacation fling! She is not sure whether to be relieved or offended when he doesn't seem to recognize her. But with every meeting, DJ finds herself secretly wondering what it would be like to take off her glasses, unpin her bun and reveal the inner vixen she's been hiding from everyone-including herself. (Goodreads)
Why I Read This
I randomly saw Love Overdue on NetGalley and knew instantly that it would be my kind of book. I love romances and the fact that this was set in a library definitely captured my attention. I picked it up because I was looking for a light, fun read and that's exactly what I got.
Thoughts
At first I thought Love Overdue was going to be super sexy and amazing. I mean it is published by Harlequin. I liked the premise of a woman moving to a small town to be their new librarian only to run into the guy with whom she had a one night stand. Their romance was certainly cute and the side plot about fixing up the library was interesting but the ending just completely let me down. I mean things were finally starting to happen and then it all just fizzled out. Let's just say I did not enjoy the quick cut to the prologue just when I thought we were going to have a major scene between DJ and Scott. I don't think saying that is a spoiler because you still don't know what I'm talking about when I say that there was supposed to be a major scene. However, I did enjoy everything up until that point and liked the story overall.
Future Plans
I picked up Love Overdue on a total whim so I don't know if I'll be reading anything else by Pamela Morsi. I will continue to read light romances though and so far I'm enjoying what Harlequin publishes. This novel could have been a little steamier and the abrupt ending was a let down but if I come across the chance to read another of her books I'll probably give one a try.
Publisher: Harlequin MIRA
ARC: 432 pages
Source: for review from NetGalley (Thank you!) Rating: ★★★ Buy: B&N/Amazon
Add to Wishlist
Meet Dorothy Jarrow: devotedly unsexy librarian
Buttoned-up book lover DJ is all sensible shoes, drab skirts and studious glasses. After an ill-advised spring-break-fueled fling left her mortified, she's committed to her prim and proper look. When she's hired by a rural library in middle-of-nowhere Kansas, she finally has the lifestyle to match-and she can't wait to get her admin on.
But it's clear from day one that the small-town library is more interested in circulating rumors than books. DJ has to organize her unloved library, win over oddball employees and avoid her flamboyant landlady's attempts to set her up with the town pharmacist. Especially that last part-because it turns out handsome Scott Sanderson is her old vacation fling! She is not sure whether to be relieved or offended when he doesn't seem to recognize her. But with every meeting, DJ finds herself secretly wondering what it would be like to take off her glasses, unpin her bun and reveal the inner vixen she's been hiding from everyone-including herself. (Goodreads)
Why I Read This
I randomly saw Love Overdue on NetGalley and knew instantly that it would be my kind of book. I love romances and the fact that this was set in a library definitely captured my attention. I picked it up because I was looking for a light, fun read and that's exactly what I got.
Thoughts
At first I thought Love Overdue was going to be super sexy and amazing. I mean it is published by Harlequin. I liked the premise of a woman moving to a small town to be their new librarian only to run into the guy with whom she had a one night stand. Their romance was certainly cute and the side plot about fixing up the library was interesting but the ending just completely let me down. I mean things were finally starting to happen and then it all just fizzled out. Let's just say I did not enjoy the quick cut to the prologue just when I thought we were going to have a major scene between DJ and Scott. I don't think saying that is a spoiler because you still don't know what I'm talking about when I say that there was supposed to be a major scene. However, I did enjoy everything up until that point and liked the story overall.
Future Plans
I picked up Love Overdue on a total whim so I don't know if I'll be reading anything else by Pamela Morsi. I will continue to read light romances though and so far I'm enjoying what Harlequin publishes. This novel could have been a little steamier and the abrupt ending was a let down but if I come across the chance to read another of her books I'll probably give one a try.
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