Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Review: Cake A Love Story (Cake #1) by J. Bengtsson

 

Casey

I’ve met the perfect guy. Handsome, talented, and sarcastic as hell, Jake McKallister is everything I’ve ever dreamed of in a man.

There’s just one problem: Jake is everyone’s dream man.

But he sees me—an everyday college girl—and introduces me to a whole new world of music and tour buses and adoring fans. The more I fall for him, the more I realize that Jake might not be all he pretends to be.

I’ve finally found a man worth fighting for…but will he let me win?


Jake

Casey thinks she knows. She doesn’t know. No one knows—but me.
And I’m not talking. Ever.

 

My Review:

An amazing rock star romance.

This book has been out a while and I recently picked it up when it was free.  I can’t believe I just got around to reading it.  It is an amazing story.  Jake is a famous rock star with a tragic past.  Casey is an accounting student in college.  They meet at Jake’s brother’s wedding and hit it off.  Casey is the opposite of what Jake usually sees in a woman, but together they work.  They are good for each other.  Even when things get bad, Casey stays by Jake’s side through it all.

I really liked this author’s way of telling a story.  I was pulled into the book from the very start.  I can’t wait to read more of her books. 


Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Review: Dirt Devil Power Max Rewind Pet

 

Description
Experience the next level in heavy duty pet cleaning. The Rewind Pet provides you with No Loss of Suction* and a Heavy Duty Pet Brushroll so you can take on the toughest mess on any floor. It is equipped with an Instant Removable Wand that provides instantaneous suction, while providing extra reach. Wrap-up your cleaning with the One Touch Cord Rewind that retracts with the touch of a button. Cleaning just got that easy! 
 
Features
  • One Touch Cord Rewind for automatic storage of 25 ft. cord
  • Powerful No Loss of Suction* easily cuts through any mess
  • Endura™ Performance System utilizes three layers of advanced filtration to trap even your biggest messes and extend the life of your product
  • 12 FT Cleaning Reach cleans high, low and everywhere in-between

 

My Review:

I have three cats and my rugs are always covered with cat hair.  I usually vacuum once or twice a week, depending on how bad the girls are shedding.  Summers are the worse.  So, I was excited to try this vacuum.  

When the Dirt Devil Power Max Rewind Pet vacuum arrived, it was mostly assembled.  There were only a couple of things that needed to be put together.  The instructions in my box were for a different vacuum, but it was easy enough to figure out how to assemble it by looking at the picture on the box.  I was also able to figure out how to use the attachments without instructions.  This vacuum is much lighter and easier to work with than the old Dirt Devil I had years ago.  When vacuuming rugs, I found the little bristles on the side of the bottom came in handy to loosen up fur that was really imbedded in the rugs.  It vacuumed really good on my wood floors too.  I liked the small brush attachment for vacuuming my couch.  The extended pole feature was great for reaching high areas.  Comparing this vacuum to my other one (I don’t know if I can mention the brand, but it’s the expensive one with the ball), the suction worked just as well.  I actually like the attachments better in the Power Max Rewind Pet as well.  The retractable cord is a very nice feature.  There is also a dial where you can adjust the height of the unit to clean any flooring type.  Overall, this is a really good vacuum for the money.  

There are a couple of design features I would suggest implementing for future products; the attachments should snap in place with a clip or something else to keep them secure.  When I vacuumed the couch, the end piece came off a couple of times.  Another feature I would love to see is a clip to hold the cord up high, so the customer doesn’t have to continuously hold it to keep from vacuuming over it.  

 

Look at how much cat hair it picked up.  This is just after two days of not vacuuming.



 
 
 
 
I received this product courtesy of BzzAgent and Dirt Devil in exchange for an honest review.

 

 

Review: Wrong Number by Laura Brown


A stranger’s NSFW text wasn’t part of her plan…

Avery Bloom has her entire life mapped out...until a stranger mistakenly texts her a dick GIF that changes everything. When insomnia has her wide awake before starting a new job, his text is a welcome distraction. Soon Avery's dirty texting a stranger, and reveling in the freedom of being someone other than her usually-reserved self—someone who doesn’t have a hearing loss and isn’t trying to fulfill a dream that isn’t hers.

Jake Ruben never intended for that particular image to end up in a stranger’s messages, but he’s not complaining. His textmate is sexy and fun and—unlike anyone in his real life—knows nothing of the burns that limit his mobility. The new pastry chef at his mother’s Jewish bakery does, and she’s as tempting as her cupcakes. Soon he’s texting less and seeing Avery more.

But when Jake learns Avery is his texting pal, the revelation shocks them both. Will they have a chance for love without a screen to hide behind?

 

My Review:

A fun romance that starts with an “oops” text.

What a fun story!  It all started when Jake texts a dirty gif, to what was supposed to be one of his friends, and it goes to the wrong number.  Avery is new in town and the text is welcome entertainment during her sleepless nights.  Jake and Avery’s texting is the beginning of their friendship.  But what Avery didn’t realize was the texter is actually her new boss’s son. I enjoyed seeing how they took their friendship to the next level.  This book was filled with lots of fun banter and memorable moments.