Just for Fun, Just My Luck, Just Not Mine (Escape to New Zealand #4-6)

My favorite of the 3 books is Just For Fun, but the other books are also very good. You start reading or listening to the books and you are immediately drawn into the story. Fully entrenched, whisked away to another place, another life. The Escape to NZ books are unique in that the romantic characters really seem to like each other. There is not a great deal of angst between the characters. They have conversations, which are often humorous. Their dialogue is engaging. They have a strong chemistry, and the sex scenes are not only sexy, but romantic. Claire Bocking does an amazing job with the narration. Listening to her, you manage to forget that only one person is telling the tale. She manages to give each character their own voice, personality, identity. It is definitely not boring. I have listened to other audio books and find my mind wandering. This didn\’t happen when reading the same book, so it is more than just a well written book that makes the narration work. I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated for my review, and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own. I can say in all honesty that I truly enjoyed both the print and audio books. Between the great stories and the wonderful narration, you cannot go wrong with this set of books.

I love learning about NZed. I loved learning about Rugby. But as the series progressed it be a.e more about sex than story. By series 2 it a little story, and graphic sex scenes. Then it progressed to the same story, girl from the U.S. meets Rugby player, romance, bumps in the road and increasingly violent and SMB sex. The last series has little story and lots of graphic sex. The stories become so predictable and the frequency of violence and the sex increases. I didn\’t realize I was getting 50 Shades down under. I wouldn\’t read 50 Shades because as a therapist I am very disturbed by encouraging young woman to participate in sex they are uncomfortable with so a rich man will love and marry them. These books have the potential for good stories but 0.25 to 0.50 of each chapter is sex. What happened R. James, did you run out of story?

Thinking about moving to NZ. Claire Bocking is so great. Feel I know all of RJ\’s characters personally thanks to Claire.

If you loved the first three books in this series, you will love the second set just as much. I was worried I might get bored of more of the same New Zealand, rugby players, but I was absolutely mistaken. Rosalind James is wonderful at creating distinctive characters, and beautifully complex and unique love stories. Although all the heroins are strong, independent women and the men are all gorgeous, rugby players, each story is so different in its own right. The writing is clever and smart, and the stories are all equal parts heartwarming and sexy. Claire Bocking did an outstanding job with all narrations. Usually I prefer men to narrate the male portions of a book, but in this case, I wouldn\’t change a thing. All of her voices women, men, and children (even brooding teen) were a joy to listen to. Now for the reviews of the individual books. Book 4: Just For Fun (Nic & Emma\’s story) – I loved this single-mom reunion with baby- daddy. Being a mom, Emma\’s story was easy to relate to. And I really loved that Nic wanted to the right thing from the get go. You just couldn\’t help, but want the HEA family story. Book 5: Just My Luck (Nate & Ally and Kristen & Liam\’s stories) – This one was probably my least favorite of the series. It took me quite a while to warm up to Nate\’s character, and the story didn\’t draw me in the way the others have. Maybe it was all just a bit too realistic.However, I did love Kristen & Liam\’s sub-story…beautiful, bombshell falling for the heart of gold. Book 6: Just Not Mine (Hugh & Josie\’s story) – Rosalind James got right back on track with this one. I loved it start to finish. Hugh\’s misfortune of losing his father and having to raise his minor siblings becomes a blessing in disguise for all involved. You don\’t need to listen to the first 3 books to enjoy this boxed set, but I would highly recommend it. I find it more enjoyable knowing the back story of many of the peripheral characters. And like the first boxed set, this one is definitely worth a credit!

Just for a fun was exactly that. A really fun listen. I ran out of luck with Just my Luck and Just not mine was somewhere in the middle.

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