Location: Canada
Member Since:
Feb. 06, 2014
MJ Symmonds
Smashwords book reviews by MJ Symmonds
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Fine-Tuning Hanna
on Feb. 15, 2014
Unfortunately I didn't win a copy from First Reads. However the author gave me a free ebook copy. I would actually give this 4.5 stars. This was a very well written first novel from Tiina Walsh. Hanna is a piano tuner from Finland who does a job exchange with a fellow piano tuner in Ireland. Hanna meets personal development guru Sebastian. They begin a whirlwind romance until suddenly Hannas job exchange is cut short. Hanna discovers something very unseemly about Sebastian and flees back to Finland to mend a broken heart. Sebastian can't figure out what happened to cause Hannas very sudden departure. Can these two find their way back to each other and mend their broken relationship. I really enjoyed this book especially since I got the opportunity to read about two countries. I love reading books based in countries that I have limited knowledge about. It gives a nice glimpse into the places, the cultures and the people. I felt that not only did we get great insight into the main characters, but also the background ones. You got to know not only Hanna and Sebastian, but also Cathy, Tim, Michael, Sofia. I liked that you got to see a little into their lives as well. This was a very good novel with a little self help thrown in along the way. Really enjoyed reading this. Thank you Tiina Walsh for the free ebook. Original review posted on Good Reads https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/840512546?utm_medium=email&utm_source=rating
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TwinPlay
on March 16, 2015
I received an email from Tiina Walsh asking if I'd like to get a copy of her new book TwinPlay to preview. Of course I was all over that offer. Twinplay is about identical twin sisters Sara and Sorcha. Although identical in looks they are polar opposites in personality and lifestyle. Sara is a fiery sexpot who plays by her own rules. Not interested in a serious relationship with a man just no strings attached casual trysts with numerous men and a no second encounter rule. Sorcha is the mild mannered, religious sister who trys to please everyone else in her life at the expense of her own desires & feelings. What happens when Sorcha gets the opportunity to live as Sara for a while? What happens when Sara realizes that there may be more to life than just casual sexual encounters? This is a very good chick lit book. I really enjoyed all the characters, but did feel that I would have liked more about Sean. Although this story was more about the sisters I think I would have liked to have had more about Sean in the story. I think that Ms.Walsh could very easily make this into a series with new main characters but have Sara and Sorcha as background characters so we could see what happens in their lives after. I encourage you to read this book!!!