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Review: Exquisite by Ella Frank and Giveaway!

10/30/2012

16207483Exquisite by Ella Frank is unbelievably the author’s first novel. Why unbelievably? Because it was well written, romantic, emotional, and hot as all hell, all in one exquisite story! Funny thing, I planned on buying this novel very soon, but the author ended up sending me one for review, so I read it immediately, and I’m so glad I did.

Dr. Lena O’Donnell is a bitch. Even her assistant is scared of her. She has one friend at the hospital she works at as a pediatrician, but she lets nobody gets close to her because of a tragedy that happened 9 years before that she feels responsible for. You want to hate her, but it’s clear that the bitchiness is a shield. Mason Langley is doing a favor for his mom delivering flowers from his mom’s store to said bitch at work. After making him wait 40 minutes, the Dr. was horribly rude to him, but, while both of them left hating each other, there was something that made Mason think twice about her.

Mason is the celebrity playboy chef/owner of Exquisite, the hottest, newest restaurant in Chicago. He is always quick to smile, easygoing and charming. After their disastrous first meeting, Lena has to go there for a work dinner, and sees Mason again. Again, it does not go well, but she is bribed into going on a date with him anyway. What follows is a fun getting to know you phase filled with biting animosity, then snarky, fun, witty banter between the two.

ā€œMy dad once told me that one day I’d meet someone who drives me so crazy I want to strangle her and yet never would because I can’t bear for her to be gone. Well, that’s when I’ll know I’ve met a woman worth keeping.ā€

Lena is uptight to the extreme. Hair always in a bun, blouses tucked in and buttoned to the throat, she is hard to melt down.

ā€œYou’re so buttoned up, professional. You make me want to unbutton things.ā€

Well as the two of them get to know each other, the build up is HAWT!!!!! They took their time and didn’t jump into bed right away, and the sexual tension was off the charts. I will never think of peaches without getting breathless and a little….ummm, sticky. And the shower/bath scene was possibly the hottest bathroom scene ever, and they didn’t even touch each other. Also, the next cute bartender I see is going to hear me order an Orgasm if this is where it gets me:

ā€œHe trailed his eyes down over her beautiful breasts then told her, ā€œYou’re going to keep your mouth shut and I’m going to give you that Orgasm you asked for.ā€ He thought for a moment she was going to tell him to get lost, but instead she leaned her head back against the wall and pushed her hips out toward him.ā€

The best part of this book was the push and pull in their relationship, especially the banter between the two of them. I loved watching Lena change. She so desperately needed someone in her life. She had her best friend from work, Shelly, (who I LOVED) and she has also had Catherine, the wonderful owner of the flower shop she has gone to every week for the past 9 years. Remember I said Mason was delivering flowers from his mom’s store? Yup, same amazing lady.

ā€œI believe in fate and I believe you were supposed to walk into my life, so Mason could walk into yours.ā€

I was about halfway done with the book, and thought, “This is a 5 star read if it ended right here. I was totally loving it. But I knew there was so much more….I almost wanted to stop, because you know, there has to be some angst….and there was. But first, the author skipped ahead 6 months. This pulled me out of the story and created a disconnect that never fully came back. The snarky banter was gone, and the book began to feel a little long to me. The end, luckily, brought the flirty banter back, and I can still say I loved the whole thing, especially Mason…….>sigh<………

Likes:

  • The slow build-up.
  • The flirty banter.
  • All of the side characters, especially Shelly and Rachel, Mason’s sister.
  • The totally hot and sexy scenes.
  • Mason <3

Dislikes:

  • Lena lost a little too much of the snarkiness, which made the couple not as much fun.
  • Skipping ahead 6 months.
  • Not enough of those amazing sexy scenes (sorry, I’m a horn dog, and she writes them GOOD).
Rating: 4.25 stars 4 for Heat (amazing sexy scenes, but not that numerous)
I really loved this book, and wholeheartedly recommend it. It was very well written, and had a great epilogue. It gave you that breathless build up that to me, is the mark of a great book. I totally fell for Mason Langley, and ended up loving all the characters. It also has a sneak preview of Entice, Dr. Shelly Monroe’s book, which I can’t wait for. I loved the preview!
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  1. Yadira A. says

    10/31/2012 at 12:20 am

    Great review! I don’t think I would have picked this one up, but I really like how you laid out your likes and dislikes which totally helped me make up my mind on adding it to my wishlist. Thanks!

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    • anasdiary says

      11/01/2012 at 1:31 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply
  2. Nicki says

    10/31/2012 at 6:45 am

    Awesome review! definately going on my TBR pile!

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    • anasdiary says

      11/01/2012 at 1:31 pm

      Thank-you!

      Reply
  3. Kerry Genova says

    10/31/2012 at 7:33 am

    Win or not, Im definitely reading this one. I love snark & hot sex šŸ˜‰ Good review girly!

    Reply
  4. Karen G. says

    10/31/2012 at 9:25 am

    Sounds great, thanks for the review and the chance to win!

    Reply
  5. Sara Boland says

    10/31/2012 at 9:25 am

    Thanks for the great review! I’ve just recently stumbled across your blog and have found some great reads much thanks to you.

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    • anasdiary says

      11/01/2012 at 1:31 pm

      Glad to have you!

      Reply
  6. Deanna P. says

    10/31/2012 at 11:05 am

    Great review! Sounds like a good one… Definitely going to add it to the TBR pile šŸ™‚

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  7. Booksie says

    10/31/2012 at 12:34 pm

    Despite dragging at the end, I’m really interested in reading this book. My favorite reads are growing sexual tension!

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  8. Cathy V. says

    10/31/2012 at 1:30 pm

    Great review! This is now on my TBR list. I’m glad I’m not the only horn dog, if the sex scenes are well written, I can’t get enough šŸ™‚
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  9. Kathy says

    10/31/2012 at 7:09 pm

    I’ve been wanting to read this one. As always, great review!

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  10. June M. says

    10/31/2012 at 7:47 pm

    This does sound like a good story, even with the skipping ahead 6 months. I do love books where the characters have good, snarky banter. I will have to put this book on my wishlist šŸ™‚

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  11. Becky K. says

    10/31/2012 at 8:29 pm

    I cannot wait to read this one. Great review!

    Reply
  12. Erica Pillera says

    10/31/2012 at 9:33 pm

    Want to read this just to read this comment (ā€œYou’re so buttoned up, professional. You make me want to unbutton things.ā€) in context. HOT!!!

    Reply
  13. Maria Malaveci says

    11/01/2012 at 7:23 am

    This is on my TBR list, and I would love to change that by it saying “READ”. Thanks for the giveaway

    Reply
  14. Dana says

    11/01/2012 at 10:31 am

    I have heard great things about this and would love to win it!!

    Reply
  15. Leslie T. says

    11/02/2012 at 9:30 am

    I enjoyed your review and this is a book I might have over looked if you had not posted about it. Thanks for sharing, I am adding it to my TBR list now.

    Reply
  16. Jessica says

    11/02/2012 at 11:00 am

    Another one for my TBR list! Thanks for the great review.

    Reply
  17. Brandy R says

    11/02/2012 at 12:15 pm

    This is on my list.. I can’t wait to get to it!!

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  18. pc says

    11/03/2012 at 2:14 am

    love this interview and excerpt…looks like a must read!
    ivegotmail8889@yahoo.com

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  19. Tracy says

    11/03/2012 at 1:23 pm

    Great review! on my TBR list!

    Reply
  20. Kat Morrisey says

    11/03/2012 at 1:35 pm

    So glad I caught your review of this book. It’s on my TBR list on Goodreads but I wasn’t sold yet as to whether to grab it or not quite yet! Great review! (And I love the excerpt about unbuttoning things. Totally lol-ed!)

    Reply
  21. Ella Frank says

    11/05/2012 at 10:41 pm

    Ana!

    Just wanted to give a huge shout out and say THANK YOU!!! Thanks for taking the time to review my book and share it with your readers.

    I really appreciate you giving me the opportunity to reach out and giveaway some copies of Exquisite! You have been wonderful to work with and I really look forward to sharing book two in the Exquisite Series if you’ll have me šŸ˜‰

    Thanks again!! Your blog rocks!

    Ella

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