My review - Sasha (Mixed Drinks #1) - by Rae Matthews

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Synopsis

Sasha is the first book in the connected standalone series Mixed Drinks 

When it comes to relationships, I have really bad luck. Each time I meet a guy, I cross my fingers and hope he is at least halfway normal. I’m so tired of dealing with crybabies and freak shows that I could just scream. At this point, I’m so close to just joining a convent, taking the vow of chastity, and calling it quits with men entirely. Well, I probably don’t need to go to that extreme... I mean who am I kidding? There's no way I could be a nun. But becoming an old crotchety lady with 20 cats lurking around? Now THAT is a definite possibility. That is until I see him, my brown-eyed stallion man, swooping in to save me from an unforeseen wrinkly old balls attack, and then... he is gone. Well, not gone completely, because I can’t stop fantasizing about him. I fantasize about him so much that when I finally do see him again, I make a complete and total ass of myself. Several times in fact. How I do not drop dead of embarrassment right then and there is beyond me. 

So, remember I said I have really bad luck? Well, sit back, grab a glass of wine or your favorite mixed drink, and let me tell you how it all started, and how it all ends... 

Renaming my past boyfriends has always been a favorite pastime of ours. Why not give them a more fitting name, because who really needs to remember the guy’s real name? You want a name to remind you why it didn’t work, so at three in the morning on a drunken, horny night you don’t call him. Thinking you made a mistake. In this case, The Huffer left no room for regret. 

"So are we going to talk about the fact that your jeans have ripped apart like a hooker's legs on a Friday night?" he asks and starts laughing 

"I could go for a Sinful 7, but only if you will share it with me." I say as I look up from the menu to Bash "I think I could be sinful with you" he responds seductively. Bash gives me a look that I haven't seen yet. I think it is a lets go back to your apartment and get sinful look. I look back at the bartender and say "One Sinful 7 please. Togo!"

My Star Rating

My Review

We all have our own experiences with disaster dates, seemingly normal guys turning into freak shows, and “OMG is this my life?!” moments and for that this book is very relatable. We all dish over coffee or lunch with our friends about that “Mr. Wondering Eyes” or whatever nickname fits your situation… right?

Sasha is an easy read, funny and witty. It’s the type of book good for when you just want to shut your brain down and read about a sweet romance with characters that aren’t typical and will make you laugh. Sasha isn’t the virtuous girl next store or the damaged girl navigating her way towards redemption; she’s a typical twenty something that often times puts her foot in her mouth or makes herself look and feel like an idiot (Embarrassing – “Did I really just say or do that” moments).

There are moments that will make you laugh out laugh curtsey of the collection of characters in this book but we also see a bit of a more serious story line through the secret life of Sasha’s “Stallion” or Bash, whichever name you prefer. It’s always good when a sexy man’s secrets only make him that much more endearing and worthy.

When I am reading I not only want to read about a story book romance but I always love to read a book that has strong friendships in it. The group of friends in Sasha definitely has this covered. These girls have each other’s backs and aren’t afraid to laugh at one another. They aren’t the prim and proper type and are totally down for a good time.

I only really have one thing negative to say and that is the beginning (first couple of chapters) of the story was a little slow and all over the place. But once Matthews gets on track it’s smooth sailing through the rest of the book.

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