Review: I. Can't. Stop. Grinning.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 11, 2013
I. Can't. Stop. Grinning.The Bradfords are back! Or more appropriately, it's the Bradfords from way way back and oh so damn good.R.L. Mathewson is an auto-buy for me, but her Neighbor From Hell series is a happy dance, high kicks, fist pumping, high fives all around auto-buy for me. This 4th book was definitely worthy of all of the hype I'd given it in advance. Although historical, Truce was reminiscent of Playing for Keeps (the first book in the series) and brought back those feelings that made me first fall in love with the Bradfords and R.L. Mathewson's writing.There are very few series where I enjoy humor sprinkled over my romance. So often I find myself not scoring humorous romance novels high marks. I have read many reviews where readers express how much they laughed and loved the whole way through while I barely cracked a smile. And trust me; I love me some funny times...just not mixed with my romance. Often I find the humor overshadows the love story with the quips and one liners taking the forefront which can be distracting for me. This is NOT the case with the NFH series. The author so effortlessly weaves in the humorous dialogue and it feels natural and not forced; it is just the Bradfords being the Bradfords. I had a huge smile on my face the entire read, but I had just as many dreamy sighs and belly dips to keep the romance burning front and center.I loved everything about Truce. I must give it 5 stars for how it made me feel. When I saw 100% pop up, my heart sank. The books in R.L. Mathewson's NFH series are few and far between so I will savor Truce and ride the high of Robert Lemonade and Beth for a few days (or maybe I'll just reread playing for keeps...again). *Le Sigh*PS. I would definitely recommend reading book one and two in the NFH series first. Otherwise you'd be confused and more importantly would miss out on the multiple references (at the very minimum at least read book one).