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Aphrodite's Kiss (Time of Your Life) (edition 2001)

by Julie Kenner

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A wild and passionate love affair brings our hero and heroine together. Neither can resist the attraction they feel for one another and everything else takes second place.
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Title:Aphrodite's Kiss (Time of Your Life)
Authors:Julie Kenner
Info:Dorchester Publishing Company (2001), Mass Market Paperback
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Zoe is a human/superhero halfling who works as an elementary school librarian, and she doesn’t have control of her powers. She’s applied to the Venerate Council, the governing superhero organization that protects humans, but doesn’t think she stands a good chance for admittance.
Taylor an ex-cop turned private investigator and meets Zoe while on a case. He thinks she’s perfect and normal, which he thinks he wants, but then he notices a few weird things about her.
Their romance is very sweet. They both flirt like crazy, but they’re painstakingly shy, so it takes a little while for heat to grow between them. When it does, the sex is both hot and heartfelt.
Deena and Hoop, their mutual friends, are fun additions and add a lot of snark to the story.
I didn’t really like Zoe’s brother and mother. Hale, her brother, is an arrogant superhero who thinks he’s better than mortals even though he’s pledged his life to protect them.
My favorite character is the villain, Mordi. He’s Zoe’s superhero cousin and has a good reason for doing the bad stuff he’s doing.
Though I enjoyed the overall plot, I sometimes had a hard time following what was going on. Several of the characters kept lying to one another and/or not understanding what another character was saying, so there was repetition. The beginning of the book was fun and cute; the pacing slowed in the middle; and the ending picked back up but needed more detail.
I didn’t notice any spelling or grammar typos, but there were content problems. For example: after the final battle, Zoe and Taylor are side by side talking with Hale, but then Zoe and Hale are walking toward Taylor. How? All three of them were already together.
One thing I found a little weird was that only Taylor and Hale seem to care that Zoe survived her battle with Mordi. Her mother and father are off talking while Deena and Hoop are snuggling in the grass—why aren’t they happy she lived?
Anyway, this is the first superhero-themed chick-lit book I’ve read. I liked the story and the characters for the most part, but some things just didn’t make sense to me.
3 Stars

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  AmberDaulton | Nov 20, 2023 |
It was a predictable, cheesy romance with likable characters. It read like a first novel, rough and not real deep. ( )
  TheYodamom | Jan 29, 2016 |
I'm not sure what it was that had me debating between two and three stars but I think part of it was the names of the characters - Zoe Smith (Smith to indicate how ordinary or average she is) and George Bailey Taylor (to indicate what a great guy he is) which were so obvious that it wasn't as enjoyable for me. But the story telling was good and at a fast enough pace that could keep your interest which is why I ended up giving it a 3. This is one of those rainy day or lazy summer day reads. ( )
  mmoj | Aug 16, 2015 |
I'm not sure what it was that had me debating between two and three stars but I think part of it was the names of the characters - Zoe Smith (Smith to indicate how ordinary or average she is) and George Bailey Taylor (to indicate what a great guy he is) which were so obvious that it wasn't as enjoyable for me. But the story telling was good and at a fast enough pace that could keep your interest which is why I ended up giving it a 3. This is one of those rainy day or lazy summer day reads. ( )
  mmoj | Aug 16, 2015 |
I'm not sure what it was that had me debating between two and three stars but I think part of it was the names of the characters - Zoe Smith (Smith to indicate how ordinary or average she is) and George Bailey Taylor (to indicate what a great guy he is) which were so obvious that it wasn't as enjoyable for me. But the story telling was good and at a fast enough pace that could keep your interest which is why I ended up giving it a 3. This is one of those rainy day or lazy summer day reads. ( )
  mmoj | Aug 16, 2015 |
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