The BloggerPenelope Luciano, a virginal wallflower who lives the life of a hermit, has always been overlooked. But everything changes when she trades her quiet night with a book for a rare night out with her friends.The Hunk Jack Goodman, a confident skirt chaser, has always been a womanizer. But everything changes when he meets clumsy Penelope, and their first kiss turns into a night of passion.… Penelope, and their first kiss turns into a night of passion.
When Penelope sneaks out the morning after, neither one expects to see each other again until they are thrown together in unexpected circumstances.
When pride and self-doubt get in the way, it’s up to both the blogger and the hunk to attain their equal footing and find the strength to chase what they really want.
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The Blogger and the Hunk by Jane Matisse
4 out of 5 stars
I adored this book. This debut novel is sweet, but at the same time had some serious fire. Penelope and Jack are two of my most favorite characters of all time. Their chemistry has some serious sparks to it.
Penelope is your typical shy, quiet technology loving soul. She will happily live her life quietly behind the screen and keyboard of her laptop and never think about rocking the boat.
Jack on the other hand, is what the author most aptly called, a skirt chaser. A love ‘em and leave ‘em kind of guy. They collide in one very serious night of hot passion and then when Penelope sneaks out from underneath him, he is at a loss. Isn’t he supposed to do that?
Penelope does have some body image issues, and while I had hoped that she would gain a stronger image of herself through the book, Jack’s impression of her and how he eventually grows to see her, adds to the value of loving yourself for who you are and what you are given.
This book is very sweet, a bit predictable, but very enjoyable. I read it in one sitting and would recommend it to someone who would like a good Sunday read.
This formulaic romantic comedy was a quick cute read. It’s the story about “the ugly duckling sister” and her experience with a hot guy while planning her beautiful sister’s wedding.
Romance (check) Comedy (check) prat falls (check) self-involved bride who doesn’t notice even the most obvious things (check) strong, independent woman whose body image ruins her life (check dammit). This is where it went wrong for me. I just couldn’t connect with her and her conflicting self. I understand her, I “know” her, but the fact that she’s 26 and in the predicament she’s in was just so disappointing. I wanted to shake her (and her friends).
The book was well plotted and the characters well developed and I will read other books by this author.
The Blogger and the Hunk by Jane Matisse is a fun read. The story is about blogger Penelope and womanizer Jack. The two meet up one night and later get thrown together in crazy circumstances. Penelope is shy and introverted. She would rather spend a night with a book instead of a night on the town. Her character is realistic and relatable. This was a fun, summer read that I devoured in one go. I liked that it was full of humor and dating trials and tribulations. I look forward to reading more from this writer in the future.
The Blogger & The Hunk by Jane Matisse
5 stars
This was my first read by this author and I absolutely loved the way it was written. Great characters, I could feel how real they could be and the situations they found themselves in.
Penelope is a homebody, she edits books and is able to do that in the comfort of her own home. Her friends finally get her to go out and live a little and wow did she do just that.
Jack, oh jack, I loved him and hated him all at once just for minor things.
This is a must read! I cant say enough about this book so im leaving this short and sweet.
Jane Matisse’s The Blogger and the Hunk was a solidly written romantic comedy. The author starts this story building up the characters and then delves into the meat of the story. The writing was light, but fun and was easy to read being a debut novel from this author. It had a lot of humorous dynamics loaded in throughout the story. I really liked Penelope’s character and the development/growth she had throughout the book, it was steady and well done. Jack was outright fun, yet at times I just shook my head at his character. Overall, I think Jane Matisse did a tremendous job with this book and foresee some outstanding things to come in the future.
4 Stars
The Blogger and the Hunk is a good opposites attract story by Jane Matisse. This is a standalone contemporary romance that is told from the duel point of view of the two main characters. It has a steady pace and a smooth flow which made the story quite easy to read. When I saw the title of the book and read the blurb, I was really excited to begin the story and find out what would happen. I did like the story, but not as much as I had initially thought that I would. Although the story is well written, with an interesting storyline and good characters- there was just something about it that didn’t gel with me, or allow me to fully immerse myself into the storyline or invest in the characters as much as I would normally love to do. I think a lot of it comes down to my initial feelings towards Jack and his attitude towards Penny at the beginning of the story when he was ‘sizing her up’. I know that attitude changed, but that feeling stayed with me the whole way through and irked me a lot.
The story is cute, with a little sprinkling of drama to keep things interesting. I did love the fact that there is a ‘Blog Post’ at the beginning of every chapter- it did help to set the tone and mood for each chapter, and the overall book.
I have read “Belleza and the Brute”, Ms. Matisse’s other book- and absolutely loved it- unfortunately this one didn’t have the same impact on me. But, I really am looking forward to seeing what she does next.
Thank you, Ms. Matisse!
The Blogger and The Hunk written by Jane Matisse is an adorable romance. It was so nice to have a lead with meat on her bones. And she was short! I also loved that she was an editor. I really connected with Penelope’s character a lot. I think the writing was great and I loved the characters. This book was completely easy to get lost in. This was a pretty quick read for me. I’d definitely search out other books by this author because I love her writing style. 5 star rating!
The Blogger and The Hunk is the first book I’ve read by Jane Matisse and just so happens to be her debut novel as well. It was a fun read from beginning to end with the romantic comedy blunders you can’t help but love.
Penelope is shy and extremely insecure which can be a bit much at times, but it’s not enough to ruin the storyline.
I loved how we got to get glimpses of how Jack is feeling after his chance meeting with Penelope but my favorite aspect of the book was the incorporation of Penelope’s blogging.
Overall I found this to be a really enjoyable, light read and a great debut novel. I am looking forward to reading more from Jane Matisse.
The Blogger and the Hunk by Jane Matisse 5 stars
This is my first book and the debut novel by Jane Matisse. I really enjoyed this Rom-com book. I will definitely be reading more by this author. It was a quick, light hearted book. It does deal with body image and loving yourself before another can love you. The characters were easy to fall in love with and mostly true to life. The main characters seemed to take forever to acknowledge the way they felt for one another. Penelope was very lovable, but constantly put herself down, even when her family and best friends tried to convince her otherwise. It took a certain hunk, Jack, to help her realize her true worth.
Penelope is a wallflower. She never liked to be the center of attention. On top of being a blogger, she has her own editing company and works her own hours. She really enjoys reading and her books are her life. As a twenty-six year old virgin, she decided it was time to loose her v-card and have a one night stand. Normally when her friends begged her to go out on the weekends, she politely declined. This time she said yes with this mission in mind. She never thought anyone would ever want her and this would be her only chance.
Jack was a hunk and only slept with models. Not the relationship type, he was happy to love them for one night and leave them. For some reason, the curvy Penelope intrigued him. After their one night stand, he couldn’t get her out of his head and even his friends were trying to figure out what has gotten into him. He couldn’t explain it.
Penelope has always felt like she needed to protect her younger sister and always sacrificed things in her life to see Celeste happy. Penelope wears her heart on her sleeve. When Celeste announces she was getting married, she was happy for her yet devastated at the same time. When she named someone else to be maid of honor, it devastated her. She not only had to help plan her sister’s wedding, but had to work with her best friend, Jackie who she has never met.
I highly recommend this book! It is a fun romance and true to life
The Blogger and the Hunk by Jane Matisse is a great debut novel that is both light hearted and fun but still has you engaging with the characters.
Penelope lives a quiet life. Overlooked and happily so she is content with her books. But when she decides to spend an evening out with her friends her whole life is turned upside down – and she isn’t sure if it is for the better.
Meeting Jack was not part of her plans. Sleeping with him even less so. Therefore sneaking out of his place in the morning is the best thing she can do. She won’t ever see him again so she can just put the whole night behind her.
However when they meet unexpectedly her plan to put it all behind her suddenly isn’t so simple. Will they be able to go after what they both want? Or will they find too many obstacles in their way?
This book was highly entertaining. I found myself laughing at the story more than once. It was a quick and easy read but I still found myself captured by the characters and the story. As a debut novel this was amazing. Well written and it had everything you could possibly want. This is a must read book.
I enjoy this author’s books and her ability to pull me into her books with ease. I enjoyed how I was pulled in right from the beginning. This is a fast paced book that I read in one sitting. Find out what happens when a blogger puts her book aside for a night of fun and Jack never sees her coming. I enjoyed both of these characters, they are lovable and connectable. They made me laugh and also feel compassion for them. Will one night change everything? I highly recommend this book.
The Blogger and the Hunk
By: Jane Matisse
5 out of 5 stars
The story The Blogger and the Hunk by Jane Matisse is a romantic comedy. It is a book that I loved reading. It had me hooked from the beginning and I didn’t want to put it down until I had read the final page. It is a story that at times had me rolling my eyes and laughing at what the main characters both said and did. Penelope Luciano and Jack Goodman are two people who could be more different. Penelope is a woman that would rather stay at home reading than going out with friends. She is not one with a lot of self-confidence. Jack is a player. The women he normally goes after are confident and experienced. These two meet and as the night progresses they find themselves spending a night of passion together. As it was a one night stand what will happen and how will they react when they find themselves being asked to work together? Jack can’t understand why he couldn’t stop thinking of Penelope after that night. Nor can he understand the feelings that he has for her. Penelope is a woman who has put a shell around herself to guard her against the pain of rejection. All she can do is wonder if Jack feels that same way about her as she does about him. Will these two find a way to tell each other what their true feelings are or is it easier to walk away? The pull between these two is strong. There is flirting and bantering. There are heartwarming parts to the story and then other times when you just wish that these two would communicate with each other. Read to find out how it all works out. I also enjoyed the other characters that you are introduced to and who interact with Penelope and Jack. This is a book that is well-written and a joy to read. I highly recommend it.