"Her Turn" is aptly named and is about Addie ,a new novelist and sole caregiver for her mentally challenged ,younger ,precocious brother. While trying to get her career off the ground, she has to deal with a passel of free-loading, mooching and conniving people looking only for "their turn". She has to juggle all these obligations and prepare to launch her book, then the inconvenient ,ill-timed love joins the melee. While I didn't quite feel the emotional connection between her and Jameson, I loved that he got to know her inner self and understood her foibles and mannerisms enough to be able to anticipate her needs and feelings. The author was able to interweave love, entitlement, humor, avarice, mystery and suspense in an evenly paced novel that have you thinking you know the path she is leading you down, only to deliver a little twist. By the end of the novel , you see how Addie has grown up and out and fearlessly demands her turn. I can unequivocally recommend this book and appreciate Netgalley and the publisher for permitting me access to it.

This romcom didn’t quite work for me. I liked the premise of the book. Addie has her first book published and her life completely changes. She is responsible for her brother Owen who has Down’s Syndrome. Owen is a great character and my favourite in the book. I didn’t really see the romantic connection between Addie and her publicist. Some of the descriptions and Addie’s thoughts get a bit repetitive. There are definitely better romcoms out there!

Her Turn by Allison Jones was a fun, quick read. Told by multiple narrators, Addie Snyder finds herself experiencing overnight fame while caring for her brother. Relatives come out of the woodwork once she finds success and the father who abandoned Addie and Owen comes back into their lives.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC.

This book was a bit of a miss for me for a few reason. I wished the story had a bit more of a focus on the relationship between Addie and Owen. We don’t really get to see them interact with each other much until the end of the story. I also felt like huge chunks of the story were missing; it felt so abrupt when Jameson decided he was infatuated with Addie. It also felt as though the racy bits of book were out of place- they were few and far between and were kind of out of character to the tone of the other parts of the books- I think the longing could have been expressed in a different way. I really enjoyed the idea of the story it just felt incomplete and like the transitions between events weren’t explained or explored enough. It also felt as though the different characters weren’t given enough of a chance to develop so the reader could connect with them.

Dnf at 15%.I don't like to dnf books ,but I was having a number of problems with this one. The writing was fine but most of the story was written as internal monologue, which would have been ok, except it was all very negative and exhausting to read. she kept making negative comments on her appearance, her body, her personality, the things that were happening in her life, the book she wrote and became very tiresome to read. Not to mention these negative aspects would be the first thing other characters would mention. In the amount that I did read there were two time jumps that almost spanned a whole year. Why did the story not begin with her getting her book published and build the story from there or use the point where she is waiting in order to develop the relationship between her and her brother, which based on the synapsis, is a major plot point. I was expecting her brother to be a major character and let us read more on how great their relationship is supposed to be and how close they were but it came off as stereotypical I was expecting this fun read, about a woman and her brother and how they overcame some hard obstacles together, plus some major steaminess' with her hot publisher, but it was rather depressing and I could not continue.
Trigger warning: body shaming, death of a parent
I received this ebook, via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.

Unfortunately this book just didn’t do it for me at all, I was bored, the characters weren’t sympathetic, just a big no for me.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

I love the over and the premise of the book however I wasn’t able to finish the story as I just want able to connect entirely to the story and the characters.

Thank you Netgalley for the arc!

1.5 stars

Good idea, bad development.

I don't know what to say, other than to agree with a good part of the reviews of this book. A pity, because I wanted me to like the book, especially for the addition of a brother with Down Syndrome, which is not something very common that appears. I think no one could even come close to the fantastic tv series "Life Goes On".

And this is NOT a rom-com. It has no humor. I did not find humor in it. Despite all the foolish attempts. The type of language used is not to my liking either. And she repeats herself using her 'lady parts' over and over again, even with bad taste, I would say.

My lady parts clap in agreement. Traitorous bitches.
So I count:
16 veces lady parts
5 lady bits
7 hoo-ha

This sounds to me that the author wanted to write a serious novel and then I ended up wanting to do a romance because they are more fashionable or something like that. The tone is totally off, largely bitter and resentful.

But the biggest problem lies in the way it is written. The phrases sound forced and disconnected. The characters do things without context, like falling in love, and how friends are mentioned (the typical gay stylist just met. Or when MC says that the brother is his best friend what?). There is no development in any character, and it becomes an example of what saying and not showing affects a story, making it lose meaning and veracity and connection with the readers. Also the MC is ex-military with PSTD, but he never shows it anywhere in the novel, why use that then?

I hope the author can continue to develop his craft, and that he gets a better beta reader or editor for his next novel.

contemporary romance novel where we see our main character, Addie Snyder, who is a writter and has recently been laid off from her job.

She is now a freelance writer and her first novel is about to be released. Her mother recently died and has left her a good amount of money. Her nephew Matthew and his wife are both looking for the same money from Addie.

I picked up this book because of the creative and innovative blurb and the plot. The plot seems to be promising but the narrative is just very new born and not written properly. I felt like Addie was a very underdeveloped character.

Some of the words and sentences used in this book are quite offensive. She stays with Owen, who has down syndrome, and nowhere in the book this has been acknowledged properly. There were so many childish errors which makes the book off.

Her Turn is a fun, and totally charming romantic comedy.
Addie finds herself suddenly thrust in to the celebrity lifestyle after a publisher purchases her book. Whilst on tour promoting her book, Addie and her publicist Jameson are obviously spending a lot of time together, and as Addie gets to know him more, it's not long before she finds herself falling for him.
This book has an intriguing storyline that grasps your attention. I have to admit, I found myself struggling to connect with the characters initially, but as their personalities came to light I found myself rooting for them.
A quick, light hearted read that I enjoyed.

I did finish this one but I skimmed it towards the end. I didn't care for the protagonist and really don't believe that there would be this much hubub for a first time author to warrant a publicist, town car and security team. The characters were unbelievable and while she was writing from different points of view, they started to sound the same.

Her Turn by Allison Jones is a contemporary romance. Addie Snyder’s first novel is becoming an overnight sensation. Unprepared for being thrust in the limelight, she is desperate to shelter her brother, Owen, who has Down syndrome. After her father abandoned them when Owen was just a baby, she is his sole guardian after her mother passed away. She must protect him from the harsh world, but how can she do that with public events coming up? An unlikely ally in her cold and emotionless publicist, Jameson Ford. As a former Navy Seal, Jameson has his own demons, but there is something about Addie that defrosts his icy wall. Together, they navigate the twists and turns as her book becomes a world-wide phenomenon. Her life becomes even more complicated when her long-lost father arrives threatening to take Owen away from her and her distant relatives trying to hoard in on Addie’s success. But, through the drama, Addie maintains her humor while popping chocolate kisses as if they were Xanax and seeking solace behind her computer creating stories that fill her soul. Even though all of her dreams are coming true, no one can prepare her for what lies ahead. It’s true when they say, be careful what you wish for.


Her Turn is a book that started with great potential, lost me, and then almost brought me back. I thought that the emotional drama and stakes that the story began with had me wondering what was going to happen, curious about family secrets, and eager to know more. The marketing as a bookish romantic comedy did not really fit with that opening, or most of the book either. Once the story got moving along I almost put it away. I am not an author, certainly not a published novelist. However, I have worked in libraries with two, and talk to several online regularly. A debut novel- unless by a already famous individual- does not get the fanfare, interviews, and publicist even if your agent is a friend. Yes, an independently wealthy author could very well make some of these things happen, but a debut author that would happily dodge the spotlight would not get this treatment. I know authors on their second or third series, already established and popular in their genre, that do not come close to getting this kind of attention. This disconnect made it really hard for more to get lost in the story and empathize with Addie in many situations. Maybe that is why I could not really connect with the characters. There are regular comments about Jameson's PTSD and Addie's emotional issues- but most of the time it felt like a reminder to readers that so and so has these issues, but rarely did they have any role to play in the actual story. The majority of actual use of Addie's issues were found in her internal monologues, which I guess were what were supposed to make this a comedy. While some of it was funny, it felt unnecessary most of the time. I did like that readers got to see a bit of the thought process for the secondary character- it made their actions and interactions more believable in the context of the story. There were some good character moments, some good twists, but I felt like maybe the author tried to put too much into one book.

Her Turn is a romance that I had some issues with, but think other readers might enjoy more.

The was a perfectly ok book. It was cute and but not anything amazing. I did love the characters and the writing was well done, just didn't hook me the way some books do. Would love to read more by the author in future.

Her Turn was just the read I needed for the light romance in my life.
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Addie Synder is a famous writer who is off on a book tour and she has been assigned a new publicist Jameson and Addie's "lady parts" 😉 just can't stay calm. Jameson is attracted to Addie from the beginning but he comes with a past,dark days and he decides to keep things professional and not act upon his thoughts.
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The book not only talks about the sizzling chemistry but of family and relationships in Addie's world.
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I couldn't understand the title till very long but when you get in 40% in the book it was such a delight.
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It will make you smile goofily
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Addie and her brother Owen is so cute in this romantic comedy.
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Everything is cute and fuzzy in this book and I enjoyed the book A LOT.
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Thanks to #netgalley for providing me the book in return for a honest review.

Thankyou to NetGalley and Books go social for providing me with a copy of Her Turn by Alison Jones, in exchange for an honest review.

I very much enjoyed the story early on, I found Addie relatable and enjoyed the relationship she had with her brother Owen, for me he was the best character and I enjoyed all references to him.
Very quickly however the story for me became very far fetched, unbelievable bordering on silly at times. Characters are very stereo typical, one dimensional and lack depth. I also struggled with the language used there is only so many times I can read someone refer to their genitalia as their "Hoo Ha" I know the author meant for it to be funny but it just became too much for me,

I loved how there was a character with Down Syndrome in this book. He made the story believable and relatable. There was almost too much outside drama to really care about the story. Certain phrases such as lady bits were used WAY too much. I feel like the editor either didn’t read it or shouldn’t be an editor.

I loved this book! It was heartwarming and strong. It was exactly what I needed with everything going on in the world! A happy little escape!

This book was different from books I’ve read in the genre. I really enjoyed reading about the brother sister relationship between Addie and Owen. I also really disliked Dorothy which was the authors intent so well done. I didn’t like all of the curses and overuse of the word bitch. I felt like that took away from an otherwise very solid, well written story.

Unfortunately this book was a miss for me, and I actually had to DNF about 35% into the book. I was not a fan of the constant cussing nor the writing. I also did not like the changing of the chapters POV. Maybe if I finished I would see how the sister-in-law played more of a part and deserved a POV, but it just seemed to throw the book off for me. I did however LOVE the brother and I LOVED that Downs Syndrome was portrayed in this story and highlighted in a positive way.

Knocked this one out in a solid couple hours sitting! I truly loved this book. I laughed out loud, I smiled, I cried. I adored everything. The characters. The plot. The believability. 4.5/5🌟(rounded up to 5 cause goodreads won't let me have half stars). I can't wait to write up a full review on my blog. Stay tuned in!