Quick, hot, but could have used some definite improvement.
597664
I'm always a fan of the fast, dirty, insta-love stories with an possessive, yummy, dirty-mouthed alpha male! This definitely fits the bill!
Dexter and Elena have had it rough, no doubt about it. Despite being such a short book, the author does a good job of filling in their back story. I didn't feel as if there were holes, other than the bit of mystery until all is revealed at the end.
The book is definitely smokin' and will have you fanning yourself repeatedly.
Dexter was a pretty consistent character, but Elena was the one I had some trouble with. She was too wishy-washy for me. I couldn't get a handle on her, she'd put up a bit of a fight, but not enough for it to make a point or strengths her personality, then she'd fall right in line but I couldn't figure out what it was that caused her to back down and accept things. She wasn't as easy to like as Dexter.
This author's writing can be a little rough sometimes, I feel like it could use some development and it would improve her stories exponentially.
But, overall, I enjoyed it but it's not a re-read for me.
4895093
premise as old as time- innocent girl, a hardened man. Characters,plot and direction of the story could use a lot more development as well as an editor. For example, more time could have been spent describing the characters pasts, developing their relationship. The suspense and fear factor could have been more pronounced during the "she's being threatened by an old nemesis scene." If as much descriptive license was given to the characters and plot as the sex scenes this book would have been twice the length and ten times more appealing. sex scenes were hot but repetitive. Some made me cringe then say Wow. A wierd but great attribute of this book.
2172112
At times a little skippy.  Let it warm up per instructions.
391529
Somehow the battery on our minivan got discharged.  Ran an extension cord to the driveway, plugged this in, set in on the 8A fast charge mode, and in approximately an hour was able to start the car (I was not in a hurry...if so, would have jump started the car).
While this charger did its work, the case did get very hot in the 8A mode (ambient temperature was in the 80's).  After I switched it to the 2A mode, the case temperature cooled down.  By the way, charging at 8A mode was done with the clamps directly on the battery terminals.
So why only 3 stars?  The heat really bothered me.  It can be a safety hazard, and makes me wonder about the longevity.  I'd recommend using this only in the 2A mode.  If you use it in the 2A mode, it would merit 5 stars.  Wish they have a 4A mode!  Also, if this were to really operate in 8A mode, the wire gauge should have been thicker to reduce voltage drop and improve efficiency.
4680427
This produces a great amount of heat, keeping my hand warm on even the coldest Wisconsin winter mornings. It has a fairly heavy USB cable with a good length to provide flexibility in positioning.

However, it would benefit from being taller. The top of the cover pushes down on the hand, making it difficult to slide your hand between the mouse and the cover without sliding the whole thing across the desk. A stiff wire bent and inserted in the unit helps to keep it just a little higher.

There also needs to be a temperature control or at least an on/off switch. Having to unplug the pad to turn it off is definitely annoying, so I don't find myself using it as often as I would if it had an automatic/adjustable temp control.
4168654
Faster than an old fashioned one, but it's not that fast.
Not very heat or moisture resistant.
136651
A little slow to warm up, but does a solid job. Faster would be nice, but it does seem to stay warm once it reaches temp for multiple jobs.
603037
Gets really hot really fast. Only downside, wished it had a better stand so it's not wobbly.
3689790
Got a chance to use this over the weekend. Should have seasoned it better to start as there was a bit of sticking, but that's on me.
I had nice flat bacon, and found something a bit unexpected, but not unreasonable: The bacon cooked faster. However, if you think about it, the bacon is squished between two heat conducting surfaces with this press, so it's more like a waffle iron than a frying pan from the bacon's perspective.

Bacon was flat. That was the point, but also cooked faster, and that was a nice plus.  Also, splatters and pops are similarly squashed. The iron gets really hot, duh, but the wooden handle only got warm.  Be careful though not to let your hand get too close to the cast iron supports though.

So, remember to SEASON it first (instructions are on the box) and then prepare for faster, flatter bacon
1827879
This chili powder is quite hot, as advertised.  However, as far as flavor goes, I may need more time to appreciate it.
4721455
PROS:
- Brews a pretty good pot of coffee pretty quickly. Coffee tastes good, great temperature initially, and it probably brews in under 5 minutes.
- Simplicity. Just a switch and it turns off automatically.

CONS:
- not inexpensive, especially considering the below:
- Biggest complaint: Carafe only keeps coffee hot for about 10 minutes. Why shell out for a double-walled thermal carafe if you have to microwave your coffee 10 minutes after brewing?
- Minor complaint that i'd probably live with if my coffee stayed hot: the filter basket sits on top of the carafe, and does not attach to the maker under the shower head. This means that while brewing, the lid is sitting idly on your counter, waiting to get lost or taking up space, and when the lid is on the carafe, the filter basket is sitting somewhere taking up space. And the rest of the day either the lid or the filter basket is sitting around somewhere looking untidy.
- Lid design - just hard to wash, and clearly isn't helping keep the coffee warm.

If it wasn't too late to send this back, I would, sadly I missed my window. Luckily the coffee tastes ok, but it's like the design team quit at 4:30 on this one, rather than waiting for the bell to ring at 5 pm.
3383633
Product does provide gentle warmth.  Warms up in less than a minute and that is acceptable.

What was lacking was that the warming unit is on top, above the hand and in the center.  Wish it was below the hand and a little to the front, as it is the finger tips that get cold.

Also, the top flap does not hold the opening shape; thus, to slip in my hand, I have to do a little bit of 'crawling in'.  When I am at the computer, I find I have to move my hand between the mouse and keyboard often and this becomes a drag.

There is no on/off switch either.  Even when the PC is on standby, the USB continues to power this unit.  You have to unplug and sometimes I forget to do this.
4311894
I ave it a three star rating because there was no instruction sheet showing ho to put it together and  because it simply didn't get ho enoough to even get the food warm.  I loaded it with all the briquettes that it would hold, used a fire starter cube to get it going untill all of the charcoal was burning, and it only got hot enough to barely warm the food placed on it.  In fact, I could put the palm of my hand on the grill and not get burned.  Maybe if the air had been perfectly still it would have got hotter.  There was a gentle breeze of about 9 mph.  I finally had  to cook the food in the microwave.  On the positive side, it was neat the way it could be quickly dissassembled and put back in its zippered pouch.
321544
Not as "Hot" as advertised, but I hope it gets better as it gets more use.
4072135
This was fine for a quick read- a little danger, a lot of heat. I didn't feel a strong pull between Damien and Faith: he suspected she was his mate, but he didn't feel compelled to claim her until another wolf marked her?! A couple of unanswered questions provided enough of a tease to lure me into reading "Wicked", which is next in the series.
3273718
Needs a few more heat settings aside from 'on,' 'off,' and 'warm.' Kind of cheap plastic, but I guess it works. Half the price and it would be worth it.
4310469
I like Paranormal Romance, so for me, this book wasn't bad.  It has some things going for it:
Interesting characters.  Decent plot.  Good action.  Sexy scenes.  Good variety of supernaturals.

The things that didn't quite do it for me:
The characters needed more development in order to feel real.  Grace needed to struggle more with her new powers, she just seemed too quick to accept and wield them.  The dialogue needs a little work, the characters conversed more like teens than mature men and women.  It almost seemed like a YA, yet the strong language and sex was more suited for adults.  Wrong words and improper quotation punctuation, needs some editing.

It was a fast and easy read, and since I already have book two, I will read it.  If I like it better than this one, I'll likely go further from there.