Review: Good start to a trilogy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 24, 2013
This IR book is the first in a series that surrounds the characters of Aiden, a very wealthy hotel/gambling mogul, and Daisy a very young, ambitious, and somewhat naive woman fleeing a small town with her fiance in pursuit of a "better" and more exciting life. Daisy, after being spotted by Aiden in his hotel is willing to sacrifice what she tries to convince herself and her fiance Pete is just a night of her life and the use of her body that will mean nothing to their relationship in the long run, but will solve all of their money problems and allow them to follow their dreams. Yes, this is the same plot line as a very popular movie, however the trajectory of the characters move in a unique direction from there. I freely admit that I am a fan of Mynx's writing so I may be more forgiving than others when reading this first book. This isn't the first and won't be the last time an author uses this scenario to start a story line and I don't have a problem with similar plot base if the story evolves uniquely with the clear voice and imagination of the individual authors. Daisy is written in a way that you want to both strangle and hug her at the same time. Having more life experience myself, I did become annoyed with her reasoning and Pete's inability to reign her in and tell her exactly what he really felt, but you have to chalk all of that up to their mutual immaturity and Daisy's ability to talk circles around Pete. Aiden is a dominating force that neither Daisy nor Pete really stood a chance against. Books 2 and 3 moves the story along very well and if you are a fan of IR this trilogy is definitely worth the read.