Review: Ehhh...my least favorite of the series.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 12, 2013
** spoiler alert **Let me first say that I, for one, am in love with Ruthie Knox's Camelot Series. These are a great set of books that I have enjoyed thoroughly.And I loved reading more about Tony and Amber. The sex scene in this novella was smoking hot and so very intimate, just as sex between two married people should be. I loved the role-playing scene - so cute! And I liked that "Jennifer" and "Steve" didn't get it quite right and kept screwing it up. I also loved the idea of a romance between a married couple.Now with that said, I have to admit that I was so torn while reading this novella. As usual, the writing was superb and the story had a few surprises in the beginning that caught my interest right away. But nothing really happened and the scenes involving the kids got on my nerves. I'm not a huge fan of kids being in a romance anyway because I carry this notion that some women who read romances are doing so to escape for awhile...probably from their own bratty kids. So the last thing we (um...I mean, they!) want to do is to read about someone else's bratty kids.Same thing goes for all the marital problems. Amber and Tony's problems were believable and relatable, but quickly started to bore me. It was like I was playing therapist or mediator, having to listen to my friend go on and on and on about her marital problems. It got old quick, which made me start looking at Amber as selfish and unlikeable. I mean, she has this great house, three somewhat healthy (and bratty) kids, and a husband who she knows loves her and works a lot to make ends meet. Yet, the whole story felt like she was whining about her life and taking no action to correct the problem. I actually felt bad for Tony because he seemed like he was willing to work on it, where as she wasn't putting forth any effort on her part.I was happy to read the story just because it was part of the Camelot series, but I'm afraid it was my least favorite. I guess I wished that something more happened to keep my interest.