Review: Reminiscent of Fifty Shades of Grey
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2013
*I was provided this book via the publisher in exchange for an honest review*I'm not exactly sure where to start with this novella.The cover completely drew me in. I saw it, and cover snob that I am, HAD to have it.Unfortunately, the rest of the book did not draw me in as the cover did.Troy was so reminiscent of Christian Grey to me, that it was disturbing. I mean, yes, he was a detective, falling for the proverbial scarred girl, so it was a bit different, but still. Here he is, this hot and troubled cop who's completely dominating in the bedroom - where he will tolerate her attitude outside the bedroom, but once there, he won't. Does that remind anyone else of someone's "smart mouth"?Ruby is a beautiful pool hustler. She has a history with mob-like connections - and once she realizes that Troy is in danger, she runs in to "help" him only to get herself hurt and her life threatened (Very 50 Shades Freed). It sort of bothered me that he never made Ruby's hustling a big deal...I've never met anyone in the police-world that would not have demanded it stop, or not ticketed her, or something. It was as though he learned, and completely turned the other cheek for a piece of hot tail.The "I will wait forever" in the last few pages was sweet and something that all women would swoon for.I didn't dislike this book. For me it was just "ok" - I just couldn't shake the 50 Shades parallels.