Review: Tats. Piercings. Rock God. Meet Cillian O'Bradaigh.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 12, 2013
Sawyer Bennett makes the best book boyfriends EVER. Take Cillian O'Bradaigh from Off Course (Off Series #4) for example. On the outside, he looks the part of the bad boy - tats, piercings, man whore, lead singer in a rock band. On the inside, he's SO much more. He's determined, intelligent, loyal and brave. And, to top it all off... he's got a sexy-as-hell accent. You want to know more, right?Renner is taking some time off in Ireland after getting out of a bad relationship. While working in her uncle's bar, she meets Cillian, whom she had had a brief but lasting encounter with five years earlier. Cillian immediately starts pursuing her, despite her constantly shooting him down. But, Renner isn't immune to Cillian's charms and falls under his spell. Things should be hunky dory after that, but there are those in Cillian's life who aren't as in love with Renner as he is.Bennett has this ability to create characters that are everything I love. I've already mentioned all the wonderful things about Cillian. Renner is equally as awesome. She was dealt a crap hand at work and came through it okay. Cillian was an ass to her once, and she resolved he wouldn't do it again. And, she really did make a good effort. She has fire and a stiff spine, and I think she kicks ass because of that.The pacing of the story was perfect. The drama and angst well placed and timed. The "bad guys" were so infuriating! Without saying too much, the big baddie made me insane. Like, reach into my Kindle and slap around this person. Or, better yet, slap around Cillian to get him to wake up and smell the cray-cray. Any book that gets me this worked up is a good one.There wasn't much mention of the characters from the previous Off series books. Ryan isn't mentioned at all. Linc is only mentioned by name. We do see Nix very briefly, but his brief appearance is very memorable. The epilogue in Off Course is unlike all the previous epilogues, in that, it doesn't really give us more of a glimpse into Cillian's and Renner's lives past the closing sentence. It's told from Flynn's POV. Flynn is Renner's brother, and will be the subject of the final Off series book. I'm so sad that the series is ending! But, at the same time, excited for this book since Bennett has promised us a final look at Ryan and Danny, Nix and Emily, Linc and Ever, and Cillian and Renner in addition to Flynn's story. I. Can't. Wait.