Review: Not bad, but not my favorite - 3.5 stars
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 4, 2014
I'm kind of conflicted about this book. I enjoy the heck out of most of Eve Langlais' work. If I want to just escape for a while, or if I need a laugh, I know her stories will provide that. There was a lot of funny in Two's a Couple, and the brand new, male-heavy population world Ms. Langlais has created is a nice little fantasy.I liked the characters, too. Chloe is a public defender, which is how she meets the first of her two...special friends, Pete. Pete is a landscaper who doubles as a paranormal bounty hunter who has gotten himself into a spot of trouble "watering" his witchy neighbor's flowers. Anthony is Chloe's arch nemesis in the court room, as he is a DA. Anthony and Pete are not shy about their attraction to Chloe. Chloe isn't shy about how horrified she is to be attracted to two men. And there, the story gets kind of stuck.Chloe has so many hangups about being involved in a menage relationship, even though her parents are a menage, and it is quite the norm in this world. For instance, women who engage in a menage get tax breaks. Oh, you have to love that. But Chloe can't get past the fact that her wanting two men is (in her mind) slutty behavior, and the fact that her dirtbag ex cheated on her. If she isn't enough to hold the attraction of one average man, how can she possibly hold the attraction of two incredibly hot guys? Valid concerns, but really, get over it already.I felt like the suspense part of the story kind of overtook the getting to know the characters portion. I mean, we get to know Chloe fairly well. We meet her parents, and her best friend, Brenda, and we get their POV's about Chloe. But Pete and Anthony are apparently islands. We get no insight into their history, beyond a line or two about Anthony. And okay, thinking back, I'm not sure we get a lot of insight into any character in a Langlais work. What we do normally get, though, is character growth. Even though Chloe comes around at the end, I don't feel like the change is really going to stick.I get this is the beginning of a series, and first books can be kind of rocky. I don't know if the series is going to focus on these 3 characters, or another group. I didn't feel like this trio's story was done at the end. Don't know how to describe my reaction better than that. The ending felt too abrupt, and I feel like there is more to the story.So, to sum up, there are a lot, lot, lot of funny moments, some terror, some sweetness, hawt smexy times as couples and as a trio.(Strictly M/F/M) The story itself is entertaining, and the pace of the book is lightening quick. I enjoyed what was there, I just wish there had been a little more.