Review: Fun, hot read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2011
This is my first experience reading Mr. Chase's work, and it won't be my last.Trading Up starts with Teri and Heather talking about Teri's boyfriend, Mark. Teri's still sowing her wild oats, so to speak, and she's just about done with Mark. Heather is aghast, because Mark's everything she's ever wanted in a guy. Teri proposes that Heather take her place one night, in their "welcome home" routine. It'll be dark, so Mark won't be able to tell.This rang my alarm bells, because I typically detest stories involving deception and this seemed to have all kinds of worrisome issues, including treating Mark as if he were a possession to be passed along and of course, lying to him.Somehow Mr. Chase hits the right tone though, in the conversations between the sisters, and in the story that follows. I'm convinced along with Heather, that this switch might work, and that it might ultimately give everyone what they want in the end. The story unfolds quickly, and the scenes between Mark and Heather are scorchingly hot.I'm definitely interested in reading more of Mr. Chase's writing--his pacing and fluency with dialogue are nicely done, and I enjoyed Trading Up very much.