Review: 2 stars - not my taste
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 20, 2014
First Impression...I was fascinated with the cover.  It drew me in and then I read the premise.  It sounds so good, a ballerina and a fighter.  I really wanted to read it.The Characters...Logan.  I just don't like her.  Why?"Twist my tutu""Crinkle my camisole""Bleeding leotards"I could go on and on....Her internal dialogue drove me crazy.  Who talks like that?  I get that she's a ballerina but I just couldn't take it.She's  too slow on the uptake for me.  She's asking a guy she hardly knows to fight without understanding how brutal they are.  She figures out that he has an issue with fighting but the money she will make keeps her encouraging him to do it.  Even her guilt over finally seeing first hand how brutal they are doesn't stop her.  She knows he's a formal marine but seems shocked when PTSD comes into the picture.  I don't think I could be friends with someone like that.As for Keane, I really like his name.  I feel bad for him.  He's tortured and is trying to hid his pain with women and booze.  But even though I get him, he's pretty hard to take.  He's mean and grumpy.  He hardly ever talks.  The only way we learn about him is when the story is from his POV.  It's hard to believe that Logan developed feeling for him.  He does have a gentle side when he's intimate with her but that's the only time it's seen.The Story...The story felt scattered to me.  Pieces were thrown in as needed and not blended well.  It was jarring.Then there were the things I just wasn't buying, like the way Logan's ex acted.  He dropped her on a reality show during a dance, ending her career.  He claimed it was her too big boobs that threw him off.  Really?  It gets so out of hand with the press and the reality show plus some ballet he's doing - I was like, right sure.  There was even paparazzi following Logan around wanting comments about what her lying, cheating ex had said recently.  I actually think the press would be on Logan's side and not the jerk that dropped her.  Not buying it.And speaking of Logan's boobs, I never want to hear about her t*ts again.  I dislike that word and it's used so much in this book.  I could understand it when it was Keane's POV but it was everywhere.  Just didn't like it.The Writing...This is a debut book and it shows.  I struggled many times with little inconsistencies.  All were just little things but that kind of thing bugs me.  I think this one needed some additional editing.In The End...Unfortunately, I not only put this book down but had to force myself to pick it back up.  The only reason I did was because I wanted to know if I was right about a few things - I was.  I just can't recommend this to anyone.  I didn't even care for the swoons.  They were jarring and unsettling.  You may disagree and like this book.  This is only my experience with it.