Review: A little too much sex and a lot less actual story, but a realistic take on post-HEA
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 28, 2014
I wish I could be more enthusiastic. I've long ago given up on deciding whether most novels truly call for follow-up novellas, but I guess I'm on board if said follow-ups feature characters I give a rat's ass about and are not another few of those retelling nonsense.I really do appreciate what Kent's trying to do here, but a little too much sex and a lot less actual story don't make for a great reading material. Coupled with the fact that I'm all angsted out, Ander's internal conflict kind of weighs the story down, and, upon the big reveal, I'm just, like, "That's it? You ruin me, and that's it?" I understand where Ander's coming from, I do, but…that's it?This is honestly above "I really like it" novella—it's quite satisfying to know that Lori and Ander's journey doesn't end as neatly as Escorted might have had us believed (hard to buy a HEA when at least one character involved is too emotionally damaged well into adulthood). It's just that Ander's brooding approaches tiresome levels halfway through the book; the angst drags on for far too long, and the sex is plentiful but just isn't enough cushion. Breaking feels more his story than theirs. Some more actual emotional, romantic connection between our couple would've been nice.