Review: Action-packed crime mystery/romance delivers on both fronts
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 2, 2014
4.5 starsAlthough it’s the second book in the Least Likely Partnerships series, Holding Out For A Fairy Tale is the standalone story of Ray Delgado and Elliot Belkamp, whom we both met briefly in the first book A Casual Weekend Thing, and can definitely be read on its own without losing anything of the story or character development.Holding Out For A Fairy Tale is an action-packed crime mystery/romance that delivers well on both fronts, although the personalities of the two men make it lean a little more to the crime mystery side. Ray is a sometimes abrasive, somewhat socially awkward, very intelligent, focused man who masks his more sensitive, vulnerable side behind laughter and practical jokes. Elliot is confident, smart, good at his job and knows what he wants. And what he wants is the whole fairy tale – a loving man to end the day with and wake up to the next morning as they grow old together. A man that previous experience had told him would most definitely not be Ray.It took me a little while to really warm to Ray, but seeing him through Elliot’s growing realisation of who Ray truly is and what makes him tick was both fascinating and enlightening, and I found myself growing to like the man along with Elliot. Both the MCs were interesting and layered, sometimes frustrating and remained consistent in their actions and reactions throughout the whole story. There weren’t any sudden acceptances, but things weren’t unnecessarily drawn out, either.I loved the touches of humour and moments of banter. And the last line is a great one! It stayed with me long after I finished the book and still makes me smile.Read the full review at Live Your Life, Buy The Book