Review: What is a Cliffhanger?
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 20, 2014
Let me first address the cliffhanger issue that keeps coming up. [SPOILER ALERT] At the end, Alex & Jennifer haven't consummated their relationship, but it's clear that they're heading in that direction. Literary definition of a cliffhanger: When a text concludes suddenly or with a thrilling plot twist. Cliffhangers usually leave big questions unanswered, resulting in mobs of crazy readers who want more, more, more!I wouldn't exactly call the ending of this book "thrilling," nor are any "big questions" unanswered. The loss of Jennifer's virginity? Yawn. Looks like a foregone conclusion to me. It's not a cliffhanger just because it's not neatly wrapped up with a bow, with a happily ever after ending. It's a SERIES. Ross let you have this one for free, hoping that you'd be interested enough in her characters to buy future books. If you aren't, don't, but don't complain that you were cheated.I also thought the whole stumbling over the gorgeous billionaire in the elevator, getting the $300K job to perform as arm candy, etc. etc. was a bit much. Could we have SOME believability in this genre? Just a little? Please.Positives: It was a fun read, for one. The character development wasn't bad (loved the starchy sidekick at Wenn!). Not as full of typos as a lot of ebooks I've read lately for another. I always appreciate authors who take the time to proof their stuff. And hey, it was free, so thanks for that.