Review: Not like the books of her past
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 7, 2014
Let me preface this review by saying I LOVE Kristen Ashley and most all things KA but lately the newest books just aren't hitting the 5 star caliber that I'm used to from KA. Deck was an okay alpha, Emme was a little flaky but my main problem with this particular book was the dialogue. A lot of times when "he" was "laying it out" I finished confused and needed to reread what he said multiple times. And still I felt like a lot of the statements were conflicting. I also felt like "Jacob" just did not give a flying flip about what Emme wanted. He made decisions without talking to her, and I didn't get the "goosebumps" feeling of Awww my man is just taking care of his girl. Again, she was HIS immediately. No build up, just here it is.I personally like the back and forth (although it drives me crazy too-but in a good way). But there isn't any, notta, nothing. Just blah.I also didn't like how the Deck, Emme, Elsbeth deal played out. Just plain out weird. If EVER there was a time where a girl was justified in being a b, this would have been it but not she decides to take the high road.Not enough drama. Sure there is the dealing with the "past" but that's it. Even the "action" lacked something. Where was all the angst and the wild ride of "getting there"? Where were the smackdowns, the catfights, just the over the top "He is mine", "She is mine" stuff? Nowhere, in hiding or something but totally off the mark for me as far as what I'm used to from Colorado Mountain men. Can we just take a moment a reflect on all that is ... Tate, Ty, Chase and Max? Where is the "uber-bada*ness" in the last few books of this series. Graham, Ham, Reece, whatever fell short in the one before and Deck did too. (sigh) I may just have to give up on this series. I mean it literally took me until this morning to finish this book and it isn't that long and normally I devour KA's books in a day!KA hasn't lost her touch because her Fantastical series proves that with the just recently released "Broken Dove" but maybe just maybe the girl "posse" has grown too large and the stories too similar that I don't find the right degree of edginess in this series anymore. (tears). I miss the awesomeness of a real mountain man. Guess I'll just have to reread Sweet Dreams and Lady Luck for the millionth time. Not sure if I'll be able to bring myself to read Deke or Woods stories...:-(