Review: A rare treat!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 7, 2014
Conflict of Interest is a true 5***** book! It made me laugh (A LOT), it made me sad and it got me angry but mostly it made me smile like a silly fool glad to finally see her friends figure out they love each other and belong together - idiots!  :-)This book is a rare treat; a contemporary romance which is absolutely, genuinely funny. It doesn't rely on "stupid" humor - where you laugh at the guy who just did something incredibly stupid. No here we laugh with Kenzie, our female MC, who sometimes tries a little too hard to break out of her shell and let loose! It doesn't use "cruel" humor - where you and those around you laugh at or attempt create a humuorous situation at someone else's expense. Instead you have Scott, our male MC, who stands up in true righteous indignation when someone attempts to belittle another. Most of all it doesn't use "angst" humor - where the characters are placed in ridiculous situations due to their immaturity or inability to function as adults. I am not saying that there is isn't some angst in here - certainly Riley, Kenzie's sister, was able to cause some angst with her behaviour and the stunts she pulls.What I am saying is that the humor in this book comes from the characters - from Kenzie and Scott (and from our author) as they use humor to flirt, to spur on the attraction they have for each other and to put the other at ease in a situation where one is aware that the other is not comfortable. This is mature, intelligent, sexy and even sensual humor between two characters who enjoy and respect each other.This book is the amusing and irreverent tale of two adults who are attempting to deny the personal feelings they have for each other and stay within the confines of a professional relationship. It is the sensual exploration of an undeniable passion between two people that refuses to stay within the boundaries they attempt to set for it and for each other.Once again Allyson Lindt provides us with a smart, sassy, sexy as hell read which is somehow still a little sweet around the edges.