Review: Struck A Chord
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 14, 2014
E-Galley provided by publisher for review purposes on my blog from which this is adapted. No remuneration was exchanged and all opinions presented herein are my own unless otherwise noted or cited.While I gave a decent review to the 3rd book in this series, THE EXPERT’S GUIDE TO DRIVING A MAN WILD , I did feel the language was a little crude, but the story was interesting and quirky. It had a lot of shock value.I found this story really struck a chord with me and I was surprisingly touched by it.The tattooed and pierced Rome has had a bum rap in life but he is a great love interest;  a better first lover, and first love, could not be written. For sheltered and shy Elise, he is absolutely perfect even though they are different all the way around.And Clare strikes the right notes with the situation as well — we can all sympathize with Elise — every woman can. Almost everyone has been hurt by some guy in her past, made to feel lesser and unsexy.The writing is uneven though with one moment a character is tender and the next, s/he is crude.Brief glimpses of other characters from the other books in the series. But, this one won me over for its sensitive (if repetitive) treatment of Elise’s issues and the very fine man who she hooks up with.I recommend it!