Review: Not what I'm used to from Kristen Ashley
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 11 7, 2013
Here it is... a book I have LONG had on my list of books to watch for. I always pre-order all Kristen's books because I can hardly stand the anticipation but this one just didn't do it for me... I didn't feel the depth of the characters like usual. The book was shorter and I felt like it just ended. I mean there was an end but things didn't feel tied up in a nice pretty bow like normal with this author's books. Colorado Mountain series has been MY FAVORITE out of all the series but wow Cookie and Ham...I just didn't buy it. I didn't feel the drama or angst like is standard. I didn't cry. I didn't break out in goose bumps. I didn't feel anything for either of these characters. I wanted MORE. More background from the both of them. The part thrown in about "Rachel" was just that...a part thrown in. It didn't add anything and it left me feeling like WHAT? and HUH? The scenes with Cookie's parents...ridiculous. She never lets her mom get out any FULL sentences so it's like Why did this conversation happen. And Nina and Max are 2 of my favorites but Nina is starting to look more like a shrew in all the books following hers.... And the names... This is standard in all of her books but I want to state that it GETS ON MY NERVES! One name for each character should do it! Graham, Ham, Reese...geez, really just UGH!... The only time I felt like crying was once the book was over and I had not experienced ANYTHING. A big no for me... After the series with Knight and the following books from the Knight series I am starting to wonder...is this the same author??? Are we pressuring these authors to put books out faster and in the process losing something valuable within the pages? I'm just sad.. The Gamble, Sweet Dreams, Lady Luck, Breathe, The Mystery Man series, The Chaos series and Joe from the Burg series just are some of my favs of ALL TIME but several of the others have missed the mark for me... Too much of one author? Maybe I don't know but I want my bad boys back with their tough women. Here's to hoping that Benny's story is worth waiting for. :-(