Review: Good, short read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 15, 2012
What I liked about this book: This book was a short read, a novella, and it moved along at a good pace. The characters were likeable and pretty straightforward. I liked that I was introduced to the world of martial arts, something I have never read about before.I really liked Abe's character the best. He's the kind of guy who comes from the gutter and is out to prove something. His drive, his determination, and his oral pleasure skills (we'll get to that later) made him extremely likeable as a hero.What I didn't like about this book: Paris is reluctant to get into a relationship with Abe for several reasons, many of which are pretty solid. One of her reason's, however, felt a bit silly to me. A black belt, Paris has decided to leave behind the world of Taekwondo forever and because Abe is so heavily involved in the sport, she feels she can't take things to the next level with him.This was not a big deal for me, just one of those small things that irked me just a bit. I felt her others reasons were just as good, but her main sticking point, wanting to leave the world of Taekwondo, felt a bit lame. This was such a small part of the book, though, and didn't hinder my enjoyment of it at all. I just found myself rolling my eyes a bit as Paris uses this lame excuse to keep Abe at a distance. Fortunately, in the true style of a romantic hero, Abe wears her down and gives her lots and lots of reasons to change her mind.The sexual scenes between Abe and Paris are hot...so hot that my eyes got wide a few times while reading this. Man that Abe sure knows how to use his tongue (fans self)! The scenes were intense and raw; the author doesn't hold back when it comes to languge or description. Some of my favorite scenes, though, do not actually involve sex. There are several times when we get to dive into Abe's thoughts and read just what he wishes he could do to Paris...those moments were just as hot as the sex scenes themselves!