Review: Opposites Attract
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 10, 2013
Where to start... this is my fourth Delaney Diamond book and it is by far the best! I read the first in the series and was left wanting. I had planned to skip The Wrong Man because of that but a GoodReads buddy told me to give it a try and she was right.Diamond absolutely nails the tension and even keeled back-and-forth between Talia and Tomas. From their first interaction, you get that fighting is foreplay for them (even before Talia is conscious of it, lol) and you just know that the pay off is going to be awesome. The book is packed with hot scenes (that stairwell!), great banter and believable conflict. Much digital ink has been spilled over Tomas (all deserved, he was awesome), but I would be remiss if I didn't highlight Talia. She had her weak moments without being a weak character and I enjoyed how she handled Tomas. She gave as good as she got and she didn't lose sight of herself because of how awesome he was.I also appreciated that Talia' s ex didn't devolve into the crazy angry black man. They had bad moments, but ultimately acted like adults and people who had once cared for one another. That's so rare in these books that I did a double take when I realized he wasn't going to be the main issue for Talia and Tomas.My only gripe was that the beginning stages of their relationship were told instead of shown which would have killed the romance if not for the emotionally intimate scenes later in the book. I liked this so much I will be re-reading my favorite parts! I am cautiously optimistic about the next book in the series.ETA: I couldn't stop picturing Nicole Beharie and Roman Reigns (his hair is too dark, but he is hot like fire so I went with it).