Review: I Want More!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 7, 2014
This book was an absolute dream! Due to bizarre circumstances, this review came as something of a surprise to me and I really wasn't looking forward to having to cram like a college freshman. Well dip me in butter and call me a crab leg! This turned into one heck of a romantic suspense roller coaster. I knew this was going to be something special from the first paragraph, my bookdar was going crazy. (and just FYI, my bookdar is RARELY wrong) Every element of this many layered book worked like a charm. There is just a plethora of elements at work in this story. There are family dynamics. This to my mind was the main theme. There is the friend to lovers trope. This is probably one of my favorite elements of any book. There is the fact that the hero, Brady, while a very laudable character, is a bit of a doofus. (too me anyway, but in a very sexy, edible way) There is a very involved plot line that stirs all the other elements, of course there is a heavy thread of very intense romance, and my favorite spice Molly. Molly kicks MAJOR butt, and is by far the strongest character is the book.Molly and Brady's story spanned decades and is a testament to the superiority of the female gender. It was hot and spicy, but reminded my of one of those chipotle designer chocolate truffles, there may be a lot of heat, but there is still a sweet baseline. Natalie Damschroder ate her literary Wheaties when she devised this series and I can NOT wait for the second Fitzpatrick novel. If there was one little glitch in this delicious concoction of romance and adventure, it was Jessica. She was a weenie, and I really, really need bad things to happen to her. She is the fly in the Fitzpatrick family ointment, and was treated for more kindly than I would have liked. Was her presence enough to mar my perfect rating? Oh, hell no!! This book was spectacular, and you can bet money that I will definitely be enjoying this book at a more leisurely pace in the future. Unless something horrendous happens, this is going to be one of my "go to" series. Brava.