Review: Too short!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 14, 2014
Ringer is a novella in the Summer series by C.J. Duggan. Of course, it stars Ringer – who needs to get away from things after all his friends start settling down with girlfriends. He's tired of seeing his friends whipped. He takes the opportunity to help out his friend Max's dad – by working on his farm. He thinks it will be a good time to be by himself and not have to think about women. Until Max's sister, Miranda, comes home to the farm.I really liked this book, but I did have some mixed emotions about it. Mainly, it was too short! I think that this could have easily been a full length novel in the series. There are some hot and spicy scenes in this book – one in particular – but these happen while they still can't stand each other. We don't get to see a love scene after they both admit to themselves that they have fallen for the other. It's so frustrating!Most of the time, these two are trying to get back at one another. They can't stand each other. Ringer is a tough, stubborn guy and Miranda comes across as a rich b*tch. She is really, really bratty. Their pranks against each other are pretty amusing. But once that hate suddenly turns into love, I feel like the book just ends. I felt like there needed to be more of a buildup to that turnaround between them. Overall though, both main characters are bold and I think they are good for each other. I've only read the first book in this series. I felt like I was missing out on a little since I haven't read books #2 and 3, but I don't think it made a huge difference since each book focuses on a different character.