Review: A fast, fun story.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 27, 2014
Relentless provides us a story of new beginnings; two friends who are brought together, first in friendship, by cheating exes. It is fast paced, funny, and laced with a little bit of mystery. Jordan and Michaela find each other by way of sordid ex-lovers and become fast friends. I’m always intrigued by protagonists who work on building a friendship before they become lovers. It’s a love that proves to be strong and pure. This book takes the friendship and uproots it fairly quickly turning it into a fast relationship.When we first meet Michaela and Jordan they are still friends, Jordan deems himself in the “friend zone” and we quickly learn he wants out of that zone. The easy relationship and banter between these two characters is funny and light hearted. They’re trust in each other and the easy going nature of their relationship seems real. However, once the sparks start flying the relationship feels a little forced and often a bit cheesy. Some of the dialogue between these two didn’t mesh well with me. The sex scenes in setting and time were great but some of dialogue between the two struck me as odd. Jordan controls the situation, which I love but Michaela always struggled relinquishing control and I’m not sure that was the author’s intent. Both characters are intelligent, witty, and charismatic though and it worked to engage me in their story without ever feeling a true connection to either of them.The story is told is the third person POV, which doesn’t always grab me and it through me off at different points. I’m not sure if I was able to be in one of their heads if I’d have liked it better. Feeling thrown by the quickness in which their relationship progresses, Michaela fights the igniting passion while Jordan’s controlling boyfriend demeanor proves he’s been calculating this plan in his head for the year they have been friends.Relentless is well written and fluid; the plot is good. There are a few surprises thrown in at first that we aren’t expecting as the reader. However, once the initial surprises are revealed the predictability of the mysterious events to come increases. The secondary characters of the Marsh brothers and Trixie, Michaela’s best friend, are especially intriguing. This is one of those books that I like to dub as a good “beach read”; it’s fast and fun but just didn’t wow me. I would recommend it for anyone looking for a fun love story and I’ll definitely be reading the next books about the other Marsh Brothers.