Review: Fun read...laugh out loud moments.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 3, 2014
There isn't anything I dislike about this book. I especially love the banter between Rebecca and Parnell. Their chemistry is off the charts. I love it when the hero and heroine don't immediately fall into lust, or love. Sure, they find each other attractive, but that doesn't mean they have to act like uncontrollable animals. I think some writers write sex scenes to distract us from the weak storylines and their poor writing. The Reluctant Hero isn't one of those books. There are sex scenes, but it's not over the top. Tastefully done, I think. Jackie Weger is a wonderful writer and she's created a good story. Rebecca and Captain Parnell remind me of Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner in Romancing the Stone, or the characters Indiana Jones and Willie from the Indiana Jones movie, I can't remember which one. From their very first meet it becomes a war of words, a battle of wills as their personalities clash. They don't even like one another at first. And true to his nature, the grouchy Captain is just as reluctant to fall in love with the kids as well as the heroine. The dialogue is smart, snappy and so much fun to read. Even in the face of a freezing blizzard and starvation they are hilarious. I can picture this as an adventure/romance movie. I would watch it.