Review: Great Goofy Damaged Heroine and Hot Brooding Guy
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 31, 2013
I enjoyed this book. The heroine is goofy and adorable and l am always a big fan of that.  The hero is a sweet alpha. There is a cast of best friends and a lot of joy to be had in this book.  I love a man who wants babies. I can't wait for the next book to come out in the series.  This is a friends to lovers story even though they always have a crush on each other. I love how much time we get to spend with the couple. I also like how each romantic leads past comes to bear on the relationship. I like the alternating point of view. They really love each and the love scenes from the hero's point of view especially.I like very much that the hero and heroine have distinctive cultural backgrounds and would have liked that to come more into play in the book. I really would have liked the hero's mother's background to come more into the mix.  I could have used less fantasy of the solidly well funded in the book for more texture but it didn't hurt the book.However, this book didn't connect on the deeply emotional level because while this writer has great promise, she is still too deeply influenced by her favorite writers--Kritsen Ashley in particular.Being in the same vein as another writer is can be a good thing.  The style of books where we have a bunch of kooky girlfriends and hot bad boys is a good thing. I will gobble these books up all day long.The problem here is Aurora needed someone to read through this book and say here you are not just being influenced by her, you are lifting from her or channeling her too much.  There are things in Ashley writing style she mimics as well as some things I don't really like about Ashley that she repeats. I will give some examples under spoilers but I want to make it clear. I really enjoyed this book. I might read sections of it again. The scene when the couple meets is classic.  I love all the nicknames.I am looking forward to  in the next book in this series. I hope that this writer will become aware of these issues and with each book she will become more and more herself as a writer and that each book will soon be amazing fun romance crack.  I am very glad I listened to the praise for this book and bought a copy. You will be too.