Review: Sloan Johnson Does It Again!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 1, 2013
I had been eagerly awaiting Sloan Johnson's Unexpected Protector and I was thrilled to be given the honor of reading it prior to its release. I am a HUGE fan of Unexpected Angel, the first book in the Isthmus Alliance series and was so curious to see where Sloan took us in this next adventure. This second book is Tommy and Holly's story. It picks up essentially where book one left off, only this time we are seeing everything from their POV's.The story is great! It's hot, it's sexy, it's emotional. Tommy is clearly another member of IA and there is once again the BDSM element throughout the story which I loved. The author teaches us a lot about BDSM relationships and doesn't just throw actions at us as much as thoughts, feelings and the meanings behind them. Again, this is something I think she does really well and it makes these books very enjoyable to read. Hotness factor is once again top of the charts!For some reason, this time around I did not feel the same connection with the characters that I felt when reading Book One. I just didn't feel for Tommy the way I did for Dylan Caprese, where I just had him pictured in my mind the entire time I was reading the book. I didn't really connect much with Tommy in UA and so perhaps that made it harder to sustain my interest in his story here in Unexpected Protector. Same with Holly. I just did not like all that she represented and her actions and behaviors, and so I think I just didn't have it in me to care enough what happened to her. Call me crazy, it's possible I am. I am sure I'm in a minority here. But I just didn't feel the writing grabbed me the way it did in the first book of the series. I just found myself more excited about scenes where Dylan and Tasha actually came into the storyline than the main characters of the story.Don't get me wrong, it's a great book and if you loved the first book, you should absolutely read this one. And once again I want to thank Sloan Johnson for creating and sharing Isthmus Alliance and all its hot guys with us.