Review: Hard Start
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 25, 2014
All prior reviews of Jacqueline Druga's works are mostly positive, I love her writing!  Settling in expecting a good ride I found myself ready to close the book for good because of the main character, Mera!  I wanted to knock her off the pages!  The most annoying, naive, whiny character I've seen in a long time. True, the experience was a shock for her, but some of her choices left me shaking my head.  As for the story?  It's good, interesting, you turn the page to find out what'll happen next. But the romantic stuff is predictable - Mera and the rough and tumble, does things his way, protects his women folk guy.  The good Black man who so bonds with Mera and her family.  But then it goes off the grid with Phoenix and his purpose . . . . could have been a spoiler alert!  Ms. Druga is always worth the ride, and I'll check out Book 2, with hope it won't wander too far into left field.