Review: A Good Read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 15, 2012
A novel that is quite intriguing and well-written captures the reader's attention right from the start. I thought the suspense/mystery portion of the story was pretty good (even though I figured who the bad person was very early on). As for the romance, I found it to be lacking and all one-sided - that it was just Nate projecting his feelings and emotions onto Erin, but not vice-versa. The heroine, Erin, is a strong, tough character, but when it comes to Nate, she loses all her grit and succumbs to his charms more than once. This brings me to Nate, the alpha-male who is so arrogant, so cocky, and so full of himself. I'm no fan of these alpha-males. Sure, a little take-charge is great; but this guy went over the top. Hells, bells, I wouldn't ever date, let alone kiss, a guy like this. Ordering furniture without any input from Erin; changing her locks and keeping a set of keys so that he can come and go as he pleases, filling her refrigerator with food, leaving notes, feeling her bras and panties; demanding she do everything he orders - all of which takes place after a day of meeting. Seriously? Is this supposed to be a turn-on? No thank you. What a narcissistic ass! But like I've mentioned before, to each her own. There was one character I absolutely adored and that's Connor. He is just terrific. A woman can only dream of having such an amazing best friend like him.So regardless of the lack of sizzle between Nate and Erin, it's still a well-written story that holds your attention right up until the last page.