Review: Interesting premise, but didn't quite gel
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2014
The PremiseIt all began with one email to a soldier - Madelyn’s book club decided to reach out to soldiers and correspond with them.  Some of her book buddies were more into a hookup but Madelyn decided to find the most feminine-sounding name on the list because she didn’t agree with the group’s motives, but wanted to say that she did email a soldier.  SFC Taylor Russell responds to Madelyn and they begin a tentative relationship that deepens as time goes on.The GoodThis was an intriguing concept and I actually enjoyed the emails.Reading a BBW romance where the heroine isn’t all angst-ridden is my preference, so in that respect I enjoyed Madelyn’s relatively well adjusted attitude towards her body.Taylor and Madelyn are decent characters with some chemistry, most of which is in their correspondence with each other.The Not So Goodbut there’s not enough of that buildup.  The story ultimately suffers from an absolute lack of tension.From the first e-email you see the relationship begin to develop, but it ends too quickly before they’re meeting in person and then….everything is perfect. He’s perfectly hot and accepting of her curves, she’s completely confident in herself.  That’s great, but there’s no external angst or tension either, which means it’s, well it’s kinda dull.  If there had been more of the e-mail exchanges at the beginning, or perhaps something that made them not declare their love at the very first sight.The Bottom LineIt was sweet, and if that’s what you’re looking for with some love scenes you may enjoy it, but I just needed something that made their relationship seem like it was earned instead of just handed over on a silver platter.