Review: Tasty morsel of romance!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 24, 2014
This is a smart, sexy, sweet, but oh too short, debut by author A.D. Marrow. This novel flirts with paranormal romance because our heroine, Maggie, is a witch. But while the author gives you what you need to understand Maggie’s powers and how they affect her decisions, you aren’t overwhelmed by world-building. Fans of contemporaries will love this story too. Now, I must admit, the “I’m going to leave you to save you from something but not tell you” trope is one of my least favorites so I was a little apprehensive at the beginning of the book. But Ms. Marrow pulled it off. I was able to accept Maggie’s reasoning without having any moments where I wanted to throw the book against the wall and scream, “Just tell him!” Which brings us to the “Him”. Evan was yummy. You have to love a man who appreciates red lingerie! Said lingerie appears during a lovely, steamy, sex scene, with some hot dialogue, that made us fall for these characters and want their HEA. And not just Maggie and Evan. We also got to meet Liam and Annabel. You definitely are intrigued and want to read their stories too. (Liam has my favorite line in the book, a neo-Wizard of Oz reference that had me rolling on the floor. Some great snark.) As I said at the beginning, my only complaint is that this story was just too short. I wanted to know more about the characters and see them become closer as they worked through conflicts. This tasty morsel of romance left me hungry but happy. I’m hoping this author gets the opportunity to share more of her work with us. She has a fresh, unique voice and tells a fun, satisfying story.