Review: Fun story of friendship, plus a little revenge!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 17, 2014
Complimentary copy provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.Brooke and Savannah have been best friends for their entire lives, so when the opportunity to work at the same magazine arises, they jump at the chance of being not only friends, but also co-workers. Hourglass is the top fashion magazine in the country. Savannah is an in demand photographer and Brooke gets the job of Design Editor.Savannah isn’t much into relationships. She is more the kind that is looking for a good time, a love ‘em and leave ‘em type. Luke Wellington, an executive that works for Nike, whose office is in the same building as Hourglass is her regular hookup when she can’t find anyone else. They have fun together, but know that that is all it is, a friends with benefits type of situation. That is until Savannah starts falling for him…When Brooke finds out she has landed the job at Hourglass, she heads out to the mall to celebrate. On her way, she is hit by a guy driving a Range Rover, after his car needs to be towed for repairs, she offers him a ride home, at which point he asks her out for dinner. They soon find they have a mutual attraction and begin dating. Unlike her best friend, Brooke is a relationship type. She takes things slow, understanding that it is not all about sex. When she tells Savannah about the new guy she is dating, Savannah is excited with the prospect of Brooke getting back out into the dating world. Unfortunately what she doesn’t know is that the guy that Brooke has been going out with is the same Luke Wellington she is sleeping with.What ensues is a love triangle of epic proportions. Luke plays the women against each other and their lifetime of friendship is at risk, all because a man got in the middle. Once the women realize what Luke is doing, they set about a plan of revenge to teach Luke a lesson, one they hope it is a lesson that sticks with him.When all seems lost for their love lives, a new partnership with a clothing company presents them with a new love interest, will that only lead to a repeat of what happened last time? Could their friendship survive yet another test?Hourglass is a hot, yet funny read. It is a story of true friendship laced with revenge. The ending was a little hokey and a little contrived, but it didn’t detract from my overall enjoyment of the book. It was well written and the characters were well developed. I loved the friendship between Brooke and Savannah, even with its ups and downs. This one is a solid four stars. It would make for a great vacation read!