Review: A quick romance
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 28, 2013
Tight Quarters is the fourth story I have read in the Strangers on a Train series by different authors. It is quite different from the other books in this series, because the characters, Reid and Brenna, both have something difficult to deal with. Brenna has difficulties just boarding the train, and when Reid follows her all the way to her berth, she almost flips out. She uses her key to open the door, then close it behind her. When Reid then proceeds to open the door with his own key, she hides in a corner, and has no idea what to do.For just one person, the berth has more than enough room, but put a bulky ex-cop in there next to Brenna, and you have very tight quarters indeed. I wasn’t as into the story of Tight Quarters as I was with the other books in this series, and I think, sadly, that it had partly to do with Brenna and her claustrophobia. Because Brenna spent a lot of time relaxing herself, it took away the fun and the romance, even if there was some of that as well.Also, even if both Reid and Brenna are very likable characters, I really didn’t feel as connected to them as I would have wanted to to enjoy the story of Tight Quarters even more. There is, of course the travel, the hot looks and touches, and some funny banter, but I can’t say I got to know the two main characters very well.The writing is good, it shows how Brenna feels when she starts having a moment when fear is overwhelming her, and also how she tries to rationalize her fears. The characters aren’t very developed, though, even if the readers do learn some things about them when they tell each other about themselves – or when Reid checks Brenna out on internet.If you have read the other stories in the Strangers on a Train series, you probably would like this one as well, I have seen a lot of my fellow bloggers and Goodreads friends who did. I just felt a little detached, but that could be just as much my own fault.