Review: Cute story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 27, 2014
Rating 3.5 (rounded to 4)Molly is an out of work translator working as a hairdresser when she overhears a plot to kill a senator. Unfortunately, her report to the police is intercepted by a plant in the police department, and hence she is wanted by the Russian mob. She calls her brother, who sends his buddy, Grey, to pick her up and get her out of danger. Thus begins the romance of Grey and Molly, on the run from the mob.This book begins with action and doesn't slow down much all the way through. That is a great thing. I was drawn into the story right away. Unfortunately, the pacing and action too precedence over the romance, making the love they felt not as convincing, nor the ending as realistic, even given it is a romance. The twists and turns of the suspense were interesting and kept me guessing a bit who was aligned with who. I liked that part, and thing the author did a very good job with that. I would have enjoyed more backstory and insight into our hero and heroine though. All the story was present with very little about their pasts, their personalities, motivations, etc. I didn't feel that much of a connection to them, or feel their connection to each other. Some of their actions felt inconsistent with their situation, especially Molly advocating nonviolence while being shot at.Throughout the book I debated between 3 and 4 stars in rating, stuck at 3.5, 3 being too low and 4 a bit too high. I rounded, but really 3.5 is what I would have given it if I could have. I liked the author, and would read more of her books. It was a good light read with some suspense/mystery, but a little too light on the character development. All in all though, I do recommend it.I received a complimentary ARC ebook via Netgalley for an honest review.