Review: Short and sweet
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 25, 2013
Originally published at Rookie Romance.This novella is short and sweet, but it wasn't as developed in some areas as much as I would have liked.The characters are well developed for such a short story. Riker is a super hot marine, who starts out with an abrasive attitude and acts like an a**hole towards Rena. But it's not long before we see the real Riker underneath his surliness. He's sweet and a genuinely nice guy, he just doesn't want people to see just his disability.Rena is great, she's feisty and has ambition, whilst keeping her integrity. She doesn't treat Riker any differently than she would if he had both his legs. She doesn't give up on him when he tries to push her away and shut her out.Honestly though, I wasn't sure why Riker was such an a** to Rena to begin with, when he wasn't like that with other people- although it provided good tension between Rena and Riker.I wish there had been more to the actual romance. That was my biggest problem. It seems that just when their relationship finally gets going, the book finishes. It just felt very unfinished, and there wasn't enough time spent on their relationship. Although I did feel their chemistry, so there was definite potential. That's despite the sex scene being behind closed doors- which was a shame for me, I do enjoy the sexy times in books.Overall, it's cute and it's a nice way to spend in an hour. It's not going to stick in my brain for particularly long, but I'll keep an eye out for future books from the author.*I received a review copy as part of a blog tour. Thank you!