Review: Not enought Info on Jack or his Past?
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 1, 2013
Most people would find this story really romantic and I have NO IDEA why I am not one of them.  It was so sweet and full of sex that you would think it was a no-brainer, but I found myself indifferent to their story.  What does that say about me – I don’t know.  I guess my main problem was that I thought Jack controlled too much of the relationship and Holly seemed way too compliant.  Jack seemed like a romantic, thoughtful guy, but we really didn’t learn much about him or his past.  Then, he didn’t want to keep in touch with Holly because “he wanted to focus on his job and not worry about her” but accepts her letters to him.  I really felt that the year he was in Afghanistan was a perfect picture of their relationship – one sided.Holly is the quiet one and is on holiday with her party-animal sister who encourages her to let loose and “get laid”.  When she meets Jack, the instant attraction makes her decide to go for it and have a week long fling.  She is not a one night stand kind of girl and she falls for Jack and hope it is more to him too, but he’s leaving for war in two weeks and doesn’t want any ties back home.  Jack shows her what good, adventurous sex is and also shows her that he wants her for more than sex that week.Spoilers:I found the part where Jack shaved Holly’s legs and private parts just creepy, him calling her “goofy” just wrong and that proposal was just awful.  I am not a fan of “discovering” a ring and hoping it means “will you marry me”.  Gosh, I just wanted him to be romantic and tell her what she means to him and that he will always put her first like she has done for him, not imagine getting lucky later because he got her a dog.  Sorry, I guess I just really didn’t like the way this panned out.I would bet I would have liked it more if it had alternating POV’s – maybe.  That still wouldn’t have given Holly some independent sexiness, but it might have given us a better picture of who Jack really is.All of you loyal fans of Sawyer Bennett, thanks for reading this far.  Her writing is hit or miss with me as I liked two books in her other series, but also didn't like two of them.  I am just giving my opinion for those who might feels the same.  For .99, I hope they get it and decide for themselves.Descriptive sex and some profanity (f-word, Sh**t)Would I/Did I buy it? Yes, (.99)Would I read it again? NoWould I recommend it to friends? Yes, the issues I had are my own