Review: Let's hear it for the good guy!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 19, 2014
Complimentary copy provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.Quinn has a type. She likes bad boys, like rockers with tattoos, and that's exactly what she has in Tyler, her friend with benefits who works as a bartender and is in a band. So when preppy Reed meets Quinn at a local bar one night, things begin to change. Quinn immediately dismisses Reed, however her wingwoman hooks up with Reed's friend. After numerous hookups with Tyler in places such as the behind whatever club his playing at the time, or with Quinn on her knees in dark hallways, she soon starts to realize that their relationship is going nowhere.Reed is new in town and happens to be staying with Quinn's older brother, whom he works with. Having just moved into the area from his small town in Wisconsin, he sets his mind to winning over Quinn. But without tattoos and the bad boy image, Quinn is not interested, until Reed starts to show his cocky alpha male self. Is there more to Reed than meets the eye?When things start to develop between Quinn and Reed, Tyler soon figures out that maybe he does have feelings slightly deeper for Quinn than he originally thought. He sees her pulling away from him more and more each day, choosing Reed over him. When Tyler decides that he's not going to give up that easily, Reed finds himself in Tyler's sights, can this love triangle be solved amicably? Or will blood be shed?Quinn's relationship with both men was hot, however you just can't help rooting for the underdog Reed. He's an unsuspecting alpha male. You look at him in his popped collar polo, khakis, and loafers and you see someone without passion in the bedroom, as sort of a pushover, however that couldn't be further from the truth. His confidence and dirty talk prove the stereotype wrong and that makes him hot! He's made his way onto my book boyfriend's list.Side Effects was a quick, well written book that I was hooked on from page one. The storyline and characters were well developed and the attraction between Quinn and both men was certainly palpable. I also loved the relationship between Quinn and her brother. They made for some great comic relief and I could see how special that sibling bond was. This was the first book I have read by this author and I will definitely be on the lookout for more. This one is a 4  stars for me. The ending was slightly predictable, however it hardly affected my enjoyment of the book.