Review: So much fun!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 15, 2014
When you start a book, you sort of know what to expect from that book. You know if it’s going to be an emotional, ugly cry. You know if it’s dark. You know if it’s hilarious. Some books surprise you and turn out to be not at all what you expected. Gorgeous Rotten Scoundrel was a surprise for me. All of the teasers and excerpts I had seen while building posts had somehow caused me to think that it was just fun fluff. You know the type. You love reading them. They’re fun but can you honestly name the characters a day after you’re done? Probably not so much, or at least I know I can’t. I was SO wrong. GAH SO WRONG!In a nutshell, this is the story of a chef who takes a job with a male model for the summer. THE male model that everyone loves. The player. The gorgeous egotistical jerk. When what starts out as a purely sexual relationship turns into more, will they both let go of their fears and go all in?These characters are perfect for one another, in every situation they were thrown into. Sadie is strong and intelligent. She’s her own woman and not afraid to tell it like it is. She’s been hurt emotionally in the past and scared to let down that wall. Heath is…well…you WANT to think Heath is a jerk. He comes across that way in the beginning, but there is so much more under the surface. He’s honestly such a romantic, swoon worthy fella who’s a bit lonely and finally feels a serious connection with Sadie. He has no one, being a foster child. He has “friends” but are they really after an accident leaves him unable to live the lifestyle they’re all used to? Sadie cares for him, as well as still being his live-in chef. They become best friends. Best friends who have sex. Best friends who have very angry, intense sex. Once turns into twice which turns into a few more and then maybe, just maybe, that turns into so much more emotionally.Their relationship reminds me so much of Chloe and Bennett in Beautiful Bastard (and let me add, I don’t compare books to that series. They’re like golden to me and no one can touch them. Til now I suppose ;) Hmm.) In fact, this entire book really has a very Beautiful Bastard series-esque feel to it, with the humor, steaminess, angst, and romance all tossed into one. I love their chemistry. I love that they hate each other SO much in the beginning and yet grow into this loving, caring relationship. Neither characters are who they seem to be when you first meet them, and watching their true selves come through with one another was just…sigh.I am now a huge fan of Nina G. Jones. I’m kicking myself right now for having not known about her before and will absolutely be one-clicking any other book, past or present, from her. Her writing is so fun and so realistic. She writes such vivid descriptions, but it’s never to the point of skimming over or too much.Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by Gorgeous Rotten Scoundrel. It was fun, exciting and an exhilarating story. It wasn’t so focused on just being a humorous read as I originally thought, and turned out to be a very romantic, feel good tale of two people who hate each other so much, they can’t help but fall in love. I loved it and can’t recommend it enough.<3 Erin