Review: Let Me In
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 31, 2012
I am reviewing a copy I received through NetGalley.Let Me In is a very short story about Marine Talia coming home from the Middle East for a three-week break.  I enjoyed this story, and could have enjoyed it more.There was some slight inconsistency/confusion regarding how long Talia had been friends with Angie, and that took me out of the story a bit too much from the beginning.  Talia's issues with her mom didn't warrant so much attention.  I found it difficult to believe that a woman, a Marine, as squared away as Talia is in her professional life would be so profoundly insecure about her mother's illness and how other people would see it.  The romance moved a bit too fast for me - fast is somewhat of a necessity with such a short story, but in this case, the move from crush to submissive sexual behavior to a possible HEA was just too much for me.  And I definitely had to suspend my disbelief on how fast her mother went from 60 back down to 0.On the good side, Croix's descriptions of Talia's response to her mother's situation, and the interactions between them were stunningly well done.  Angie and Talia's friendship and connection was easy to feel, though I never got how they met, since Talia's pretty much been out of the country the entire time they've known each other.  I completely understood her attraction to Liam - he sounds all around like a really good guy.  The sex was steamy enough, though there was very little of it.  The characters, all of them, are interesting enough that I'd like to revisit them, get to know them better, hopefully in a longer story.It was a fast, fun read, and I'll look for more by Croix.