Review: A solid debut with room to grow.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2014
This was a good book. I enjoyed the story and the sex scenes were incredibly hot. There was great chemistry between Connor and Charlize. I loved Connor! He's very Alpha male protective, which I guess is what makes him such a good bodyguard. I liked Charlize but I didn't love her, she came across as pretty insecure and while she grew stronger through the story I just couldn't connect with her well. I understand she was surrounded by pretty deep misogyny but her ability to leap to conclusions was just too much for me. He owns a house in the suburbs so he will want me to quit my job and stay home baking, barefoot and pregnant….really?! That's ok though, like I said I loved Connor and he saved the book for me. There were a few nit picky things that bothered me too. The story is supposed to take place in Seattle but it's really nothing like Seattle (I would know I live in the area) and I noticed some of the language used would be more appropriate to a story set in Australia (as I noticed the author is an Aussie). We don't say “put the kettle on” to express what Charlize was trying to say we would either say “he can't even boil water” or “he can't even work the coffee maker”. None of this kept me from enjoying the story though. This was a solid first effort and I will likely read future works from this author. I received an ARC from the publisher through Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.