Review: Fun, quick read if you don't take it too seriously.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2014
Dominic is a fun, quick romance for fans of the the "I love you/I hate you" trope. The characters are totally over the top and their behavior exaggerated for comedic effect. People in real life don't act like this. No matter how badly we may want to slap, punch or throw an inanimate object at someone's head - most of us restrain ourselves - if for no other reason than the fact that behavior carries consequences. And in this case those consequences usually end in a personal injury lawsuit. In Dominic almost every character acts like an extra on a Jerry Springer special, and there are no consequences.There was one part where I actually laughed out loud - twice. Yes the characters were being stupid and immature and I was embarrassed at myself for finding it funny; but I was alone in bed, reading my kindle and I laughed. Out loud.There is allot of profanity and you should only proceed if you are COMPLETELY comfortable with cursing. Not OK with it in certain situations, not OK with some words but have a few hot button words that are considered "taboo curses", I mean you have to be a cross between a longshoreman and a trucker in a cursing contest comfortable. And yes, there are people who really talk like this. I am not one of them. (At least I only do it mostly in my head not out loud, so that doesn't count).Mid-way through the book the secondary plot is introduced...and let me just say that far fetched in an understatement, but I went with it. Things started to get a bit exhausting and I was finding myself on "drama" overload by the story's end.Given that the main characters are in high school - 18 (which is a little old for high school I thought...but it's Ireland so what do I know) - I was surprised by how much I actually did enjoy the story. I will read the next installment if it's reasonably priced.