Review: Rebound was fun, hot and heart breaking!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 26, 2013
I love books that are funny and sexy and Rebound was abundant with both!It's all about Katrine surviving after an unexpected divorce from her husband David. Surprised out the blue by his request to split she picks herself back up and gets back out into the working world when she lands a two month gig with one of the country's top business men, Alexander (Xander) Abbot. At first when she meets him he comes off as a jerk and makes her think the next two months are going to be pure torture. It's not until they are at a charity event where she sees her ex with his new fiance that Xander shows his true colors. When Katrine breaks down in tears he is there to comfort her somewhat and a slight spark ignites between them. They ignore the attraction growing between them while Katrine tries to date Ian Radcliffe. An old friend she ran into while at the charity dinner.She only goes out with him once but is unable to get Xander's kindness out of her head and politely turns Ian down for further dates. As her days go by at the office Katrine and Xander finally give in to their passion and share a carefree weekend of hot sex that Katrine's sister and friends fear will ultimately break her heart knowing  that she can't just do casual sex. Katrine and Xander agree to just have fun and not label what they have but as their time together comes to an end they both realize it's easier said than done.I was really excited about this book from reading the synopsis and couldn't wait to dive into it. I am finding more and more that I am relating to these divorcees picking up their lives after a broken relationship stories. I could identify with Katrine being the discarded wife left for another woman as I'm sure most divorced women can. What I can't relate to is the sexy, gorgeous, incredibly rich boss effing my brains out scenario. I'd like to but they go for hot chicks and I look like the first Ford pickup ever made.Anyway so Katrine had two possible love interests in this book, Xander and Ian. I have to say that I liked Ian better and hoped that Katrine would have picked him. He was charming, sweet, funny and he has harbored serious feelings for Katrine since college. Just by his brief encounter of a date with her I could tell that he would have been so good for her following her ex's lobotomy. Might just be me but I would have picked the more safe choice in Ian.  Xander never did make me like him the entire book. I thought he was cocky and full of himself and he just didn't click with me. He didn't act that way to Katrine but there was something about him I just didn't get into. He actually treated her well and did nice things for her kid but still. I think it had to do with his maturity because he does something towards the end of the book that made me want to punt my Kindle across the apartment complex I live in.Nice guys finish last because Katrine chooses to spend two months being Xanders meat sock. They get to know each other over the two months and spend most of their time together be it at home in bed or on business trips. Things between them seem to be going fine but when it's time to say goodbye Xander makes it easy by being a DICK! She surprises him with a visit one day and ends up getting the surprise that puts the final nail in their relationship and I'm sure you can figure out what I mean. That's the only thing I hated about the book, I spent all that time becoming OK with Katrine's choice by choosing Xander and then he effed it up! He finally won me over with the sweet, romantic things he did for Katrine and I almost fell in love with him! OH and that's not all because this don't end with no HEA! Oh noooo the author wants to make you pull out your snatch hair by the roots trying to figure out if she will continue their story or not in this cliffhanger! I'mma tell you right now we better get another book! You can't just leave a b*tch hanging like this!The best part of the story was the group of girlfriends Katrine has as a support group that is lead by her sister Maddie. All these women bring a fun and spunky vibe to the book that adds humor and heart. Maddie was my favorite character because she was hilarious and I felt like we share a kinship in the crappy men we have dated. This was another instance where I fell for a supporting character more than the mains. The little glimpses we get to see of her were enough to make you want a book just about her. I really liked that Katrine had people she could fall back on to help her through the rough times in her life.I enjoyed this book and I really hope we get another story from these characters because I just have to know that things will be ok for these characters I have fallen in love with. Rebound was funny, sweet and heartbreaking as you follow Katrine in her quest to recover from divorce. I would recommend this to anyone who has dealt with a bad breakup and needs a good laugh, or some Smexy goodness!