Review: A great blend of suspense and romance.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 19, 2013
This was my first book with this author and it was a fabulous read. She had a fun and unique premise that seemed outlandish, but she made it work with decent explanations, authentic motivations, and high enough stakes to permit me to believe the characters' decisions/actions.Yes, there was a lot of shopping (at least 6 scenes), but I think this is a case where realistic in real life feels repetitive, implausible, and somewhat annoying on paper.I thought the romance arc between Melanie and Mark was authentic and well developed. I appreciate that it played an equal part in the story in relation to the suspense/mystery.The dock in the star is for the last 5-10 pages. I won’t go into details, so as to avoid spoilers, but it was cheesy and rushed. Don’t worry; there isn’t an obnoxious cliff-hanger (which would have earned a 2-star docking). Rather, the author took the easy/quick way out by waving a magic wand and poof all better. For all the perfect twists throughout the plot that she crafted with excellence, she stumbled and forgot to make the couple fight for their happy-ever-after.That said, I plan to look up her other books to read.Also, for those who want to know before they buy, the sex scenes are implied with no graphic descriptions beyond kissing (“left behind closed doors” so to speak).