Review: This book left me really confused...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 27, 2014
2.5 out of 5I have never wanted to finish a book I wasn’t really in to more than this one.  It was the oddest thing.  There were definite elements I liked but at the same time I didn’t particularly care for the characters, the story was predictable, the sex hot but sometimes far-fetched and the writing a little cliché.  Still I could not stop reading until I got to the end to see what happened.  This book is very vague on details from the beginning, from setting to character development, very little is revealed, making it difficult to connect with anyone.  Eva, for me, was a pushover, and her waffling nature drove me a little crazy.  And then there is Julian, hired by Eva to escort her to the company ball, he really seemed more a-hole than alpha male to me.  But then again, with Eva so reserved, and Julian so abruptly inserting himself in her life, it would be hard to show any man not taking advantage of her.  There was definite chemistry between the two as he tried to draw her out of her shell, but it felt a little forced at times.  Still, I couldn’t put it down because, while predictable, I had an absolute need to see how certain situations resolved themselves and of course the ball.  The ball, now that was a crazy unique twist on a company function – no Cinderella/glass slipper story here!  I’m not sure if it helped or hurt my perception of the characters involved – crazy is all I can say.  With this being #1 in the series, clearly the story did not end here.  It wasn’t a dramatic cliffhanger by any stretch, but does open the door for so many questions and journeys.  I’m just not sure what to make of it all.  Strange.