Review: Beach-Worthy Romance
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2014
I would like to thank author Adite Banerjie for granting me a copy of this e-book to read in exchange for an honest review. Though I received this e-book for free that in no way impacts my review.Dancing with the enemyKrish Dev needs to find a bride--and quick! With a marriage arranged by his father looming, Krish finds the key to his freedom in Maya Shome. But is this dazzling beauty really all she seems...?Maya has only one thing in mind: revenge. But when the host of the most exclusive high society party asks her to dance what is meant to be an innocent tango, it leads to an engagement to Krish--her enemy's son!Arranging their own marriage could work to their advantage...if they can resist mixing business with pleasure!Krish and Maya are entertaining characters, even though they felt a little flat to me. While both had appealing aspects, and they appear to have off-the-charts chemistry, they seemed to be moving on warp-speed through their emotions.It's clear that Krish is a man who expects things his way, for all that he rails against his father's behavior. On the other side of the scale is Maya, with her laser-like focus on her goals in life, or more specifically, her one goal in life. Yet in the brief time they know each other their personalities undergo substantial changes. For me these changes happened far too quickly, lacking a realistic timeline for them to happen within. Plus, they aren't the only characters to undergo radical personality shifts with minimal influence in such a short amount of time.The question Maya faces is if she can let go of the one thing that's kept her moving forward for the past several years. While Krish's issue is how far he's willing to go to get out from under his father's domineering thumb. While they are busy trying to escape their pasts will they be able to see what they have in each other, before it's too late?While an enjoyable romance, I am sorry to say that there was nothing in this book that made it really stand out for me. It seemed to follow the traditional romance formula, just at hyper-speed. That's not to say that it doesn't make for a nice afternoon escape and lift you out of your own concerns and worries. It simply lacks that something special that is necessary to make the story really jump out at me. But, by the same token, it makes for a great beach book!