Review: Mixed Bag, Good Cause
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 2, 2013
This was a mixed bag for me. The Lori Foster story felt like a family reunion where I didn't know anybody; I'm sure it's more enjoyable for readers familiar with the Buckhorn characters, but I alternated between feeling confused and overwhelmed with backstory info-dump.The Maisey Yates piece was my favorite -- it was rom-com funny and yet not without real issues, and I thought the level of conflict just right for the length of the story. I would have liked to see the male main character struggling a little more with his decision, though; it strains credibility for me when a HUGE issue sort of poofs away, and all will be well because they love each other.Heidi Betts' story had some cute moments, but the conflict wasn't believable to me. It felt contrived, and in the end there were no real obstacles to overcome, just a misunderstanding that wasn't even that big.The Jules Bennett story was an interesting premise, deeper than any of the others, but reading it was very difficult for me because of continuity problems that should have been caught at the copy-editing stage. Animals went from male to female and back again, underwear disappeared and reappeared, and I kept getting thrown out of the story. As a result, I never really got drawn into the book.