Review: I fell in love with these characters
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 28, 2014
I read Losing Control by Jen Fredrick a while ago but wanted to wait until the book was published before I posted my review since it wasn’t available for pre-order.If you’ve been reading my reviews for a while you know the formula. More notes = Lower rating (because I have so many things that annoyed me). Less notes = Better Rating (because I was too sucked in to stop and write things down).  So how were the notes on Losing Control?There were five. FIVE notes. My note taking abilities were so bad while reading that I had to jot down some of my feels after I finished just so I could construct a review that wasn’t all gushy and only four sentences long. I was so wrapped up in this book. There was some crazy crap going on in this story, but it wasn’t just the crazy that had me, it was the characters too.I really just liked the characters (even when they annoyed me), which with Victoria (Tiny) it happened often. But each time after I finished mentally yelling at Tiny, I just wanted things to work out with them. I felt for them.As I said Tiny annoyed me quite a bit. She came off as strong yet weak, it’s hard to explain. She was a strong person, but at the same time allowed certain disabilities to limit her. She didn’t feel like a problem solver, like I just want to buy her an audiobook and tell her to stop being so helpless. I mean really has the girl never heard of an audiobook?  You’ll get it if you read it, trust me. Maybe we can all pool our money together and get her a nice collection… some classics.As for our hero, Ian, I was in love. He had that great take charge attitude that every great alpha needs. Yet, he was so sweet it just had me swooning. Ian was a great alpha, he had all those pieces I want in someone I fall for while reading. Ian is a strong, protective alpha who is in love and not afraid to show it. I was almost giddy when Victoria finally accepted him.And Losing Control wasn’t just all alphas and craziness, it was also funny in that subtle way I like. It was funny without having to throw it in your face or try too hard. It was also hot, did I forget to mention that? One of the best things about an alpha is their mouth and I told you Ian’s a good alpha. :) I was so worried while reading that there was going to be a huge cliffy and I’m happy to report in that while there is more story to be told (and more books coming), it wasn’t really a big one. We leave the couple in a good place.I read Losing Control in less than a day! I wasn’t lying when I said I was sucked in. I definitely think it’s one you need to add to your to be read list.I received an ARC of Losing Control from the author. You know that means crap to us, we make authors cry…kidding… kind of.