Review: Heroine has diarrhea of the mouth - funny, but sometimes annoying; Hero hardly speaks - this is one book in a series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 8, 2013
Almost a 4 star rating.....Teagan is the daughter of a wealthy silicon valley CEO who due to a tragic event, becomes completely destitute.She meets auto body shop owner, Rebel, who is the epitome of the strong silent type. He grunts. He nods. He flexes.This book is one of three books. You do not get closure on this book. The H&h; get together at the end of this book and make their commitment to each other, but there are quite a few unresolved plot issues left wide open.I had difficulty rating this book.Would give it 3 stars on Rebel's character alone and the plot.But I adore humor in books and Teagan perpetual diarrhea of the mouth was mostly entertaining and humorous.It did get in the way quite a few times of plot depth between the characters. The book focused a lot on Teagan and her issues versus Rebel - who seemed really interesting. Running his own body shop - how did he get there. What is he hiding. What does he think about so much. Why is he attracted so much to Teagan who is his polar opposite. She makes rash decisions, runs headlong into situations where she could get killed or seriously hurt, she talks without thinking, etc.I can see this book being annoying for many people that need a well developed plot with deep character development. This doesn't do that. The plot jumps around from issue to issue. Teagan is like a girl on crack. she is a whirlwind.The sexual chemistry between Rebel and Teagan is hot. I think there were 2 steamy scenes. Not a big focus here on sex.But I missed just where his attraction came from. He seems to give her the cold shoulder for a long time, then suddenly he is taking complete care of her. Would like to see his character more developed him the next week (yes - am going to read it!) and less on Teagan's sometimes inane chattering.Okay - so this review doesn't so super positive, but I will focus on what I liked.Teagan's chattering can be funny - I love witty, sarcastic, sassy people. The biting humor of people is my manna. So that really was a big hit for me.Rebel is so smouldering sexy -with that 'use as few words as possible' thing he has going. So i am super intrigued.Although Teagan an her BFF are goofy, they are also smart (academically); Teagan still does pretty unbelievably unsafe things.The other characters are interesting to me, the brothers, the BFF...The plot overall is very light. Although there is some possible intrigue - that wasn't really compelling to me. This was more of a 'donut' book for me (sweet, light and not high in nutritious value, but enjoyed it while I read it!).