Review: Love story with some new twists
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 7, 2013
Before I read "Irresistible (Impassioned)" I thought the plot would be the ordinary boy-meets-girl, boy-loses-girl, boy-gets -girl, but I was pleasantly surprised by the differences in this story. For one thing, Elisha is more than just beautiful and sweet; she demands that Kyle recognize and accept her work with poor people as the equal to his as a cardiac surgeon. She absolutely refuses to be a planet rotating around Kyle's sun (which is precisely what he wants) and I found it very refreshing to see how Kyle learns to compromise instead of the other way around.The writing style is very easy to read and all the characters are likable; there is no real villain in this story. Actually, I found Elisha's relationship with her father to be the least believable aspect of the story; the other characters have three-dimensional personalities and it's easy to care what happens to them. The imagery is exceptionally well done, especially Elisha's time in Kenya, and I found it easy to immerse myself in the story. I really liked the conversations between Elisha and Kyle because Elisha's habit of saying exactly what she is thinking and Kyle's reserve was sometimes very funny. The only thing that I did not like were the 26 errors that I found in the book consisting of typos, grammatical mistakes, faulty formatting, and missing words. These mistakes did not stop me from enjoying the book (although they may bother some people a great deal) but they did interrupt the otherwise smooth flow of the story.If you like contemporary romances, then you are sure to like this one and I definitely recommend it.I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review which I have tried to give. I received no other compensation and any opinions expressed are my own.