Review: Almost Forgotten
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 16, 2014
I received this book in exchange for an honest review.This book is about Jake, who after being left for no apparent reason by the love of his life has decided that relationships are not his style. He a lawyer by day and player by night. He is not into the long term or even allowing the ladies to spend the night. This shell that he has erected is due to Danica. Danica, the daughter of a wealthy business owner is the one who got away. While Jake and Danica were young when they fell in love the effects of their relationship were long lasting. The story really begins when Jake takes over for a fellow colleague at the last minute in a divorce dispute and finds himself face to face with his past love and a whole lot of questions.This book was a 3 1/2 for me and I always round up. I really liked being in the man's POV and as a result I really liked Jake. It was a refreshing change because many of these types of books  are written in the women's POV and that can get old and often exhausting. So it was like a breath of fresh air. The male POV also made for some pretty HOT scenes. I enjoyed finding out why Danica left and what kept her away. I like that she was the one who "made the first move" while Jake was trying to keep his distance. I liked the story itself and thought it flowed nicely. The writing was easily engaging and I read this book fairly quickly.Some of the things that I didn't like were Jake's excessive use of the phrase "my women." The first time or two it was okay, but it was way over used for me. I was a little put off by the very quick re-connection and making up for lost time. I understand that they had a history, but everything about them seemed to resolve so nicely and quickly it was almost unbelievable. I also was not satisfied with the "resolution" of Danica's dad issues. Some of it was answered but I was left unsatisfied in that respect.I should have read the first book in the series first, so anyone reading this who has not read the first one - STOP and read that one first. While this is a somewhat stand-alone, I felt like I was missing out. I might go and pick it up, but I will already know how it ends. I will read the next one in the series if there is one and would check out other title by this author.