Review: Short, sweet, not enough heat
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 25, 2013
Meh - short and sweet with nice characters but not enough heat for me. The story follows a sheltered woman and a famous, wealthy man. Sound familiar (it should if you've read Fifty Shades of Grey or others of its kind. However, this is like FSOG lite. I felt like this story could have been awesome but for the lack of development and sizzle. The plot elements are too fast - e.g., introducing us to the characters of Robbie, Cate, Tyrone and Filip are really quick even though they all play biggish secondary roles - and the twists and turns in Keila and Jake's relationship don't fully play out before we're on to the next. Even the passing of time is only referenced and you're left wondering about when things are happening (e.g., Thanksgiving weekend left me confused). Also, although Keila and Jake have chemistry, well, we're told that anyway, there's no sizzle or heat in their love scenes. We move from the windup to seeing the runner return to the dugout, assuming he/she crossed home but not knowing if it was a single/double/triple/home run (think baseball). IMO, the scenes are written for people who think daytime dramas are too explicit. I'm thinking that if Keila and Jake are dancing salsa up close, Keila should be feeling a little certain hip level activity from Jake. This is one of those things that is relevant if the H/h are not a couple  (which they aren't) and are at that awkward stage (which they were). However, Ms Saint skips over it. If you're more into the romance than the sizzle, you won't mind this perhaps.Also, there are things that may be realistic but are distracting - e.g., how the heck do you pronounce Keila or Filip? Am I the only reader that stumbled over this every time? Ms Saint could have addressed this by having another character struggle and have Keila/Filip explain it. I figure it's up to the author to minimize distractions to the reader, not make us struggle to identify with the heroine or a notable secondary character. But maybe that's just me.Ms. Saint has a nice writing style and the book was well edited. It just didn't pull me in; I finished it out of duty rather than needing to know how Jake and Keila's story plays out and I will not likely look for any other of her books.