Review: I liked it, read it twice
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 29, 2013
I should start by saying that I like this author's work, I like her writing style and the fact that her characters are complex, so that factors into my rating quite a bit.  It's not the most satisfying or intense love story I've ever read, but it was good enough, along with KA Mitchell's style, to keep me from wanting to put down my kindle.  I haven't loved this series, but this is my favorite as I liked the dynamic between the characters.  I'm not a huge fan of large age differences, so while I liked Eli and Quinn in Bad Boyfriend, their age difference wasn't very believable to me, especially that Eli was so young.  It wasn't an "ick" factor thing, more that I found it hard to believe that a 22 year old and 35 year old had alot in common, as they were very different in personality. I enjoyed visiting with them again, but I really prefer the dynamic between Jaime's rough and gruff attitude and Gavin's more polished exterior.  I don't give it 5 stars though, because as with many of her books, I'm frustrated that the book ends just as we're getting to the interesting part, what these guys are going to do while in the relationship.  Especially Gavin, I felt there was more to that character and wanted to see him developed more.  I much preferred her Ohio series for that very reason.  The sex was well written and while i'm not a fan of m/m/m or open relationships, I did't get the sense of that from the first sex scene being a threesome.  I do think that scene advanced the plot as the way it played out (not what I expected) was very telling about how these guys were feeling about each other.I'll read it again as I like her narrative style, the fact that the characters are complex and that I enjoy the dialogue.  Dialogue is such an important part of a book for me, and I find myself really turned off by books where the dialogue is boring or flat or unrealistic.  It's not an easy thing to write,  so an author that does an effective job with it is always going to be preferred for me.  I'd rather have good dialogue and engaging characters and suspend disbelief a bit on plot/action.  So I liked it, and while I won't buy all her books (I really didn't like But My Boyfriend is as I felt there was no romance in that one) she's still an author I will recommend to people.