Review: I'm torn about this one...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 19, 2013
On the one hand, the male lead was written so vividly I felt like he was real (definitely a good thing). His dialogue and dialect was right on and he was definitely hot. I also love interracial romance, and it's so hard to find these kind of romances that are well-written and grammatically correct. However... the female lead sucked. "Shy" and "insecure" are not two traits I appreciate in my heroines. When I read the description, I expected that the chemistry between the leads would be spicy and fiery and have flavor! But Gabriela was about as spicy as a limp noodle. She was the kind of needy, not really self-aware, and boring heroine that I really dislike. She's supposed to be Brazilian! I have Brazilian friends and they are anything but boring. Sexy Ben could do better. It's bad when the reader hopes that the male lead will ditch the heroine and sleep with the twiggy bitchy blond woman because at least they have sexual tension!Lastly, although it's technically well-written, in the sense that there weren't a lot of spelling or grammatical errors, this book could definitely use an edit. Some of the dialogue scenes go on and on and on, like the party before they film the cooking show. It's way too long, and could use some scenes and setups that could really bring out more tension.I would recommend this book to others who like their romance a little less vanilla, but I'm not really that impressed. I will look out for other books by the same author, though, because I do love interracial romance :) I'd definitely give the author another shot!