Review: I wanted to like it more...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 16, 2014
Against the Cage by author Sidney Halston is the first book in her Worth The Fight series and is a stand-alone contemporary romance. There will be additional books in the series but each is expected to focus on one couple and have a HEA.The story starts with Chrissy Martin returning home to her childhood hometown to bail her brother, MMA fighter Slade, out of jail. She almost immediately runs into childhood family friend, Jack Daniels, who is not only a sexy police officer but also a MMF fighter. Chrissy and Jack discover that as adults, the chemistry between them is hard to ignore. But Chrissy is struggling to cope with hurts from her past and her negative feelings about Slade and Jack’s choice to fight in a sport she feels is brutal and violent.I wanted to like Against the Cage. Sexy MMA fighters are always a big draw for me =) Unfortunately, it fell a little short of my expectations. It started out cute and funny and I could see the potential of the story as I read, but something just felt “off”. Chrissy’s feelings about fighting and her dislike of what her brother and Jack did became repetitive. There was an overall feeling of immaturity though the story. Chrissy was supposedly an experienced doctor who had been travelling the word on her own for years but many times she came more like an adolescent than an adult.It seems like a second book will eventually be released and I’m guessing this will be Slade’s story. Based off of Against the Cage, I wouldn’t place additional books in the series at the top of my TBR list but I leave the door open for the author and series to develop more. I could see the potential but it never got past being just average for me (with a dose of annoying). A 3.25 STAR READ.Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review