Review: Potential but has problems
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 10, 2014
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Have you ever read a book with terrific reviews only to wonder if you are read the same book? That is unfortunately how I felt after reading High by Zara Cox. While I did enjoy parts of the book, there were definite problems that keep me from giving it five stars.If you’re going to read High, you need to be prepared to check your common sense at the door. The premise is that a fleet of executive jets, the Indigo Lounge, exist to serve as exclusive sky-high pleasure places. Bethany Green is fortunate enough to receive one of the golden tickets to take this erotic ride. Zachary Savage, Indigo Lounge owner and all-around sexy billionaire, takes one look at Bethany and decides he must have her – now!Bethany agrees to leave the Indigo Lounge and travel with Zachary to his home. It is there that we learn that Zachary is keeping secrets and while Bethany realizes that he is not telling her, she still enters into a sexual relationship with him.The characters were the biggest reason that I had problems with High. First of all, I didn’t fully understand Bethany’s character or her motivation. She is described as drop-dead gorgeous with a stunning face and sexy body. She lacks confidence despite her looks and is surprised about Zachary’s fascination with her. It made no sense for her to act so completely out of character and run off with Zachary and I found it difficult to respect her when she allowed him to keep secrets from her while embarking on a relationship.Zachary was so far out there that it didn’t matter how handsome, sexy or rich he was. His dialogue often left me rolling my eyes because people just do not talk like that. Then there is the matter that these two have known each other for less than five minutes and Zachary is staking his claim.“You can call me Zach because Zachary is too long for the many times I intend for you to scream my name when I make you come.”There are some terrific parts about High. Ms. Cox did a wonderful job describing the different locales. And the sex scenes were hot! My favorite part is the wonderful relationship that Bethany has with her best friend Keely. Keely is fantastic and would win the award for greatest best friend. We would all benefit from having a friend like Keely to push us out of our comfort zone and still be a shoulder to cry on.High has a lot of potential with an interesting storyline. But it would definitely benefit from fixing the unrealistic dialogue and further development of the characters. Fair warning, High ends on a cliff-hanger so if you don’t like open-ended books, you may want to wait until the second installment Higher is released.