Review: 4.5 sweet-hot stars!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 1, 2014
Kiss Me at Midnight proves that less is sometimes more. In this case, 100 or so pages less than the usual book length. This novella was packed with likable and endearing characters, witty dialogue, great chemistry between the two MCs and steamy, steamy sex.The story...Ashley Hanes and Ethan Pierce both wanted the same thing on New Year's eve. They want uncomplicated no strings attached sex. But not with each other though. For one, Ethan Pierce broke Ashley's heart back in high school when he suddenly ignored her their whole senior year. Two, Ethan doesn't want to go back to his hometown ever. See, he was the school geek and was bullied by almost everybody, so it was no surprise that the guy was bitter about it. He managed to reinvent himself though, transforming from being a serious geek into a drool-worthy hunk. Third, he doesn't want a relationship and neither does Ashley. So they agreed on one night only. One night of no-strings attached sex. But despite their past and their reservations, the one-night stand turned into a hot torrid weekend affair.My thoughts...I absolutely enjoyed this novella. Ethan and Ashley were both great characters. Ethan was especially endearing. He was your typical geek getting picked on by others and he had a stutter that made him even more self-conscious. Even after he reinvented himself, there was that geek in him that was really adorable. I don't really like the men in my books to be insecure but somehow, it works for Ethan in this book. And while he did frustrate me a bit with his "I-will-never-move-back-to-this-town-again," stance, he was still a great character. And Ashley was the perfect foil. Although she wasn't as geeky like Ethan, she was still quiet and not at all popular. I loved how she challenged Ethan's long-held beliefs about people and about moving back to their hometown.Of course, the ending was bit predictable but I didn't really care since it was so well done. The story flowed smoothly with no dull moments and it even has an epilogue. And the epilogue was just...so romantic. A truly fitting ending to Ethan and Ashley's story*An ARC was provided by Entangled Publishing in exchange for an honest review.*