Review: This was good
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 4, 2014
3.5 out of 5I was really looking forward to this book from Alyssa Turner having really enjoyed Polished.  I wish I could say I devoured it just the same, but not initially.  For me this one started off a little slow because I did not connect right away with Rebecca.  I empathized with her situation, coming home to find someone living in her apartment, but she alternated between a little too bitchy and unattractively snarky.  Unfortunately this made her initial interactions with and crush on Manny, the apartment owner, seemed forced.  I didn’t feel the attraction between them.  Manny himself, however, was a very interesting man, having lost the love of his life, Kyle, to the pressures of being gay in the military after being caught together.  Rebecca stumbled in to his life as he was trying to put back the pieces.  Now the attraction between Kyle and Manny, that I felt immediately – their chemistry was off the charts.  From the flashbacks through to present day reconciliation attempts, I got it and I craved more of their connection and time together.  Kyle was a lovable guy with his unassuming nature, philanthropic side and casual sense of humor.As Kyle found himself equally attracted to Rebecca, Manny became more conflicted as to how this would work as a threesome.  It wasn’t until Kyle and Rebecca took matters into their own hands with a sushi dinner that they worked for me.  Now that was hot!!!  At that point, it’s as if everything fell in to place – the chemistry and passion exploded.  A huge turning point in the book.  There is a lot for this threesome to tackle here – insecurities with three in a relationship vs two, trust issues from the past, pressure to be/appear “normal” from the outside, oh and the tiny little fact that Kyle is a senator’s son who is running for reelection.This was a good read for me.  The second half of the book was full of drama and angst and the sex was smoking.  I honestly was more captivated by the relationship between the guys – their story was just so much more interesting.  But I still wanted to see their happy ending include the little librarian.  For me it would have been a solid four stars if I had just connected with her completely.