Review: ...kind of amateur and uninspiring
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 09 29, 2011
...certain elements of the romance genre are foregone conclusions...right?... (i.e., hero and heroine falling in love, happily ever after(hea), etc) Fine. Love and HEA. Huge. Major--the reason I read this stuff. So I'm just saying, this story seems way too contrived. The heroine is perfectly prudish. The hero is perfectly patient and honorable. Don't get me wrong--there are sex scenes--including the heroine dry humping her way to her first big finish ...ever? Seriously? LOL -I'm thinking... they're thirty not twelve...so yeah. Not Hot. Conflicts are presented and solved quickly. Yet the story is long and drawn out with much of the story being 'told' to the reader. There is no real character development or depth. The dialogue and thought processes seem immature. There are way too many secondary characters/names mentioned and too many trivial details. And I realize this book is part of a series, but I felt tie ins could have been more subtle. IMHO, the story lacked flow and is not very inspiring. It was a struggle to finish.