Review: pathetic heroine
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 9, 2010
Pip comes home after being away for 9 years.  Her long absence stemming from being publicly rejected and humiliated by our lovely hero Cowboy.  Through the course of the book, he continues to reject her.  And what does she do to this?  She shows up at his place.  Pip was just utterly pathetic.  Every step of the way she was chasing after him and I just didn't like it.  Honestly if a guy doesn't call after almost week, you move on.  Pip had so little self-esteem it was just painful to watch her get rejected and chase after a man who didn't seem to view her as much more than a hook up for 97% of the book.  It was as if she thought that was all she deserved from a man.It also bugged me he slept with, had a serious relationship with and almost married Pip's sister.  There are some nice interactions between Pip and her girlfriends and those are actually some of the best in the book but generally they come off as unrealistic.  Also the fact that in the universe of this book Cowboy being a bona fide manwhore is acceptable but Pip is considered a slut because she messed around a bit with a guy, that really rubbed me the wrong way.  Especially being it is the women calling each other sluts and whores.  Why in the world would an author put down women for being sexual beings when she is writing erotica where the readers are almost all women?Basically, if you want to skim this to read the sexy bits go for it, you won't be disappointed, but if you want a good story, devoid of cheesy dialogue, without hero who is a total jerk and a heroine who gets rejected and insulted and just comes back for more then this might not be the book for you.  2 stars.