Review: Being Held Hostage for a Blind Date
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 11, 2011
HOLIDAY HOSTAGE is a fun, short story about Holly and Ryan who are going on a blind date whether they chose to or not. Holly's sister, Lydia, asks very nicely if Holly will come spend Christmas Eve with Lydia's new boyfriend and family--well, her boyfriend's brother to be more exact. When Holly refuses, a van pulls up to her car in the mall parking lot, zip ties her hands, and throws her in the back besides another body. This other body is also tied up. Thankfully, this other body is breathing and is actually the brother. Holly and Ryan are being dragged to a Family Dinner and a night of bar hoping against their will.I was pleasantly surprised for a kindle freebie. There wasn't any gratuitous language or sex (no sex at all.) This was just a fun, short romance story about the lengths some families will go to to get what they want. Both Holly and Ryan's family members are off their rockers, which makes them perfect for each other--they are the only sane ones!The only thing I had a hard time with in this story is the fact that neither Holly nor Ryan just left. There wasn't a gun to their head. This was family who went a little too far in their meddling. Yes, their hands were zip tied together the entire story, but their legs worked. I couldn't help myself from thinking "JUST LEAVE!" If it were me, I would have walked down the street and got out of there once they let me out of the van. It just frustrated me that they both just gave into things as if they'd be shot if they didn't go along with it. They could have run off together, having the upper hand on their meddling family, and it still would have been a romance. I know it's stupid of me to have this hang-up, but there it is.All in all this was a fun, little romance about being forced into a blind date.