Review: Not Bad, But...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 1, 2014
there is no doubt in my mind I ended up buying this book because of the cute puppy and the hot chest of the front cover. I am a sucker for cute animals, the eye candy being an added bonus. ;-)  I hadn't read any books by Gina Watson and the rest of the series looked interesting so I thought I would start with this one. It is actually book two in the "St Martin Family Saga" series. That really didn't matter though it could be read as a standalone. No problem. Also it got good reviews when I had a look around.This review does contain spoilers. I just can't talk about it and not include a few biggies so be warned. Cory is the new vet in town and working his way through the entire female population. The sex comes easy and Cory doesn't bother with the  same women twice. Brook is witness to two occasions, two, of the Dr indulging in casual sex. It doesn't bother him if they are married or work for him. Anyone is fair game if they are keen.So Cory is not making the best impression right from the get go. He is kind of sweet to her when he has to put her dog down. But Brook seems to fall under his spell and into bed really fast. She knows she wants a relationship, but all of a sudden she is happy with casual sex.  What makes this guy so amazing? Cory will do something nice and then something jerky with in a heart beat of each other. He seems quick to judge Brook, while lacking a lot of remedying qualities himself.You can probably  tell he is not my favouite  male lead of all time. Saying that he did improve, kind of. I couldn't understand why Brook was so keen on him. Sure the sex was hot but so much was left unsaid. After their first night together of unprotected sex. They walk away with out discussing it. What! If I was Brook I would be marching the good Dr in for testing. She knows he is hardly celibate and what about birth control?  This is where it got  bit predictable for me. Brook starts fainting and feeling nauseous. She faints in front of Cory and once again they don't discuss it. All of a sudden I knew exactly where  "Shameless" was headed. The surprise pregnancy to make Cory admit his feelings.I felt like it was unrealistic and predictable  at the same time. In six weeks Cory turns from a womaniser with serious mother issues to the perfect guy ready to commit? He doesn't realise Brook is pregnant when she is fainting and nauseous? Look the writing is not bad, it just felt a bit formulaic.