Review: Good But Nearly Great
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 10, 2013
At the start of this book, very quickly I felt the intense connection between Jake and Ivy. The author portrays Ivy as an independent woman, not to be mistaken as fragile or helpless, in both the physical and emotional sense. Yet, in the same token, under her strong shell, Ivy has a wealth of vulnerability and past transgressions to overcome. Jake is portrayed as strong, all encompassing, and undoubtably confident. Though his strength is tethered to his need for control. As the story goes on, their chemistry is fueled primarily by sexual tension and honest confessions. Nothing was done or said in half measure. The tension level continued to rise as time became a prevalent factor in nearly every situation they encountered, whether it was the hours spent on a date or time spent apart. However, what I could not believe was how abrupt and somewhat inconclusive the ending was. I mean that, you can infer what occurs, but there is still some left over conflict resolution to be had and teasers of side stories brimming to fruition. I'm hopeful that there is a part two, but if not, this was a good effort for the author's first book.