Review: good but not great
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 2, 2014
Trying Too Hard.... Molly Ann WishladeReview from Jeannie Zelos Book reviews.Erotic romance, I love those so requesting this book was a no brainer, from the description it sounded like a fun read. And it was...but...it fitted the title a bit too well. It seemed to be trying so hard to fit in the erotic part that the story and the beauty of romance got lost. I wasn't really sure why Catrin had two jobs? Why she abandoned her principles, her mums lifelong tirade against men that was ingrained into her psyche, to get together with Henri risking the job she's been working so hard for. She knows if she's caught that's it – she's out, job gone, career gone and all that hard work lost, and it just didn't fit the image we had of her. Lust certainly, Henri clearly is gorgeous, but there needed for me to be something more than just that for her to risk so much.Henri is a real dream, lovely character, but again I needed to know a bit more about him as a person, not just as a sex god! Then there's the potential for some terrific jealousy angle, with the introduction of a beautiful model as his partner to boost media appearances, but its really a bit of a washout for me, when it could have been such a strong, sharp, anguishing,  heartbreaking part.So it becomes a story that's certainly well done on the erotic end, but where for me the beauty of romance is lacking, the build up, the being together, the heartbreak were all just OK when I need them to be fabulous. Its priced at 2.84 for 144 pages, and I think if it had been longer, with more on them as people and their lives I’d have rated it higher.Stars: Three.ARC supplied by Netgalley.