Review: A Quick, Fun and Entertaining read.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 28, 2013
This is a novella, a short story and it's about sex.  It is sexy, sweet and detailed. Not cringe worthy graphic, but you can definitely imagine everything these characters are doing. This is a short story, which I usually hate. When I am finished with a book, I want to feel as if the characters are my best friends or enemies, depending on how much I like the book. I usually don't feel that way with novellas, but with "How to Misbehave," I really didn't care.This story is a snippet of a love story. We drop in on Tony and Amber at the beginning of their romance. It's ripe, brand new and filled with possibilities. From the final page of this story, this relationship can become anything. I really enjoyed that. We go from the awkward conversation, to interest, to strong attraction and finally the realization that there could be more between them than just sex.The thing is, every girl's first time should be with a guy like Tony. When I say first time, I don't just mean losing your virginity. Nope, every girls first time with a new lover, first time after a break up, first time after a dry spell, etc, should be with a guy like Tony. Tony is calm, he is patient and is never annoyed with Amber's inexperience. He explores her body, learns everything she likes while teaching her what he likes. I usually find sex scenes to be a little too much. There are authors who go on for pages and pages, until I am rolling my eyes and skipping the scene entirely. Not so in "How to Misbehave," Amber's sexual history is so boring; you are literally cheering Tony on. Someone had to teach this girl the correct way to misbehave!Tony seems to do everything right. He is a confident, but fair boss. He is an accomplished lover and a guy who does not assault strange women in basements during tornadoes. Tony's lack of faith in himself didn't seem to add up with the man we experience. I wanted to know more and discover what it was in his past that made him distrustful of himself. Many times a characters dark past is something outlandish or ridiculous. I found Tony's past to be heartbreaking and filled with guilt that I understood and sympathized with."How to Misbehave" is a quick, fun and entertaining read. I am becoming a big fan of how seamlessly Knox writes romantic male leads who are strong and confident, without the borderline obsessive and abusive tendencies that other authors have embraced.