Review: This was a fun read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2014
3.5 StarsThis was the first novel I've read from Diane Alberts. I really liked her writing style and her realistic dialogue. I will definitely check out her other releases. I thought the romance between Tyler and Christine was cute. It was easy to root for them. I really loved Tyler. Diane can definitely write swoony heroes.The reason I didn't give it a higher rating had to do with the story itself. ***SPOILER ALERT*** The first sex scene is my favorite part of any contemporary romance story. I love the flirting, anticipation, and then the event itself. Unfortunately, I couldn't get into the sex-against-a-tree thing. Sorry, but having your back rubbed up and down a tree is NOT orgasmic - it's effin painful. I could not accept that Christine was loving life. I also couldn't understand why Tyler (who brought a sleeping bag) wouldn't have thought of something a bit more comfortable. My second issue was the fact that Tyler basically ran away when they had sex prior to this book. I found it unbelievable that neither one of them contacted each other for YEARS. This was her losing her v-card to the guy she's in love with and he rolls out and she never insists on any reason why? Yeah, right. If some dude did that to me, I'd chase him down by any means necessary which includes contacting the FBI for the WTF conversation. Sorry, but both these things were too unrealistic for me. Both took me totally out of the story and made it hard for me to get back into.Bottom line: It was good enough that I will try out her other books, but I doubt it's her best book.