Review: Didn't make a favourable impact on me.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 10 5, 2013
This is a novella, but I don't think that's the reason for its shortcomings. For some reason, it failed to grab me and, like another reviewer stated, it's a bit hard to pinpoint why. Nevertheless, I'll try...Firstly, this is a transatlantic romance. The heroine, Alexandra (Lexy), is from the UK, the hero, Alexander (Alex), is from the USA. I've read some very good stories that involve a holiday romance between characters from different countries - "Sexy Berkeley (Sexy Series)" by Dani Lovell immeidately comes to mind - and when you have characters from different regional backgrounds, you expect to see some language and cultural differences. But this didn't really come through in "Whirl". For the most part, I really felt that Lexy was speaking and thinking with a US accent. I couldn't discern her British flavour in the story at all.Secondly, Lexy annoyed me. I found some of her behaviour just ridiculous. She took immaturity to a level that made me think Alex, who was supposed to be very responsible, just wouldn't go there.Thirdly, these two were pretty quick to get intimate, which was no surprise given the short time they had together, but I wasn't feeling the sexual tension and emotion that was supposed to be incited by their relationship.Finally, a particular plot device that was used toward the end of the story just left me shaking my head. Because if it was going to happen to anyone, of course it would happen to Lexy.I really didn't particularly like it. Having said that, there are far worse reads out there for $2.99, so if you are looking for a holiday romance with a military flavour and a dash of spice, perhaps give it a shot.