Review: Good, but plot development needed some work
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 5, 2014
I read Cheryl McIntyre's entire Sometimes Never series awhile back (which I loved and highly recommend!), and based on those books, and the premise for this book, I think I was expecting more of a romance, so I was a little surprised that this story was mainly a suspense thriller.  It was still good and held my interest throughout, but I felt that the plot had some holes that could have been better explained and there were gaps in the timeline that were never really filled, hence the reason I am giving it only 3 stars.  The writing was good, but whenever there is a crime element thrown into the story line, I like it to be realistic and well thought out. In this book, the criminals were able to get to the brothers and their friends a little to easily, the friends were able to get away a little too easily, and then the criminals were taken out a little too easily.  Overall, an entertaining read, but it just felt like some key elements to the story were missing.On another note, it has to be said that the cliffhanger and novella trends that are going on really need to STOP!  I am a serious reader with HUNDREDS of books on my TBR list. I hate wasting my time on cliffhangers and series that come in 50 page installments, and purposely avoid them. I would have passed on this book if I realized it ended on a cliffhanger. I loved the Sometimes Never series because each installment was a standalone story. I think most readers will agree.