Review: Short but JUST right
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2012
I was skeptical about this book because of the cover and the mention of explicit sex. Sex is a given in romance novels and eroticas but I just don't care much for the overtly cheesy, "dirty" dialogue, unsexy correct terms for body parts and the like.But it was $0.99 and a sample doesn't hurt anyone. So after reading that I was interested, bought it and really kind of loved it.Short and sweet yet just RIGHT on what I love and want out of romance novels.Jake Martin and Hannah Hahn are the couple you want to see in the tabloids. He's the Superbowl MVP quarterback, she's a Victoria Secret model. Both are attractive and interesting. But behind the scenes these two are fighting their attractive. Seven months prior, the two had a week long fling that was quickly turning into more until an upcoming photo shoot for Playboy and a blowout ended the bliss. Fast forward, the two meet up again at her best friend's and his teammates wedding. You know what they say about groomsmen and bridesmaids.Jake and Hannah rekindle their romance while holding their cards close to the vest. While just a week of sex, the two ended up falling for each other but with their careers and tempers they hold it in.These two are a hero and heroine you want to root for. Both have everything going for them but they both have their demons. His with his father and hers with both her father and mother. You want to cry for Hannah when past with her mother is revealed. Both are what the other needs to grow stronger.There's just enough sex (which in my opinion is how sex should be in romance novels. It was hot yet it wasn't nasty and odd monologues when the two should be focusing on the actual sex instead of spouting paragraph after paragraph about how good it feels, what her see-you-next-Tuesday looks like and so forth) that takes me out of the moment and is a distraction. It's like that awkwardness when you don't know what to say so you just start saying unnecessary stuff. Erotica sex scenes and most romance sex scenes are like that for me. WAY too much dialogue during the actual sex and too much descriptions on body parts.There were some minor typos. A "he" instead of "her" and "you" instead of "your" and similar things but not too many to be an annoyance.I'm not too disappointed on it being short because there was no time for the story to drag. It had potential to drag had it been longer. Unnecessary angst when Jake was gone for training camp but because of the shortness, time moves forward and we get to the gist of things. It ends nicely in a bow but it was perfect for me.This little shorty gets it right. It's just enough to pack a punch and leave you satisfied.Overall: it's $0.99 and for that, if you want a smile and a satisfying read, PICK IT UP.