Review: Cute and funny!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 18, 2013
*I received an ARC from the Alice Bello in exchange for an honest review*Hope Breaks piqued my interest from the very beginning. When you have a book starts out like this:"I'm not done yet," he admonished, his voice deep with want."Well, stop with the tickling then, and get to it," I said pressing my free foot into his hard hairless chest. Good god, his flesh was soft and warm...and he smelled delicious.He raised an eyebrow and smirked. "Yes, ma'am."I'm a military wife so her hear the phrase "Yes, ma'am." multiple times a day and I don't even think twice about it. However, when those two simple words come from the likes of Brad Pitt, while painting and massaging feet, it sure makes one perk up and pay attention. Even if it happens to only be in a daydream. *sigh*Hope is working as a photographer and works on making book covers for a publisher. She isn't your typical heroine. She is a little frumpy, drives an old beat up car and is just trying to survive. Her latest book cover is rejected and she is in a race against time to come up with a new cover and keep her job.Jake is sweet, smart and funny. He is, what I think of as, a typical male for his age. I'm talking about a real world typical and not book heroes typical. He isn't your millionaire/billionaire, bad boy, rock star, etc. He is just average and works at the Wal-Mart Tire & Lube Express.So, why was Hope Breaks so great if it was so typical and normal everyday? Because it was just that, something I can relate to personally. I'm so used to books that try and make everything either drama filled or so outrageous that its not even close to something I know about from experience. This was such a nice change of pace. And, of course, reading about characters going through things that you have, can be rather entertaining.If you are looking for a quick book that is about real people with everyday problems such as stressful, headache filled trip to Wal-Mart, than this is the perfect book. But, be prepared, Hope Breaks ends on a little cliffhanger.This novella is part of 3 book series:Hope Breaks ~ Out now!Hope Entangles ~ Coming SoonHope Rises ~ Coming Soon