Review: Could have been so much more...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 29, 2012
This was a quick read. I just "liked" it, didn't "love" it. Why? Because the authors didn't develop scenes with the emotional tension I was anticipating from their own set-up! For instance, Tanya is an internationally acclaimed ballroom dancer. Her jilted ex-lover, Parker, is trying to resist her charms. He seems unable to help being a little jealous when his dancer & studio-owner sister tells him Tanya has partnered up with her lusty-hot ballroom teacher. He even asks sis if the guy has a "good build." (What?! Oh, yes, he did! LOL!) Anyway, I'm waiting on pins and needles for the upcoming ballroom dancing demonstration, thinking we're going to get some detailed description on Tanya's and Julio's sexy tango and what feelings that might invoke in Parker. Do we get it? Nope. Parker doesn't even show. What about later, when they perform at a charity event that Parker attends? Yeah, he sees it. No description whatsoever from any perspective. How did he feel about it? Not sure. Things like that kept happening. It was very frustrating.There were a few points that were delivered on, don't get me wrong, but the title is Touch Me and Tango! Come on! Even Parker and Tanya end up tangoing and all I get for a description is that it was "scintillating." Thanks. Show me, don't tell me! Argh!Also, for those of you who like to read a romance that doesn't have explicitly detailed sex scenes, this fits the bill. I don't mind either way, but the sex scenes here didn't evoke any emotion in me. They were executed with a clinical overview of the activity and no depth of feeling was portrayed. It left me saying, "So what?" When written well, just a kiss can get my heart (or other parts) swelling! Not here.This book could have been so much more interesting: a previously selfish person shedding that skin, love reunited, sexy ballroom dancing, a diamond hunt, and a threatening villain. Good ideas, could have been better. I liked it. Could have loved it! I hear the first one was better--I may try it and see! (That reminds me: one other good point is that you do not need to read these books in order. Kudos to the authors for managing that feat!)