Review: Lacey, Lacey, Lacey... Girl...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 25, 2014
A Taste of Lacey was provided to me as a Kindle loan from a book club friend. I was on the fence about the price point of the book so she loaned it to me stating, "It's great, just read it!"This was my first time reading Ms. Hughes' work and I have to say I found it delightful. The chemistry between Ryder and Lacey was hot and overall, the story line was enjoyable. My major issue came towards the latter part of the book. I cannot stand insecure heroines and Lacey absolutely became THAT woman. She made me want to scream. Ryder's character was consistent throughout the entire book, but the insecurity Lacey displayed towards the end when she became overwhelmed by her emotions,  really irked me. I fail to understand what it is about heroines who seemingly have it together throughout the duration of the book, suddenly being unable to come to terms with the idea that a man who has done nothing but treat them kindly, will walk away. LOL maybe it's true to life for some authors... who knows. I cannot claim to understand what a writer's motivation is when this happens in stories. An author should always tell the tale as you envision it but it just happens to be a pet peeve that I see on a recurring basis in many romance novels. In any case, this was a fun read. There were a few minor editing issues but nothing that was excessive. Still not sure if I would've spend over $5.00 on under 200 pages, but I will say that I was engaged. Good writing Ms. Hughes. A job well done.