Review: Refreshing Quick Read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 31, 2013
REVIEWED BY SUNNYVivvy Marsh knows she doesn't stick. That is why she hasn't ever found herself in a meaningful relationship and loves traveling for her job. Vivvy's backstory is well written, and it becomes obvious throughout SEVEN-NIGHT STAND why the "stick factor" is hard for her to come by. But that doesn't stop her from trying to find a new reality TV show that WILL stick!Enter Nate Harrington, a man committed to making his grandfather's family business and his love for planes a success. He wants NOTHING to do with this TV show! Nicole Helm does a great job of developing Nate's character as well. She is skilled at letting us in on what makes Nate tick and how the dynamics of his family define who and what he is.I loved the backdrop of this book. The L.A. girl in high heels walking around a small-town Kansas airfield seems like a stretch, but Helm makes it work! I could picture Vivvy at the airfield perfectly comfortable in her own skin. That is, until Nate gets under it! The chemistry is strong between these two characters, and there is even a bit of lust at first sight. I enjoyed the dynamics between Vivvy and Nate and how their personalities and past helped them constantly surprise the other. There could have been more spiciness written into their sexy time for my taste, but you could still enjoy what they were experiencing in their fling.The opposites attract feel of SEVEN-NIGHT STAND worked for me! Their mutual interest in having a fling created the backbone of the story, and I enjoyed everything else Helm built in to make it more complicated than that! There were times that the dialog was difficult to read. Since it was supposed to be conversational, it felt broken, and at times required a reread. Thankfully, this didn't deter from the story. There was also a time where I wished there would have been a bit more detail to how much time had passed in the story. From one perspective, it sounded like a lot of time had passed, but then I realized from the other perspective that it hadn't. These were a couple of little things that were a bit distracting to me, yet definitely didn't get in the way of really enjoying SEVEN-NIGHT STAND or wanting to read more of Nicole Helm's upcoming books!BOTTOM LINEThis small-town-guy-meets-city-girl book was a fun and easy read. The characters were well developed and the airfield backdrop to the story was great. It may not be spicy enough for those that prefer steamy sexy time, but there is definitely chemistry in this SEVEN-NIGHT STAND.RATING: BNote: I received a review copy of this title courtesy of the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review.