Review: Slide is a great, sexy contemporary read to add to your collection
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 1, 2013
First Thoughts: 4 stars! Ryan Fox himself was a 5 star though. ;) Slide is a great, sexy contemporary read to add to your collection!Plot, Pacing and Style:  When we first meet Evangeline and Ryan they both seem to have it all: money, fame, and good looks. However, we all know that what we see isn't always reality. Both of these characters have some serious demons to deal with, and once they start to share their secrets with each other they both begin to heal.The pacing in this book was really good; I never felt bored or found the plot going in circles. The story kept moving ahead by giving the reader just a little bit more every chapter and I couldn't help but turn the page. This book was told only from Evangeline's POV, so everything we learned was on her time.The MCs: I loved Ryan Fox. That is all. He is every woman's dream man. I actually pictured Derek Jeter the entire book, and yes, it worked for me. ;) He oozed confidence on almost every level, except to himself, which made him so believable to me as he battled his own inner demons. It was as if he overcompensated on the outside to deal with his past. I also loved his persistence, he never gave up on Evangeline but gave her space when she needed it. He also embraced his own feelings really well, and was never afraid that it would make him less masculine... and I loved him for it.I went back and forth about my feelings for Evangeline.  Sometimes I really liked her, and other times I wanted to strangle her for being foolish. The situation with Jessica was very obvious and all the conclusions that Evangeline jumped to were ridiculous. However, it actually made me love Ryan more because he put up with it.As far as secondary characters go, I really didn't care for Evangeline's best friend Derek at all. Ryan hit the nail on the head with that one when he said he didn't care for him either and was selfish. He didn't really add any support to the story, or Evangeline for that matter, but maybe he had always been in her life so that's why she still kept him as a close friend. I would have rather seen Connor, or even Gabriella as her supporting friend here.Romance /Chemistry: It was immediate. And H-O-T. I think Mr. Fox had one thing on the brain and that was sex sex sex.Title/Cover: I'm not sure I'm in love with either, but at the same time don't dislike them. The title must be about baseball? But I'm not sure. The girl on the cover is attractive, but not how I pictured Evangeline.Ending:We got a great HEA that was still really real. Very well done. :) Gripes/suggestions: Some of the writing was a little rough in the beginning, it just didn't flow or draw me in. However, it got much smoother as the story went on and I really grew to love the story and the characters. I think Ms. Congdon found her groove and the whole thing took off so nicely.There was also a weird little sexy scene in the beginning, when Evangeline cooked dinner for Ryan. Honestly, it was so dirty and I'm not sure if the point was to get the reader turned on, or show that Ryan Fox is one kinky dude. If it was to show that Ryan was kinky I can make peace with it. Kind of. Not really sure. I do know Ryan is definitely naughty, *cough and I liked that about him a lot cough*.  If you know about my preferred reading style, it's actually all the build up and talk, not the actual sex scenes themselves. Final Thoughts/Rec It? Yes! Will I read book 2? Well, in case you don't know it's going to be Slide from Ryan's POV. Do I need to read the story again? Not really, but oh mah gawd I would love to hear the thoughts that run through his brain.