Review: Sweet
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2014
I was a little hesitant to read this book, even tho I am a huge KA fan bc I saw a lot of mixed reviews from long time fans. They complained that KA has  changed her style since she went with a publisher. I think there is less tension and fewer "heroic" episodes in the traditional damsel in distress (heroines are kidnapped, threatened bodily harm, etc), but to be honest, that can get tiring after a while and feel unrealistic, especially since most of her books take place in small towns in the mid west or in Denver. So, the heroines have different crises now, like horrible parents that they need rescuing from. Perhaps less harrowing but definitely more realistic. So, I liked this book a lot because there was different kind of angst, the love scenes had less rough sex but more slow, sweet, simmering crock pot sex (marinates all day and builds to a slow crescendo sex), which can also be hot. My only irritation is that many of KA's heroes don't communicate well, they expect the heroine to "pay attention" to their behavior because they struggle so much to say the "L" word. Several times in the book I was PISSED with Ham/Reece bc he expected Zara to magically figure out how he felt about her when given his history of commitment issues, she would have been a fool not to be wary. But, as always, the characters were likeable and well developed, we got to visit with old friends from previous books (Rex and Nina) and the hero/heroine had their HEA. Good read!!