Review: Liked Connor, Not as Enamored with Tamsin
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 21, 2013
First, I liked the character of Connor. He was the perfect mix of aggressive male, but with a vulnerable side. My favorite scene had him injured and in a tough spot. But I couldn't figure out why he was so dead-set on marrying Tamsin, especially as she continued to treat him badly.I thought I would like Tamsin, as I'm a business owner and mom to a 6-year-old daughter myself. But I just could not get into her character. One moment resentful of any help Connor might offer (especially if she perceived it as "meddling" in her business affairs), and the next, relying on him to handle everything at home (with little appreciation I might add).Tamsin's emotionally absent father and resulting miserable mother was supposed to be her reason for resisting Connor. But it felt too stretched out, she held onto that for too long, and became a little too much "telling" and not enough "showing."I wanted more of Connor - the man who can run a corporation and ALSO help out at home is extremely sexy - but we didn't get to see much of that side of him. And his emotional responses to finding out Tamsin's secret about her daughter... I would have expected more anger and resentment, maybe walk away (at least for a short time).Finally, instead of using a big event/fear of loss to push Tamsin to that final happy decision, the author used a business deal/event. I thought that was an interesting, different approach. However, it didn't carry as much emotional punch as a "typical" big event/fear of loss, and the prejudicial issues related to it could have been more interesting.