Review: Pretty Good
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 21, 2013
There were parts of the novel that I enjoyed, and parts that didn't appeal to me. I also thought it was a little too long. A good balance of intrigue, romance, and humour thanks to some of the witty dialogue. I liked the two protagonists, Chris and Hayley, and all their friends, Tex, Caleb, Doc, Easy, and Hawk. I really appreciated the author refraining from the mainstream whereby the couple meet, have sex right away, and then move in together. Instead, Chris and Hayley's relationship grows over time, first from landlord-tenant, to friendship, and lastly to lovers. The patience that Chris showed Hayley when it came to them being romantically involved was impressive to say the least. I should mention that Chris and his friends are definitely alpha-males; and at times so over-the-top alpha which I'm not a huge fan of. I actually found the men went back and forth between being an alpha-male and a regular, decent guy. The one thing I found a little odd were the deep conversations the men would have as a group talking about relationships, and their sexual preferences. Every time Chris screwed up, they'd have this deep conversation about his actions, what he should've done or not done. All of this made it difficult at times to remember that this is a group of men who are mechanics, have done tours in the Middle East, and ride motorcycles. As for Hayley, while I did like her character, I thought the author went a little overboard making her a little too sweet, too goody-goody, someone who is so smart, witty, sassy and can do no wrong. A little too much for me. In the end, it's still a pretty good read.