Review: :0)
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 23, 2014
Length: 2791 kindleStyle: African American RomanceStory: GOODIntimacy level: GOODEnjoyment: FAIRSeries: A Royal Affair (book# 1)I was enjoying this book up until a certain point. It started out so great, then my interest dipped mid way through the read and then peaked a tiny bit again. How an author chooses to write a story, I have no problems with. If they want to make a character do something I don't like, that's no problem as well. I won't based my review on that. However, Gavin to me started out so strong; the curiosity of who he is and the mystery around him is what kept me fired up. Then, here he goes with the choices he makes that will later come back to haunt him. At times he seemed weak especially the scenes he has with his mother and sometimes with Nila. My fire for him slowly dies as my attachment and connection to him faded. Towards the end, my feelings shifted again to kind of liking him as he tries to prove himself to Lara, but it wasn't the same as the way I felt in the beginning. Lara, I liked her character, but the author did something with her character that was so random and unexpected that I was uncertain how to react to it.Also, I know they are in another country, but using the word shag to describe the sexual act was ruining the vibe of the read. I just don't think its a word that I would like to see in my romance novels.Overall, this was a likable story believe it or not. The consistency for me was a bit up and down at times, therefore, my enjoyment was the same. FYI, there is a cliffhanger. I am beginning to hate cliffhangers.