Review: light and fluffy paranormal romance
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 20, 2013
Sweetly Bad. Anya BretonARC supplied via Netgalley.I'd not read Wickedly Good, but these are stand alone novels, though linked by characters from each book so its still fine to read one without the other. Hurrah, like a series but without Horrible Cliffhangers!Erica was a great female lead, strong, independent, curvy (hurrah!!) and ones of those genuinely kind people who never the less aren't afraid to speak their mind, in a tactful way. And Drew certainly needed someone like her in his life. He's a selfish egotist, brought up believing he has a right to whatever, and whoever he wants. That's partly his mothers fault, she seems to be a powerful influence, and let her boys do whatever they want. He turns up at Erica's garage with his broken down Ferrari, just as his mum has decided enough is enough, and its time he grew up and stood up for himself.  Erica has had a bad time in past and her last ex is still harassing her to sell him her garage. Her sister walks all over her, continually using her to babysit, playing the guilt card. Poor Erica, she needs money and support, what she gets is a harassing ex, a  user sister, and now a yuppie playboy...it's time life gave her a break.Drew, he was so typical of those in that group - the people who think their money and influence makes them important. Its not until he calls his string of girlfriends, who know he's now rogue. therefore money and powerless, that he realises just how shallow his life is, and that no-one wants to help him. He thinks Erica, being a little plump, will fall at his feet if he crooks his finger, and yet...she doesn't. She has some terrific comebacks, but her heart means she can't just leave him when she hears everyone dumping him. Its great too, to have for a change a male lead who's not Mr Wonderful at everything. When he kisses Erica and she tells him he's awful at it, his shock is so funny. She's right though, when books say "devoured with a kiss" they don't mean we want to be hoovered into the man's mouth, feeling suffocated and that we need to hold on to something to stop us disappearing down a throat... or slobbered on. That's really off-putting, that feeling you need to wipe your face after a sloppy, saliva laden kiss.  He's a quick learner though, and somehow these two total opposites soon are into some hot and heavy action, and Drew is making some good changes to his life.Its a short book though so the action takes place over a couple of days, rather than weeks, which is harder to accept. The paranormal witchy bit too is very short, really only a side issue to the story, providing reasons for his being money/power less. Its a fun read, but very light - a sort of Angel Delight book, like the dessert it's light and airy, easy to finish  but then after that you really want a bit more substance.  Priced at 2.48 for 142 pages/252kb its not cheap, though id its one you'd re read that adds to the VFM ratio. For me though its just a one off read.Stars: three