Review: The first LC I didn't enjoy
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 31, 2014
This might get me killed by LC fans, but I can still be a fan and post a fair and critical review. I've read plenty of LC's books, have given most 4-stars, a few 3-stars, but this is the first time I've rated one a 2-star. I just didn't care for it. I wasn't pulled in by the main couple, and the romance itself was lackluster and even boring.All the hallmarks were there for a good LC romance: the gruff hero, the wounded heroine, the chance for a thrilling seduction, forced time spent together, and a bit of angst and anger, all of which are things I love and wanted to read. I just feel the story was a non-story, very repetitive and redundant. The characters spent too much time thinking and feeling the same things over again and again. That, and the secrets, became tedious.Also, given what had happened to the heroine, I think LC missed the mark on how this hero should have been, how he should have acted. Not the right kind of hero for this type of wounded heroine. When he told her saying 'no' was not an option, I cringed. So much of their time together felt off and not fun and not romantic. And having said that, much of that was due to the secret the heroine was keeping from the hero. I can take a misunderstanding in a romance, if that misunderstanding doesn't go on forever. This one lasted until the very end of the book. And by then, I was frustrated and over it.This had great potential, but it didn't deliver any true romance, any real heat, or any deep character. A total let down for me.