Review: Not what I expected
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2014
2 1/2-3 stars.  This is a problem I have with many books I anxiously wait for.  They don't meet my expectations, since I have in my mind how I THINK the characters should act, but the author has their own idea how the story should play out.  I love Kristen Ashly--I still love Kristen Ashley.  This story just wasn't for me.  I actually found the romantic storyline spicy, but boring.  (About a third of the ways through, I actually stopped and reread another KA book I love--"Raid"--just to get my KA fix). I enjoyed the secondary characters--especially the parts with the cameos from other books--more entertaining than the main characters.  I actually found Benny disappointing.  He was definitely a "hot Italian", but (except for the beginning) he was not the possessive alpha I have come to enjoy from a KA book.  Part of me liked how he let Frankie make her own choices, but something was lacking I really can't put my finger on.  And Frankie-- for being such a strong, independent woman, she was a little too "push-over" for my taste.  I'm all for "let bygones be bygones", but a little conversation and explanation goes a long way for me to forgive 7 years of heart ache instead of a smile and a hug.  Plus she has her issues with her own family--that's a whole different story.  The action/suspense part just sort of "popped up" well into the second half, and played out quickly.  I didn't find this part well woven with the rest of the story.  It was almost as if the book was two stories smoothed together.  I understand, that writing is an art form, and the authors have to write how the story comes to them.  This one just wasn't my favorite--can't win them all! I will definitely be looking forward to her next release.