Review: Moving on
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 17, 2014
*I received a copy of this book courtesy of Mark My Words Book Publicity, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review*2 starsI knew going into this story that the first episode would be a lot of world building, short and sweet. Frustrating to get a story in shorts but the cover and blurb attracted me so I figured I would try it. There are certain limitations with novella lengths so I tend to be a little more lenient if there are less details, a little rushed, ect, and feel you can still enjoy them with some minor flaws that are hard to avoid. However, this one was a little train wreck-ish to me. I'm going to apologize in advance and say I hope this doesn't come off as cruel. I have no bad feelings towards the book or author, I'm just trying to be honest. Not every reader is going to love every book and that's ok. First, the characters were flat. We meet Cheyenne who is under her parents thumb, not even allowed to choose her own husband, financial freedom but really just a modern day princess in an ivory tower. You hear her story and know you should feel something for her but you just, don't. In fact, I had very little emotion evoked the whole book and really that's the main reason for the low rating. It wasn't throw it in the trash horrible but even the sex was super rushed and didn't increase my pulse a fraction. Luke could have been any man that walked in the door, that's how little he was developed. Yes, there was a brief back story but he still somehow remained faceless. I never felt like there were feelings between them, not even lust. I would have loved the whole forbidden affections angle built up more. This also didn't feel like erotica to me, it felt like NA, the dialogue felt like it was between two people in their late teens and there was nothing erotic about it. Regardless of age or maturity though, lines like " For someone who seemed so stuck up, you're damned good at letting loose." while they're taking their clothes off to have sex... you can keep that I barely know you condom less "member" in your boxers Luke. This is a series that I'm going to stop while I'm ahead and wish the author the best of luck in the future, but this just wasn't my style.