Review: Too Short to Live Up To Potential
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 01 10, 2014
This book had a lot of potential. I liked the idea of a heroine who doesn't let her disability get in the way of enjoying life despite the fact that she had a limited childhood. I also loved her because she loves dogs. I also liked the war weary hero looking for an intelligent woman to be his companion in life. The story is just too short to really make the story click. The hero pretty much immediately starts lusting after the heroine and wants to marry her after only one night. True, they knew each other as children but they don't really know each other that well. I can see why the hero would fall in love with the heroine but I didn't really see the appeal of the hero. There isn't much in the way of back story for the hero. I don't really know much about him except that he must be a younger son, has an income, has been in the Navy all his life and wants to build ships. He's kind to the heroine, but I get the impression she doesn't know any men outside her own family. I would like to have seen her exposed to the world a bit more before settling on one man. A full length novel would do much better justice to this story. There could be more interactions between the hero and heroine and a chance for love to slowly grow. A longer book would also develop the characters more.For those keeping track: there IS a bit of sensuality in the story. They fantasize about touching each other and being in bed together. That comes randomly out of nowhere, especially for a sheltered young woman. It seemed out of place in what could be a sweet, touching story.This is different from what I usually read but I would be interested in seeing the story develop to it's full potential.