My rating: 2 of 5 stars
You know what? Honestly one of the better romance novels I have read. I would give it 2.5 stars if the system allowed. Fast paced, well written (for the genre) and interesting.
One of the things that bothered me the most, and resulted in a lower rating, was the “forced consensual sex”. When your character is thinking things like “my mind is screaming no and I try to push him away but my body is screaming yes and won’t let me” it gets a little weird. I totally understand the romance genre dynamic of having two characters at odds eventually fall in love but usually by the point of physical contact the characters have softened their attitudes a bit. In this novel the main characters were completely at odds (regardless of the numerous sex scenes) until probably the last 5 pages – it was very jarring.
The sex would also happen at very inappropriate times – in one situation these main character had just been attacked and is very upset/shaken and as the “love interest” walks her to the car after she files a report and he suddenly grabs her and kisses her. She is bleeding and bruised. This is I think right after the first time they met so it’s literally a random stranger authority figure. Kinda uncomfortable.
Somehow the author makes it work and regardless of the awkwardness I would probably read more in this series. The characters were interesting enough to have me wondering how their stories progressed and the world building – although not spectacular – is enough to want me to learn more.
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