obscurefangirl's review against another edition
3.0
It was interesting and enjoyable but a typical romance novel none the less.
readerbug2's review
3.0
If it wasn't for the sweet ending, this would've been 2 stars for me. That payoff was great, and I can tell it really meant a lot to the characters. What almost ruined it for me were the questionable ethics , and the pacing was all over the place. I swore the book finished at the 55% mark. Alas, there was a lot more to go, and it just dragged.
One of my least favorite romance novel plots is when the hero and heroine aren't honest with each other. There was so much "she did this because she thought he wanted that" and "he did that because he misheard her" that I almost threw my kindle across the room. Instead of being cryptic all the time, if they just said what was bothering them, the entire book would've ended a lot sooner.
I was also disappointed in Willingham's heroine. Lianna started out as an interesting character with a strong case of OCD. Her emotions, fears, and anger were all justified, and I was curious to know how Rhys was going to overcome them. The answer is to get kidnapped. Seriously, Lianna was pretty TSTL, and it was enraging. This also meant Rhys had very little character development because he realized he loved her when she went missing for the gazillionth time.
I don't know what's going on with this series, but there's a lot of violence against the heroines and kidnappings because the women couldn't have a guard for five minutes. Usually, Willingham is more creative than this, and while I like a good hero saving the heroine situation, this is starting to get ridiculous and redundant. Hopefully the third is better.
One of my least favorite romance novel plots is when the hero and heroine aren't honest with each other. There was so much "she did this because she thought he wanted that" and "he did that because he misheard her" that I almost threw my kindle across the room. Instead of being cryptic all the time, if they just said what was bothering them, the entire book would've ended a lot sooner.
I was also disappointed in Willingham's heroine. Lianna started out as an interesting character with a strong case of OCD. Her emotions, fears, and anger were all justified, and I was curious to know how Rhys was going to overcome them. The answer is to get kidnapped. Seriously, Lianna was pretty TSTL, and it was enraging. This also meant Rhys had very little character development because he realized he loved her when she went missing for the gazillionth time.
I don't know what's going on with this series, but there's a lot of violence against the heroines and kidnappings because the women couldn't have a guard for five minutes. Usually, Willingham is more creative than this, and while I like a good hero saving the heroine situation, this is starting to get ridiculous and redundant. Hopefully the third is better.
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