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Protecting What's His by Tessa Bailey

3 reviews

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

  In this mostly spicy romance while Ginger is running from her past, she runs right into a cop, the last thing she needs. While Derek, a police lieutenant, isn't looking for love and has some semi-unusual sexual interests. 
   This wasn't quite as spicy as I imagined it would be, but still spicier than most contemporary romances. The book overall was pretty good. I really liked Willa the little sister.
    I, however, didn't like the
virgin part of the storyline
it sort of made sense with Ginger's character but is a bit overdone.
     Overall it was pretty good, though Derek was too alpha male for my tastes, in his violence and need to basically mark Ginger, this book would be approached differently if written today, not a decade ago, I'm sure. 
 
  Narrator Rating: 3 stars
      I'm not sure if it was just the speed I listened to or something else, but she sounded like she had something in her mouth at times, her speech was just odd. 

   Extra ratings: Fluff - 1/5  Heartfelt- 4/5   Helpful-NA    Horror- 0/5    Inspiration- NA   Love aka Romance-4/5   Mystery-0/5    Predictability- 4/5    Spice- 3.5/5  Suspense- 0/5   Tear 1.5/5  Thrill- 0/5  Humor-2/5 
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allingoodtime's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

While I was quickly immersed in this story and greatly enjoyed the book if I’m being honest, I would have enjoyed it more ten years ago when it was first published. Instead, every slightly shady thing that happens around Derek and his job as a police officer felt icky to me.

Derek is actually a really good guy. He’s an aggressive alpha, but that is separate from him being a cop. His alpha tendencies and Ginger’s response to them are some of the best parts of this story. I’m not going to spoil things, but a few parts made me wrinkle my nose.

Luckily, this story has a lot going for it. Ginger and her sister Willa are great together. They made me laugh and cry. Ginger holds so much on her shoulders and Willa sees that so she, in turn, is holding a lot in so as not to put more on Ginger’s plate. It’s a beautiful relationship.

As for Ginger and Derek, they have instant chemistry. As much as they drove each other crazy, they couldn’t deny their connection. Ginger has a lot of walls up and has every reason to not trust that someone in law enforcement will be okay with her past. Derek lives and breathes his job but quickly realizes he wants to make time in his life for Ginger and her sister.

This was my first Tessa Bailey book and I’m glad I finally decided to pick one of her stories up. 
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charm0nix's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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