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iammread's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
avid_read's review
emotional
medium-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? No
3.0
kle105's review
4.0
While I was hoping the dog would play a bigger role in this story I still enjoyed Isabella and Ethan's story. I was hard getting into the constant stop and start of their relationship but could understand her hesitation after losing her first husband to a training accident.
Overall good read, character development, the group bond of the military families, and how it all worked out. I am now reading the second book.
Overall good read, character development, the group bond of the military families, and how it all worked out. I am now reading the second book.
ohthesheenanigans's review
3.0
I've received a ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Honestly, slightly boring novel with uninteresting characters and content. Isabella emtions were too up and down for me, and how she treated Ethan was unnecessary. It was hard for me to feel a real connection between them nor did I see any real chemistry.
Honestly, slightly boring novel with uninteresting characters and content. Isabella emtions were too up and down for me, and how she treated Ethan was unnecessary. It was hard for me to feel a real connection between them nor did I see any real chemistry.
bananatricky's review
2.0
Isabella Knowles is the daughter of a military man and the widow of a military man, she has vowed never to date a man in the military. But then not only does she run into Ethan Masters when he is evacuating a shopping centre but her father dares her to go on a date with a military man who turns out to be none other than Ethan Masters. Despite their obvious attraction to one another Isabella keeps pulling away as everything Ethan does triggers a deep rooted fear. Can she learn to love again?
Oh dear, where do I start? First, I think the cover is a misdirect because although Ethan is a K9 handler we never get to see him at work frankly I think we only see his dog Sam once and that was in a social situation where he didn't do anything. Secondly, we saw nothing about Ethan's career, we hear "he got deployed", "he was on a training exercise" but nothing more, other of course than how sad he is being away from Izzy yadda yadda. Honestly he could have been a used car salesman or a hockey player for all the story we got about his career. Third, Isabella was frankly irritating, she yo-yo'd backwards and forwards with Ethan, going on dates, then storming off, apologising and then asking him to leave. Ethan on the other hand had 'protective' instincts which seemed to consist of insisting on checking that Izzy's doors and windows were properly locked before she went out. Fair enough but does he do it to his male friends and family? My guess is not, it's a sexist belief that women (even his mother who was career military) can't lock a door properly, gah! But mostly my beef with this novel was that it was all about Ethan and Izzy's feelings, nothing really happened, there was no big emergency just page after page of Izzy moping around because she loves him (but won't admit it) but can't face him being in the military. My final criticism is that this was an odd mixture of frequent sex combined with fade to black - some might say all left to the imagination but I just found it odd.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
Oh dear, where do I start? First, I think the cover is a misdirect because although Ethan is a K9 handler we never get to see him at work frankly I think we only see his dog Sam once and that was in a social situation where he didn't do anything. Secondly, we saw nothing about Ethan's career, we hear "he got deployed", "he was on a training exercise" but nothing more, other of course than how sad he is being away from Izzy yadda yadda. Honestly he could have been a used car salesman or a hockey player for all the story we got about his career. Third, Isabella was frankly irritating, she yo-yo'd backwards and forwards with Ethan, going on dates, then storming off, apologising and then asking him to leave. Ethan on the other hand had 'protective' instincts which seemed to consist of insisting on checking that Izzy's doors and windows were properly locked before she went out. Fair enough but does he do it to his male friends and family? My guess is not, it's a sexist belief that women (even his mother who was career military) can't lock a door properly, gah! But mostly my beef with this novel was that it was all about Ethan and Izzy's feelings, nothing really happened, there was no big emergency just page after page of Izzy moping around because she loves him (but won't admit it) but can't face him being in the military. My final criticism is that this was an odd mixture of frequent sex combined with fade to black - some might say all left to the imagination but I just found it odd.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
maureensbooks89's review
3.0
In ‘Blind Date Bet’ we meet Isabella. Isabella was married once to a military guy, but she lost him after being married only for a very short time. After that heartbreak Isabella decided never to date another military man again. But when she goes on a blind date she meets Ethan. And Ethan is everything she could ever want in a guy. Unfortunately he is in the military and has no desire to quit anytime soon.
This book was nice enough to read, but unfortunately not as great as I would have liked. The first thing that I didn’t really like about this book was the main character Isabella. I really didn’t like her character, and I don’t even have a really good reason for it other than I just didn’t like how she acted. For starters she was definitely very unkind to Ethan for a lot of the time, secondly she was just a little to hot one moment and cold the next. I couldn’t really get her.
Ethan’s character on the other hand was one I liked. I enjoyed how kind he was and how focused on his job. Sure he fell in love with Isabella rather quickly, but he wasn’t about to end his career for her and I loved him for it. He also didn’t just take Isabella’s crap which made me love him even more.
The romance between Isabella and Ethan was one I didn’t really feel. In my opinion there just wasn’t any real chemistry between them. And that whole military thing, with the wives taking care of each other.. I didn’t get that. And I think one reason for that was the way this book just felt a little rushed. It lacked details and time to really get the characters.
Overall this book was okay, but not really for me. I was also a little disappointed the whole dog a.k.a. Man’s best friend had such a little role in this book.
This book was nice enough to read, but unfortunately not as great as I would have liked. The first thing that I didn’t really like about this book was the main character Isabella. I really didn’t like her character, and I don’t even have a really good reason for it other than I just didn’t like how she acted. For starters she was definitely very unkind to Ethan for a lot of the time, secondly she was just a little to hot one moment and cold the next. I couldn’t really get her.
Ethan’s character on the other hand was one I liked. I enjoyed how kind he was and how focused on his job. Sure he fell in love with Isabella rather quickly, but he wasn’t about to end his career for her and I loved him for it. He also didn’t just take Isabella’s crap which made me love him even more.
The romance between Isabella and Ethan was one I didn’t really feel. In my opinion there just wasn’t any real chemistry between them. And that whole military thing, with the wives taking care of each other.. I didn’t get that. And I think one reason for that was the way this book just felt a little rushed. It lacked details and time to really get the characters.
Overall this book was okay, but not really for me. I was also a little disappointed the whole dog a.k.a. Man’s best friend had such a little role in this book.
mal_bookdragon's review
3.0
Blind Date Bet
Quick recap: Ethan, airman & k-9 handler, gets set up with Isabella, widow and school teacher. Ethan does a hefty amount of perusing. Izzy’s hung up on the tragic, accidental death of her first husband. There’s also some strain between Izzy and her dad.
This one was of those books where I liked and hated it at the same time.
I wanted more Sam (Ethan’s k-9 partner), less random bursts of indignation over Ethan’s protectiveness and I want to know what the hell happened to the kid at the beginning of the book!
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review from Netgalley.
Quick recap: Ethan, airman & k-9 handler, gets set up with Isabella, widow and school teacher. Ethan does a hefty amount of perusing. Izzy’s hung up on the tragic, accidental death of her first husband. There’s also some strain between Izzy and her dad.
This one was of those books where I liked and hated it at the same time.
I wanted more Sam (Ethan’s k-9 partner), less random bursts of indignation over Ethan’s protectiveness and I want to know what the hell happened to the kid at the beginning of the book!
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review from Netgalley.
yeahorneighreviews's review
4.0
After previously losing her soldier husband, Isabella Knowles has sworn off all military men and dedicated her life to teaching. When her father sets her up with Ethan Masters, she immediately has her guard up. He convinces her to give them a real shot, but after something triggers a memory from her past, it's too painful and she runs.
Ethan loves his job working with the K-9 unit, but when he's offered a promotion that is the culmination of all his hard work, he's torn as to what he should do. This story went from cold to hot super fast for me, but I was happy with the progression of the last half of the book. It was an enjoyable book, it just took me a few tries to get into it.
Ethan loves his job working with the K-9 unit, but when he's offered a promotion that is the culmination of all his hard work, he's torn as to what he should do. This story went from cold to hot super fast for me, but I was happy with the progression of the last half of the book. It was an enjoyable book, it just took me a few tries to get into it.