prettinpink05's review against another edition
2.0
Ok I seriously struggled with this one, but I have personal rules against just out right not fishing a book, so I suffered through it.
(1) I did not see their relationship as being delivered/developed in a realistic way. I know it’s fiction and that allows for some creative graces when it comes to reality but for me this didn’t work. The childish possessiveness from the male MC—I mean he was like a kid with a toy he did not was to share. I get it! That’s your girl! However, if the relationship between the two had been developed in a more realistic manner I wouldn’t have seen her as an unshareable object but perhaps someone loyal and that would have been more of a healthy relationship to identify with. Loyalty can be demonstrated in several actions: trust, commitment to one person, consideration for that other person—all of which would still allow the reader to see them both as belonging to each other WITHOUT 1000+ reiterations of MY/MINE. Their relationship was just unrealistic to me. I mean y’all barely talk to one another for three years and then one of the first few major interactions is getting it on in the back of the restaurant?!
(2) For people who who have background/specialties related to being observant, most of these characters couldn’t find the biggest clues that were sitting right in front of them. That way the reader could have had time to relate to the characters and seeing WHY they fell for each other as opposed to “Dang! That girl looks good! I want her! She’s mine!” I felt like more time developing true relationships between character could have served a lot better
(3) The unnecessary repetitiveness. Apart from the MY/MINE from the male MC, there were alot of topics that were repeated every time certain characters were mentioned. Like the recovering drug addiction brother: bringing it up a few times would have been okay, but it seemed like each time the poor guy was mentioned he had to bear that scarlet letter. If everyone is always thinking of him as the druggie how is he supposed to ever grow as a character and out last that association. Also, if the repetitive characteristics were supposed to help the reader distinguish everyone apart and understand their mannerisms/habits, then it might have been better to not introduce so many characters at the beginning and give time to the development of a few and then then build the rest of the world gradually.
Just my opinion on it and how I felt reading it.
(1) I did not see their relationship as being delivered/developed in a realistic way. I know it’s fiction and that allows for some creative graces when it comes to reality but for me this didn’t work. The childish possessiveness from the male MC—I mean he was like a kid with a toy he did not was to share. I get it! That’s your girl! However, if the relationship between the two had been developed in a more realistic manner I wouldn’t have seen her as an unshareable object but perhaps someone loyal and that would have been more of a healthy relationship to identify with. Loyalty can be demonstrated in several actions: trust, commitment to one person, consideration for that other person—all of which would still allow the reader to see them both as belonging to each other WITHOUT 1000+ reiterations of MY/MINE. Their relationship was just unrealistic to me. I mean y’all barely talk to one another for three years and then one of the first few major interactions is getting it on in the back of the restaurant?!
(2) For people who who have background/specialties related to being observant, most of these characters couldn’t find the biggest clues that were sitting right in front of them. That way the reader could have had time to relate to the characters and seeing WHY they fell for each other as opposed to “Dang! That girl looks good! I want her! She’s mine!” I felt like more time developing true relationships between character could have served a lot better
(3) The unnecessary repetitiveness. Apart from the MY/MINE from the male MC, there were alot of topics that were repeated every time certain characters were mentioned. Like the recovering drug addiction brother: bringing it up a few times would have been okay, but it seemed like each time the poor guy was mentioned he had to bear that scarlet letter. If everyone is always thinking of him as the druggie how is he supposed to ever grow as a character and out last that association. Also, if the repetitive characteristics were supposed to help the reader distinguish everyone apart and understand their mannerisms/habits, then it might have been better to not introduce so many characters at the beginning and give time to the development of a few and then then build the rest of the world gradually.
Just my opinion on it and how I felt reading it.
michaelakathleen's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this story but the ending seemed really abrupt to me.
becsa's review against another edition
4.0
Alder Kennard is a former Green Beret and along with his brothers they run a mill in town and do their best to keep the people of the town safe. When a motorcycle club, called the Soul Suckers, starts creating issues in town he vows to shut them down.
Shye Anderson has been living in Justice, Colorado for over 3 years and when her trailer is burned to the ground, Alder vows to keep her safe.
But Shye has secrets she is keeping from Alder and what happens if he finds out? Will she lose everything her heart wants?
This was a great book about secrets and keeping a town safe from a dangerous enemy.
I thought Alder was great and I loved how protective he was over his town and also Shye. I also loved how we gradually learned more about he felt towards Shye and for how long he had wanted her for.
The chemistry between the two was awesome and so apparent yet Shye was in fear that Alder would figure out certain things and she was worried about what was going to happen. I felt so bad for Shye when I discovered what had happened to her in the past and was proud that she slowly began to overcome things.
I really like how Alder, his brothers and key other individuals in town came together to work against what they were up against and I loved how that part ended but it is clear that there is definitely still a threat and I am looking forward to more characters getting their own story while still getting more of Alder and Shye!
Shye Anderson has been living in Justice, Colorado for over 3 years and when her trailer is burned to the ground, Alder vows to keep her safe.
But Shye has secrets she is keeping from Alder and what happens if he finds out? Will she lose everything her heart wants?
This was a great book about secrets and keeping a town safe from a dangerous enemy.
I thought Alder was great and I loved how protective he was over his town and also Shye. I also loved how we gradually learned more about he felt towards Shye and for how long he had wanted her for.
The chemistry between the two was awesome and so apparent yet Shye was in fear that Alder would figure out certain things and she was worried about what was going to happen. I felt so bad for Shye when I discovered what had happened to her in the past and was proud that she slowly began to overcome things.
I really like how Alder, his brothers and key other individuals in town came together to work against what they were up against and I loved how that part ended but it is clear that there is definitely still a threat and I am looking forward to more characters getting their own story while still getting more of Alder and Shye!
eve_boobies's review against another edition
3.0
That was a fun read, I liked it. My only real complaint would be how abrupt the ending was, definitely didn't feel like a proper conclusion, just kinda came out of nowhere. Besides that though, I'm incredibly happy with this read, it was a nice way to pass the time.
jamsu's review against another edition
2.0
Suspense books are out of my comfort zone but I honestly wanted to like this. I think I would've even DNF'd the book if it wasn't so short. I even DNF'd it around 90% but like I was so close of finishing it, so I wanted to see what happens.
I couldn't connect with the heroine. The writer(s) wanted to keep the readers waiting for answers so finding out what she did before why she did what she did just made me dislike her. I don't like secrets and I just couldn't invest the story much because of that. It didn't help that the hero was so trusting and thought that she could do no wrong.
Alder is actually the one that made me finish the book. He was so sweet and the idea of Shye being scared of him made his gut sink like a rock.
I think a lot of other people would still like this even though it was two star read for me. I just couldn't deal with Shye and her choices. I did feel bad that she felt like she wasn't good enough but I just wish she had told the truth to someone.
I couldn't connect with the heroine. The writer(s) wanted to keep the readers waiting for answers so finding out what she did before why she did what she did just made me dislike her. I don't like secrets and I just couldn't invest the story much because of that. It didn't help that the hero was so trusting and thought that she could do no wrong.
Alder is actually the one that made me finish the book. He was so sweet and the idea of Shye being scared of him made his gut sink like a rock.
I think a lot of other people would still like this even though it was two star read for me. I just couldn't deal with Shye and her choices. I did feel bad that she felt like she wasn't good enough but I just wish she had told the truth to someone.
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