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A review by beckymmoe
Bind Me Before You Go by Harper Kincaid
4.0
Bind Me Before You Go was an enjoyable read, though it felt really short. Everything here happened fairly quickly and had a touch of "insta-feel" to it, but Cassidy and David were very likable and had amazing chemistry together, which made the suddenness of it all a bit more palatable.
That's not to say it wouldn't have benefited from being longer; it definitely would have--but what was here was enjoyable nonetheless.
I especially liked David's attitude about their relationship as a whole and Shabari in particular--it was more about trust and equality of both partners, which gave him a less dominant/alpha feel than some of the heroes of the series (not that the whole dominant alpha thing is bad, necessarily, but I did appreciate the difference here for this story).
David's big "secret" and the reason why he doesn't believe he'll ever have a lasting relationship seemed a bit out of proportion once it's revealed--it does make more sense once he explains the background to Cassidy, at least, but once I found out what it was I pretty much had a "that's it??" reaction.
But since we obviously want them to get together at the end, having it be less of a huge problem worked for that part, at least. ;)
Bind Me Before You Go is book #8 in the Serve series--a few other characters from previous books show up here, but it works well as a standalone, probably in good part because it's the first series book from Ms. Kincaid. It's also my first book by the author--based on this, I'd definitely read her again, especially if a future book in this series is going to be about Leo and Allie, Cassidy's roommate :)
Rating: 3 1/2 stars / B
I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.
That's not to say it wouldn't have benefited from being longer; it definitely would have--but what was here was enjoyable nonetheless.
I especially liked David's attitude about their relationship as a whole and Shabari in particular--it was more about trust and equality of both partners, which gave him a less dominant/alpha feel than some of the heroes of the series (not that the whole dominant alpha thing is bad, necessarily, but I did appreciate the difference here for this story).
David's big "secret" and the reason why he doesn't believe he'll ever have a lasting relationship seemed a bit out of proportion once it's revealed--it does make more sense once he explains the background to Cassidy, at least, but once I found out what it was I pretty much had a "that's it??" reaction.
But since we obviously want them to get together at the end, having it be less of a huge problem worked for that part, at least. ;)
Bind Me Before You Go is book #8 in the Serve series--a few other characters from previous books show up here, but it works well as a standalone, probably in good part because it's the first series book from Ms. Kincaid. It's also my first book by the author--based on this, I'd definitely read her again, especially if a future book in this series is going to be about Leo and Allie, Cassidy's roommate :)
Rating: 3 1/2 stars / B
I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.