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A review by lmrivas54
Blown Away by Brenda Rothert
3.0
I’m a fan of Brenda Rothert’s hockey romance series, so I jumped at the chance to review this book. I have to say, it feels different, having a male character who isn’t a professional athlete. Even so, both characters are strong individuals, there’s a lot of action chasing twisters, and it reminded me of the movie “Twister”. It was a little thrilling to read about their close encounters with this deadly phenomenon.
I liked Drew a lot. She’s a spunky woman who helped raise her siblings after her father died. Her mother checked out, so she had to work like crazy while attending school, to pay the bills and keep a roof over their heads. Now that her younger brother and sister are in college, she’s about to marry the love of her life, Colby. Finally, she feels like she can relax and enjoy having a partner who can share her load.
When tragedy strikes, she mourns, cries, rallies against fate, but being the strong survivor she is, she overcame her loss and once again, one year later, she’s scrappy and strong and living the best life she can. She moved out of the house she shared with her mother, who was excess baggage, her siblings are living their lives, and she’s doing ok.
Enter Murphy, her deceased fiancee’s former boss, who studies tornadoes. He has a group of assistants who follow the path of where the twisters hit in order to study them and help in the prediction of storms. Colby used to work with this group, and Murphy invited Drew to join them for their summer camp. Since Drew had been feeling a little restless with her life, she decided to go along, to learn about this work that Colby loved and enjoyed so much.
Aiden was Colby’s best friend. He’s a loner, socially inept, and expert in emergency extractions. Due to a tragic loss in his childhood, he keeps a personal wall around his heart, and doesn’t do intimacy. He’s a fan of the one night stand mode of life. However, he had always had a crush on Drew, but was resigned to living in the periphery of her life. Once she joined their crew, he had a hard time keeping a balance between being a friend and keeping her at the necessary distance.
I liked the story in the sense that it allowed two friends who lost a common loved one to mourn and process that loss together. It also gave Aiden, a broken and lost man, the love he was so lacking of. Even if he thought he didn’t deserve Drew! It was a rocky road, both had many insecurities, and there was the phantom of Colby’s death between them.
This was an enjoyable read, but nowhere as entertaining as the hockey series. I liked the angst and loved all the characters. I just didn’t like all the imploring that Drew had to make to get Aiden to act. I don’t think a woman has to beg so much for a man to be with her.
I liked Drew a lot. She’s a spunky woman who helped raise her siblings after her father died. Her mother checked out, so she had to work like crazy while attending school, to pay the bills and keep a roof over their heads. Now that her younger brother and sister are in college, she’s about to marry the love of her life, Colby. Finally, she feels like she can relax and enjoy having a partner who can share her load.
When tragedy strikes, she mourns, cries, rallies against fate, but being the strong survivor she is, she overcame her loss and once again, one year later, she’s scrappy and strong and living the best life she can. She moved out of the house she shared with her mother, who was excess baggage, her siblings are living their lives, and she’s doing ok.
Enter Murphy, her deceased fiancee’s former boss, who studies tornadoes. He has a group of assistants who follow the path of where the twisters hit in order to study them and help in the prediction of storms. Colby used to work with this group, and Murphy invited Drew to join them for their summer camp. Since Drew had been feeling a little restless with her life, she decided to go along, to learn about this work that Colby loved and enjoyed so much.
Aiden was Colby’s best friend. He’s a loner, socially inept, and expert in emergency extractions. Due to a tragic loss in his childhood, he keeps a personal wall around his heart, and doesn’t do intimacy. He’s a fan of the one night stand mode of life. However, he had always had a crush on Drew, but was resigned to living in the periphery of her life. Once she joined their crew, he had a hard time keeping a balance between being a friend and keeping her at the necessary distance.
I liked the story in the sense that it allowed two friends who lost a common loved one to mourn and process that loss together. It also gave Aiden, a broken and lost man, the love he was so lacking of. Even if he thought he didn’t deserve Drew! It was a rocky road, both had many insecurities, and there was the phantom of Colby’s death between them.
This was an enjoyable read, but nowhere as entertaining as the hockey series. I liked the angst and loved all the characters. I just didn’t like all the imploring that Drew had to make to get Aiden to act. I don’t think a woman has to beg so much for a man to be with her.