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A review by thisismenow
Sweet Spot by Susan Mallery
4.0
After reading Sweet Talk, I wasn't sure how I'd feel about reading a book that focused on Nicole. I really did not like her throughout the majority of Sweet Talk, so I was surprised that I actually really enjoyed Sweet Spot.
Nicole seemed more likable, and that could have been because her relationship with Claire was much better than it was before, and there seemed to be more time and distance between what happened with Drew and Jesse, so her anger seemed less and the true hurt seemed to shine through more clearly and in a less aggressive and ugly way.
I liked Hawk. He seemed sexy and sure of himself and like a good guy, but he was definitely flawed - especially where his daughter and deceased wife were concerned. It was tough to see him get so defensive at times, but it was also understandable to an extend. I just wish it hadn't taken him so long to come around.
I adored Raoul, which isn't that big of a surprise since I also really loved him in Finding Perfect. That was one of the reasons I was so excited to read the Bakery Sisters series. I liked getting to see more of his background and how he came into Nicole's life and how she as well as Hawk helped to guide him to where he eventually wound up.
Brittany was such a brat, and, while I understand that part of that came from being enabled by her father, it was somewhat hard to get passed. She was very whiny, selfish and immature at times. I kind of felt like Nicole on those moments where she wanted her to go back home. I could not agree more. I suppose I shouldn't be harsh, though, since she's probably not all that far off base from a lot of teenage girls. I don't know that I really ever came to like her by the end of the book, but I could see room for the possibility somewhere down the road.
All in all, I really enjoyed this book much more than I was expecting after disliking Nicole so much in the previous book in the series.
I felt bad for Jesse, and I still have that inkling of a feeling that there could be more to the story than what's been said, so I'm looking forward to finding out more about that and hoping to enjoy her story as much as I did the first two.
Nicole seemed more likable, and that could have been because her relationship with Claire was much better than it was before, and there seemed to be more time and distance between what happened with Drew and Jesse, so her anger seemed less and the true hurt seemed to shine through more clearly and in a less aggressive and ugly way.
I liked Hawk. He seemed sexy and sure of himself and like a good guy, but he was definitely flawed - especially where his daughter and deceased wife were concerned. It was tough to see him get so defensive at times, but it was also understandable to an extend. I just wish it hadn't taken him so long to come around.
I adored Raoul, which isn't that big of a surprise since I also really loved him in Finding Perfect. That was one of the reasons I was so excited to read the Bakery Sisters series. I liked getting to see more of his background and how he came into Nicole's life and how she as well as Hawk helped to guide him to where he eventually wound up.
Brittany was such a brat, and, while I understand that part of that came from being enabled by her father, it was somewhat hard to get passed. She was very whiny, selfish and immature at times. I kind of felt like Nicole on those moments where she wanted her to go back home. I could not agree more. I suppose I shouldn't be harsh, though, since she's probably not all that far off base from a lot of teenage girls. I don't know that I really ever came to like her by the end of the book, but I could see room for the possibility somewhere down the road.
All in all, I really enjoyed this book much more than I was expecting after disliking Nicole so much in the previous book in the series.
I felt bad for Jesse, and I still have that inkling of a feeling that there could be more to the story than what's been said, so I'm looking forward to finding out more about that and hoping to enjoy her story as much as I did the first two.