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A review by shelbanuadh
I Broke Into His Office by Jessica Frances
3.0
*Note: This is the only book in the series that I've read, I have not read the previous 3 books.
Holy drama, Batman! This book give Mary Calmes a run for her money when it comes to drama. However, unlike a Mary Calmes novel, I wasn't in love with all the characters. I liked Nix. Harvey was kind of a one dimensional alpha male character for me, which is strange seeing as I got the impression that he was a character of some prominence in the previous books, especially being Tegan's best friend. Then there comes the girls. Having not read the previous three books, my first impression of these girls was not the greatest. My thought process mirrored Nix's that they were "harassing, pushy, nosy". Bad enough you approach a complete stranger and start talking about office sex, dick size, morning sex, sex drives, vaginas... all before introducing themselves or stating their business... but to do so at someone's workplace, which was described as a family restaurant, really didn't give me a very good impression of them and turned me off the idea of trying to read their stories. It wasn't cute or runny, it was vulgar.
As for the plot, like I said... it was super dramatic, but that isn't always a bad thing. I think some parts were probably unnecessary, like Harvey's puppy drama, but I suppose something needed to be done to give him some depth. But, overall, I would say I enjoyed the plot.
And then there is the "breastplate" thing. At first, I was thinking, "Oh, Harvey must be wearing body armour, I've been unaware of the fact he has been in drag this whole time, or he is a horse" but then I realized Jessica Frances must have intended to use "breastbone" or "sternum", which made so much more sense.
So, overall, it was a solid 3. Even with the overabundance of drama, I probably would have given this a 4, but Harvey's lack of character and the girls' grating characters brought it down to 3 stars.
Holy drama, Batman! This book give Mary Calmes a run for her money when it comes to drama. However, unlike a Mary Calmes novel, I wasn't in love with all the characters. I liked Nix. Harvey was kind of a one dimensional alpha male character for me, which is strange seeing as I got the impression that he was a character of some prominence in the previous books, especially being Tegan's best friend. Then there comes the girls. Having not read the previous three books, my first impression of these girls was not the greatest. My thought process mirrored Nix's that they were "harassing, pushy, nosy". Bad enough you approach a complete stranger and start talking about office sex, dick size, morning sex, sex drives, vaginas... all before introducing themselves or stating their business... but to do so at someone's workplace, which was described as a family restaurant, really didn't give me a very good impression of them and turned me off the idea of trying to read their stories. It wasn't cute or runny, it was vulgar.
As for the plot, like I said... it was super dramatic, but that isn't always a bad thing. I think some parts were probably unnecessary, like Harvey's puppy drama, but I suppose something needed to be done to give him some depth. But, overall, I would say I enjoyed the plot.
And then there is the "breastplate" thing. At first, I was thinking, "Oh, Harvey must be wearing body armour, I've been unaware of the fact he has been in drag this whole time, or he is a horse" but then I realized Jessica Frances must have intended to use "breastbone" or "sternum", which made so much more sense.
So, overall, it was a solid 3. Even with the overabundance of drama, I probably would have given this a 4, but Harvey's lack of character and the girls' grating characters brought it down to 3 stars.