A review by amyl00wh00
His by Brenda Rothert
3.0
This was an easy, comfortable read. It didn't illicit strong feelings in me one way or another.
There's a bit of a slow burn here, but the sexual tension didn't come through well. It's a predictable "Pretty Woman" type story. What I did really like about it was the strong theme of the homelessness aspect, and the community service, as well as the perceptions of humanity through the lens of homelessness. I thought that was a fantastic addition to this "same ole" story.
Another thing I (actually) liked was the heroine. *shocked gasp* I know, I know... it's a rare thing. So rare, in fact, that I threw confetti around the house this morning in celebration over this addition to the elite list of "book-heroines-I-actually-liked." I don't like a bad ass, ninja heroine... and though Quinn is a bit of a bad ass, her bad assness is presented in a totally believable way, and the reader is shown those moments of vulnerability and weakness appropriately to counterbalance that bad assness, and make it way more believable. This, I appreciate.
I was a little disappointed with the fire once the slow burn finally caught. I don't always need a smutty sex scene, but I felt like... we waited until the 73% mark for above mentioned heroine to turn her virginal goods over to the Hero, and then it just felt really unceremonious. Like... really. I don't need the morose details, but a little more emotion put into it would have been good... only because it would have been more fitting given the previous nature of the story.
I also thought the conclusion felt rushed. (Which may also be part of the unceremonious loss of virginity I just mentioned. The last 25% or so just felt hurried; which is out of context with how I felt with the first majority of the book.) The whole, mysterious "Paul" issue fell flat, and the sudden "change of heart" the Hero's mom had at the end felt insincere and unbelievable.
So, like I said... it was an easy, comfortable read.
There's a bit of a slow burn here, but the sexual tension didn't come through well. It's a predictable "Pretty Woman" type story. What I did really like about it was the strong theme of the homelessness aspect, and the community service, as well as the perceptions of humanity through the lens of homelessness. I thought that was a fantastic addition to this "same ole" story.
Another thing I (actually) liked was the heroine. *shocked gasp* I know, I know... it's a rare thing. So rare, in fact, that I threw confetti around the house this morning in celebration over this addition to the elite list of "book-heroines-I-actually-liked." I don't like a bad ass, ninja heroine... and though Quinn is a bit of a bad ass, her bad assness is presented in a totally believable way, and the reader is shown those moments of vulnerability and weakness appropriately to counterbalance that bad assness, and make it way more believable. This, I appreciate.
I was a little disappointed with the fire once the slow burn finally caught. I don't always need a smutty sex scene, but I felt like... we waited until the 73% mark for above mentioned heroine to turn her virginal goods over to the Hero, and then it just felt really unceremonious. Like... really. I don't need the morose details, but a little more emotion put into it would have been good... only because it would have been more fitting given the previous nature of the story.
I also thought the conclusion felt rushed. (Which may also be part of the unceremonious loss of virginity I just mentioned. The last 25% or so just felt hurried; which is out of context with how I felt with the first majority of the book.) The whole, mysterious "Paul" issue fell flat, and the sudden "change of heart" the Hero's mom had at the end felt insincere and unbelievable.
So, like I said... it was an easy, comfortable read.