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A review by heabooknerd
Heart of the Steal by Roan Parrish, Avon Gale
3.0
I really enjoyed the tension of an art thief and an FBI agent falling for each other. This set up a lot of good scenarios where Vaughn and William have to confront their personal morals and how it affects other people. I also liked the growth both characters go through as they learn to see the world through someone else's eyes. Both characters are very strong willed and believe wholeheartedly in how they see things, so this was a challenge for both, especially William.
The intimate scenes between these two were a little off for me, especially the first one. It's clearly a case of insta-lust, which is fine with me, I don't mind characters that jump into things with little knowledge of each other. However, the moments leading from talking to sex were just very abrupt and something was missing. I have a hard time describing it but it was most evident during their first time together, but also still lingering in a few of the intimate scenes that follow. There was also a lot of anger in the early sex scenes because William is frustrated by his attraction to a thief. This may have been affecting how I perceived the beginning parts of the book.
The intimate scenes between these two were a little off for me, especially the first one. It's clearly a case of insta-lust, which is fine with me, I don't mind characters that jump into things with little knowledge of each other. However, the moments leading from talking to sex were just very abrupt and something was missing. I have a hard time describing it but it was most evident during their first time together, but also still lingering in a few of the intimate scenes that follow. There was also a lot of anger in the early sex scenes because William is frustrated by his attraction to a thief. This may have been affecting how I perceived the beginning parts of the book.