A review by ines_fox
A Man for Amanda by Nora Roberts

2.0

As much as I love Nora Roberts and her books, I’m afraid I was rather disappointed this time. The main characters are unbearable - Sloan is an aggressive, toxic jerk, and Amanda plays hard to get, which annoyed me af throughout the whole book. Their relationship is pretty senseless as it develops too rapidly, depriving us of a pleasant tension building. I’m even getting the impression that male possessiveness is somehow sexualized in this book, and Sloan is supposed to be an example of the ideal man - strong, a bit crude (yet still romantic), possessive, passionate (I mean aggressive), and utterly handsome. Well, in my view, this picture of an ideal man is outdated and pretty detrimental. The only good thing is the Calhouns family, their beautiful house, and mysterious stories about some treasured family heirlooms.