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like frustration? this might be for you. -
Some spoilers in here!
Ok this is my first Kimberley Reeves book so I have no idea if this is her norm or what, but I found this to be really frustrating to the point of screaming at my kindle app. She has basic writing skills - the sentences were smooth, no major grammatical errors, and the storyline (if you overlook the plot issues I list below) flowed nicely. And the sex scenes were quite sexy! What I don't understand is why the characters acted so stupidly. The heroine, Aiden, is a 25 year-old woman who (lives with? doesn't live with? ok the book actually goes back and forth on this one) with her wealthy parents who control all aspects of her life and are bullying her into marrying this nice guy James that she doesn't love. She goes out into the bayou, gets caught in a storm and meets the handsome and grumpy hero, Quin, who thinks she is there to spy on him. They then go on to act like they are in some parallel universe where normal rules of behavior don't apply. Want to know what someone's life has been like? DON'T ASK THEM! Get a research lawyer instead to spy on them. Another astute reader wondered why none of the characters were employing google - I totally agree. Also, as a grown woman, if your family is cruel to you and cuts you down, you should just continue to do whatever they say knowing it will never gain their approval because they don't actually love you. Sadly that part of the story rang slightly true because this rich girl was afraid she would be disinherited...but she is engaged to a rich guy and fooling around with another rich guy (thanks to the research lawyer she finds Quin is rich, of course) - but just because this rings true doesn't make her a more likeable character, just a more conniving one. Seriously I forced myself to keep reading because I thought the end must be right around the corner (it wasn't - this story is also waaaay to long for the thin plot) and I just kept getting more annoyed at the stupid stupid stupid people in this book. Sorry, I wanted to like it - the plot as advertised (girl gets caught in a storm, must spend night in bed with sexy stranger) sounded fun. It could have been so much more.
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Venturing out alone for a short boat ride on the Louisiana bayou hadn’t seemed like such a bad idea, not when it meant escaping the pressure her parents were putting on her to marry a man she didn’t love. But that was before the storm blew in, and the motor went out, and the boat took on so much water she’d been forced to row to land where hungry alligators milled around, hoping for a midnight snack. Rescued from certain death by the mysterious Quinten Hawke seemed like a Godsend…until he informed Aiden she would have to spend the night in his bed.
Quinten had spent the last two years trying to bury his past and he wasn't about to have it drudged up again, especially not by a smart mouthed, mule-headed woman who didn't have the sense to turn around and go back where she came from as soon as the storm threatened. Still, it was his house and his bed, so she could either sleep with him or take her chances outside with the alligators!
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Customer Review for this product :
like frustration? this might be for you. -
Some spoilers in here!
Ok this is my first Kimberley Reeves book so I have no idea if this is her norm or what, but I found this to be really frustrating to the point of screaming at my kindle app. She has basic writing skills - the sentences were smooth, no major grammatical errors, and the storyline (if you overlook the plot issues I list below) flowed nicely. And the sex scenes were quite sexy! What I don't understand is why the characters acted so stupidly. The heroine, Aiden, is a 25 year-old woman who (lives with? doesn't live with? ok the book actually goes back and forth on this one) with her wealthy parents who control all aspects of her life and are bullying her into marrying this nice guy James that she doesn't love. She goes out into the bayou, gets caught in a storm and meets the handsome and grumpy hero, Quin, who thinks she is there to spy on him. They then go on to act like they are in some parallel universe where normal rules of behavior don't apply. Want to know what someone's life has been like? DON'T ASK THEM! Get a research lawyer instead to spy on them. Another astute reader wondered why none of the characters were employing google - I totally agree. Also, as a grown woman, if your family is cruel to you and cuts you down, you should just continue to do whatever they say knowing it will never gain their approval because they don't actually love you. Sadly that part of the story rang slightly true because this rich girl was afraid she would be disinherited...but she is engaged to a rich guy and fooling around with another rich guy (thanks to the research lawyer she finds Quin is rich, of course) - but just because this rings true doesn't make her a more likeable character, just a more conniving one. Seriously I forced myself to keep reading because I thought the end must be right around the corner (it wasn't - this story is also waaaay to long for the thin plot) and I just kept getting more annoyed at the stupid stupid stupid people in this book. Sorry, I wanted to like it - the plot as advertised (girl gets caught in a storm, must spend night in bed with sexy stranger) sounded fun. It could have been so much more.
Check Best Price Here
More Detailed Product Description
Venturing out alone for a short boat ride on the Louisiana bayou hadn’t seemed like such a bad idea, not when it meant escaping the pressure her parents were putting on her to marry a man she didn’t love. But that was before the storm blew in, and the motor went out, and the boat took on so much water she’d been forced to row to land where hungry alligators milled around, hoping for a midnight snack. Rescued from certain death by the mysterious Quinten Hawke seemed like a Godsend…until he informed Aiden she would have to spend the night in his bed.
Quinten had spent the last two years trying to bury his past and he wasn't about to have it drudged up again, especially not by a smart mouthed, mule-headed woman who didn't have the sense to turn around and go back where she came from as soon as the storm threatened. Still, it was his house and his bed, so she could either sleep with him or take her chances outside with the alligators!
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