Kame's Reviews > King Stud

Danielle inherited her Grandmother's house. She is back in Seattle for 3 months, on leave from her job in L.A. to quickly flip the house. It is in worse shape than she remembered however and she needs help. Her best friend's younger brother is the perfect carpenter for the job.

This book had a good foundation, the idea of the story interested me but the construction and finishing touches were not as polished as I would have liked. For a successful woman Dani seemed to have little confidence. Her dating past seemed to hang over her too much. To overcome it all she needed a big "Ahh - I don't care moment" and I just didn't feel it, her decision to change her life's path seemed to be rather impulsive to me. Ryan had qualities I liked but I question his maturity. As a couple I question their connection; I felt the lust but I really didn't feel anything that bordered around LOVE between these two. Once the steamy scenes start there are many, and at times I didn't think they necessarily moved the plot or added to the story.

This is the first book in a series and I am on the fence if I will read more. The plot had a few subplots. All the plots were dealt with quickly, so quickly sometimes I was sort of blindsided and felt some of the resolutions were too convenient. The writing was okay, not fantastic and there was only one character I had strong feelings about. Maeve, Ryan's sister, was a character I actually wanted to strangle. I have to think the author is setting her up for a major conversion of character when Maeve is the heroine of her own book.

I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley and this is my honest review.