Shelby *trains flying monkeys*'s Reviews > Fight or Flight

Okay...so before we begin. I'm not a normal romance reader. I don't care if the characters get a happily ever after. I don't care if they end up stabbing each other (well I probably would give an extra star for that). I HATE the twisty turny stuff that happens in romance books before the hero gets the girl. I totally just read them for the porny parts.



I have no shame either.

I do however, like for them to have SOME kind of plot going that doesn't make me go eye twitchy. This one does have that. AT TIMES
And it has a hot Scottish dude.



I know right?!

SO anyways, this book reads actually just fine. I completely had a good time reading it and against all odds I liked the female main character. Even though she is kinda a privileged little thing. She meets hot Scottish guy on a plane and they end up doing the bangy bangy. EVEN though they hate each other.
Oh and the hate each other and bang anyways? That's one of my favorite romancey storylines. So I'm all good here.

Then the universe keeps throwing our couple together because you know it must be fate. *gags but keeps reading it anyways*

We then find out that dude is one of those that just can't be in a relationship but is okay with the sexuals.


Ava, our fearless heroine is fine with that because she has a past that hurted her heart and she is a strong woman.

Now I'm gonna say why this all didn't work for me. Lover dude? He an asshole. Not just an alpha man asshole...I'm talking major asshole. So every time I thought "well maybe I can like him some" he would have a line that made me want to throat punch him.
And then his whole 'why he was so broken' reason. Nope. Nope. Can't do it.

But does this deter our heroine? Who I actually liked? Nope. She is a pretty decent character-who even with her privilege..didn't turn out so bad. She works hard. Has an amazing friendship (Best part of the whole dang book) and can stand on her own.
She just throws it away (in my head) to grovel for that asshole.

She shoulda just banged him and walked away. Why don't romance books just do that? That would be an awesome twist after the guy was a butthole.

Three stars. One because I did like the woman. One for the bestie friendship and one because I read the whole dang thing.

Booksource: Netgalley in exchange for review.