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This
book started off so well and we were thoroughly enjoying it right up to Chapter
18. And suddenly at that point, the romance, the build-up of the relationship,
everything suddenly went into a fast forward that practically felt like a
whiplash.
Captain
Quinn Briscoe, a pilot, got badly wounded in Afghanistan. She carries scars,
both physical and emotional. The emotional scars come from having been dumped
because of her physical scars. Her family, particularly younger sister Rebekah
try to ensure that Quinn doesn’t become a complete recluse. Rebekah’s trying to
get her handcrafted bags into a prestigious chain of stores and has Quinn drive
her for her meeting with Alison Jenkins, one of the two owners. When Quinn and
Alison first meet, the sparks that fly are not entirely romantic. Over time, a
couple more meetings, and some decency, some over-the-top niceness has the two
MCs spending more time together.
Like
we said, the first 17 chapters are so good and so engaging. The
characterisation of both the MCs is well done and their relationship is nicely
explored and built-up. And then wham! What feels like a
let’s-get-this-over-with turbo-fuelling happens and it’s all over and tied up
in the next four chapters (including the Epilogue). Kinda leaves you wondering ‘What
just happened?’
But
the MCs, particularly Alison, are very, very nice. If only the author had dealt
with the latter part in the same way she wrote the first half, this would be
one of the best lesfic romances.
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