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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
- Who is the Hero? Cash McCoy, Age: 27, Occupation: Navy SEAL
~ Cash is the typical alpha SEAL, but I didn’t really feel like I knew much about him beyond that.
- Who is the Heroine? Jennifer Scott, Age: 26, Occupation: none
~ Jen considered herself the family fuck-up. Her mom was a nurse, her dad a retired admiral and her brother a Navy SEAL. And Jenny?? Well, she couldn’t figure what she wanted to do with her life. Add to that, she got involved with a guy who ended up stalking her. So yup, she knew she was the family failure.
Plot overview:
~ Jen’s last boyfriend doesn’t want to let her go, even when she’s made it extremely clear she wants nothing more to do with him. When he turns a bit stalker-ish, Jen‘s protective older brother enlists Cash (his fellow Navy SEAL) to stand guard. Of course the brother is adamant about “hands off his little sister”.
~ “One more thing I forgot to mention. Keep your hands off my sister.”
Cash frowned. “I wasn’t planning on—”
“I’m serious. You touch her, and I’ll drown you. Your building’s got a pool in the back, so I won’t have to go far.”
“You’ll drown me? That’s the most creative death you can come up with?”
“I’m in the navy. I do my best work in the water. And don’t think I’m kidding, McCoy. Touch my little sister and you’re a dead man. She’s off-limits.”
But of course no matter how much Cash tries to resist, the little temptress Jen is someone he can’t say no to.
**The following are my thoughts about this book: **
* *
* * I usually like Elle Kennedy books, but some of the female secondary characters just felt like their only purpose was to be used for the guys pleasure.
Right or wrong, my first impression of a couple of the girls was a lack self respect and the men were just manwhores. Maybe if I would’ve read previous books and understood that this is the tone of the series I might’ve felt a different way. But just jumping into this book first and then learning it’s really all about sex and threesomes, my first impression was negative.
* * Cash has a descriptive threesome scene before he actually sleeps with Jen and it annoyed me. It was two days after he “almost” slept with her. So he had already met, been somewhat intimate with her and then he had this threesome. It won’t bother some people, but I don’t like my hero to have sex with other women after he’s met the heroine.
* * apparently Everyone in this series needs to have threesomes. The book started out with Savannah, Matt and Aidan. Next was Vanessa, Dylan, Cash. Then Annabelle mentioned her threeesomes with Ryan, it was mentioned how Carson used to have threesomes with Garrett. Then Cash, Jen and Dylan rounded out the threesomes for this book. Honestly, it became redundant rather than exciting and enticing.
* * there’s a lot of sex in this story and I thought it overpowered the plot. I’m not one to shy away from sex, but it seemed like every chapter someone was getting lucky or their pants were tenting / panties were wet because they were so turned on.
* * I needed character depth. It was very one dimensional
* * there was a secondary plot with one of the couples from the previous book having marital problems. About as much time was spent on the stalker story as the other couple’s marriage issue. However, no great depth on that plot either and it was apparently resolved with communication
~ Cash is the typical alpha SEAL, but I didn’t really feel like I knew much about him beyond that.
- Who is the Heroine? Jennifer Scott, Age: 26, Occupation: none
~ Jen considered herself the family fuck-up. Her mom was a nurse, her dad a retired admiral and her brother a Navy SEAL. And Jenny?? Well, she couldn’t figure what she wanted to do with her life. Add to that, she got involved with a guy who ended up stalking her. So yup, she knew she was the family failure.
Plot overview:
~ Jen’s last boyfriend doesn’t want to let her go, even when she’s made it extremely clear she wants nothing more to do with him. When he turns a bit stalker-ish, Jen‘s protective older brother enlists Cash (his fellow Navy SEAL) to stand guard. Of course the brother is adamant about “hands off his little sister”.
~ “One more thing I forgot to mention. Keep your hands off my sister.”
Cash frowned. “I wasn’t planning on—”
“I’m serious. You touch her, and I’ll drown you. Your building’s got a pool in the back, so I won’t have to go far.”
“You’ll drown me? That’s the most creative death you can come up with?”
“I’m in the navy. I do my best work in the water. And don’t think I’m kidding, McCoy. Touch my little sister and you’re a dead man. She’s off-limits.”
But of course no matter how much Cash tries to resist, the little temptress Jen is someone he can’t say no to.
**The following are my thoughts about this book: **
* *
* * I usually like Elle Kennedy books, but some of the female secondary characters just felt like their only purpose was to be used for the guys pleasure.
Right or wrong, my first impression of a couple of the girls was a lack self respect and the men were just manwhores. Maybe if I would’ve read previous books and understood that this is the tone of the series I might’ve felt a different way. But just jumping into this book first and then learning it’s really all about sex and threesomes, my first impression was negative.
* * Cash has a descriptive threesome scene before he actually sleeps with Jen and it annoyed me. It was two days after he “almost” slept with her. So he had already met, been somewhat intimate with her and then he had this threesome. It won’t bother some people, but I don’t like my hero to have sex with other women after he’s met the heroine.
* * apparently Everyone in this series needs to have threesomes. The book started out with Savannah, Matt and Aidan. Next was Vanessa, Dylan, Cash. Then Annabelle mentioned her threeesomes with Ryan, it was mentioned how Carson used to have threesomes with Garrett. Then Cash, Jen and Dylan rounded out the threesomes for this book. Honestly, it became redundant rather than exciting and enticing.
* * there’s a lot of sex in this story and I thought it overpowered the plot. I’m not one to shy away from sex, but it seemed like every chapter someone was getting lucky or their pants were tenting / panties were wet because they were so turned on.
* * I needed character depth. It was very one dimensional
* * there was a secondary plot with one of the couples from the previous book having marital problems. About as much time was spent on the stalker story as the other couple’s marriage issue. However, no great depth on that plot either and it was apparently resolved with communication
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.5 stars
I’m going to give it to you straight: Feeling Hot is light on substance and extremely heavy on erotica. Some readers may be fine with 100% pure smut, but I need at least a semi-decent story to go along with my smut. This book meets the storyline requirement just fine, but you won’t find any great character development, suspense, or deep issues explored.
Underachiever Jen and Navy SEAL Cash are likable – albeit one-dimensional – characters. They go from agreeing to a brief sexual fling to wanting a committed relationship, but they somehow skip the in between steps of learning anything of significance about each other.
Their chemistry is off the charts, though, and holy hell there is a lot of scorching sex. I swear, everyone is perpetually horny in this book. Apparently, ménages are a standard way of life for Cash and company. Cash and Jen’s friends are amusing and lend an overall lighthearted vibe to the story.
There is a forbidden romance element and Jen’s crazy stalker ex-boyfriend, but the plot is fairly thin and there are no real surprises. However, it’s a quick and fun read with a whole lot of heat.
Recommended for fans of:
Military romances
Erotica
Threesomes
Forbidden romance
I’m going to give it to you straight: Feeling Hot is light on substance and extremely heavy on erotica. Some readers may be fine with 100% pure smut, but I need at least a semi-decent story to go along with my smut. This book meets the storyline requirement just fine, but you won’t find any great character development, suspense, or deep issues explored.
Underachiever Jen and Navy SEAL Cash are likable – albeit one-dimensional – characters. They go from agreeing to a brief sexual fling to wanting a committed relationship, but they somehow skip the in between steps of learning anything of significance about each other.
Their chemistry is off the charts, though, and holy hell there is a lot of scorching sex. I swear, everyone is perpetually horny in this book. Apparently, ménages are a standard way of life for Cash and company. Cash and Jen’s friends are amusing and lend an overall lighthearted vibe to the story.
There is a forbidden romance element and Jen’s crazy stalker ex-boyfriend, but the plot is fairly thin and there are no real surprises. However, it’s a quick and fun read with a whole lot of heat.
Recommended for fans of:
Military romances
Erotica
Threesomes
Forbidden romance
3.5⭐️ enjoyed the story and the characters but struggled with it being in 3rd person. I think I prefer 1st person POVs
lighthearted
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
This was a Goodreads Giveaway and a re-release of a older series.
Y’all, I DNF’d this after 3 chapters. I did skip ahead to an additional chapter later in the book, mostly to see if the portrayal of sex changes. It doesn’t.
I do not get it. I enjoyed her Off-Campus/Briar U series, but disliked everything I’ve read outside that.
This book features, Cash, a Navy SEAL, along with all his SEAL buddies, and Jen, the sister of a SEAL (and Cash’s CO). She’s got a crazy ex. He’s been tasked with protecting her. At least that’s what the blurb said. I never really got past the gratuitous threesome in the opening paragraph. And the threesome in the next chapter. And the constant talk of threesomes/tag-teaming/double-teaming/ménage a trois/etc.
Look, I obviously have zero problems with depictions of sex. I read almost exclusively romance novels, specifically open door romance. I don’t even have anything against characters engaging in a well-placed, relevant-to-the-plot threesome. I’m not super into hopping from sex scene to sex scene without much in the way of plot. And I’m really not down with the way these interactions were portrayed. It’s positioned as “for her pleasure,” but it reads as gratuitous instances of male friends passing around a woman. It didn’t feel like a steamy scene, it felt uncomfortable to read. I’m not saying there were consent issues - there weren’t. But [SPOILER] in the case of Cash/Jen/Dylan, it felt like Jen didn’t go into the evening planning on it whereas Cash and Dylan are regular threesome partners.
Also, Jen, the little bit I did read of her, irritated the hell out of me. She doesn’t appear to have any direction in life or even any ambition. No story is good enough to cover for an annoying FMC, let alone a story with no plot.
Y’all, I DNF’d this after 3 chapters. I did skip ahead to an additional chapter later in the book, mostly to see if the portrayal of sex changes. It doesn’t.
I do not get it. I enjoyed her Off-Campus/Briar U series, but disliked everything I’ve read outside that.
This book features, Cash, a Navy SEAL, along with all his SEAL buddies, and Jen, the sister of a SEAL (and Cash’s CO). She’s got a crazy ex. He’s been tasked with protecting her. At least that’s what the blurb said. I never really got past the gratuitous threesome in the opening paragraph. And the threesome in the next chapter. And the constant talk of threesomes/tag-teaming/double-teaming/ménage a trois/etc.
Look, I obviously have zero problems with depictions of sex. I read almost exclusively romance novels, specifically open door romance. I don’t even have anything against characters engaging in a well-placed, relevant-to-the-plot threesome. I’m not super into hopping from sex scene to sex scene without much in the way of plot. And I’m really not down with the way these interactions were portrayed. It’s positioned as “for her pleasure,” but it reads as gratuitous instances of male friends passing around a woman. It didn’t feel like a steamy scene, it felt uncomfortable to read. I’m not saying there were consent issues - there weren’t. But [SPOILER] in the case of Cash/Jen/Dylan, it felt like Jen didn’t go into the evening planning on it whereas Cash and Dylan are regular threesome partners.
Also, Jen, the little bit I did read of her, irritated the hell out of me. She doesn’t appear to have any direction in life or even any ambition. No story is good enough to cover for an annoying FMC, let alone a story with no plot.
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ & 3 🌶️🌶️🌶️. This was SPICY! Especially in audiobook form. It was a bit of cliche and predictable “storyline” in that it’s his best friends little sister who is off limits but the forced protecting/proximity makes them extremely *ahem* close. It doesn’t help that Jen is definitely in her exploratory sexual acts phase and that cash is a super hot willing teacher. Along with one of his buddies.
I like the military trope, but these men were a little immature at times and it gave military college jock vibes. I guess I just prefer the super skilled and experienced older man in my life. Also, why are these older brothers so mean to their sisters?