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bookmermaidx's review
3.0
Ended in a cliffhanger so looks like I’ll have to start the second volume. But before I do that:
WHAT THE H-E-DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS IS UP WIH THE ENDING??? Like I’m so confused as to WHY in the world she is doing that???? Obviously it is making me need to continue so it does a cliffhanger job, but logically IT MAKES NO SENSE IM SO CONFUSED
WHAT THE H-E-DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS IS UP WIH THE ENDING??? Like I’m so confused as to WHY in the world she is doing that???? Obviously it is making me need to continue so it does a cliffhanger job, but logically IT MAKES NO SENSE IM SO CONFUSED
aylas1206's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
cslats33's review against another edition
4.0
This one was really good and quick. The sexual tension was crazy. Looking forward to continuing it.
lauriehouse's review against another edition
3.0
Felt a little Meh at the beginning. Didn't like either character. But I warmed up to Bentley a bit towards the end.
lagadema's review
3.0
First I have to say that I am not comfortable with the age of Cecelia West, the main heroine.
All in all it is ok and readable story that mix mystery suspense and romance.
I'm looking forward to read other work by the author
All in all it is ok and readable story that mix mystery suspense and romance.
I'm looking forward to read other work by the author
bookphenomena_micky's review
4.0
An enjoyable read. Some aspects of their quick developing relationship were slightly unrealistic but I couldn't help going along for the ride. When is Bentley going to cotton on to the secrets Ceci is carrying? Cliff hanger alert!
madis95's review
2.0
Based on the reviews I was expecting a really awesome story. Sadly all three "volumes" were short (the longest one only 200 or so pages) and the speed of the plot/story was quick and very unrealistic. She being 18 and him 26 was......a bit of a stretch and the idea that she was able to come off as her sister for as long as she did was very unrealistic as well. The age gap wasn't as much of a problem, but I don't understand why she did that; she could have made Ceci a college senior who was majoring in journalism/criminal justice and wanted the internship. Leaving her in high school was strange and only serves to the "plot twist" that he ends up finding out about and carries on into the last two volumes, but could have still worked because she lies to him and would have lied to him about her purpose for being there and might have worked better based on Bently's past relationship issues.
I know it's fiction so there is that element of "not real" but it just wasn't practical. The writing itself wasn't terrible, but it was like the second time she'd met him (which was for the job at the workplace) he was cursing and telling her how hot she was. The progression of their sexual relationship/the sexual tension wasn't natural, and their "relationship" itself was not healthy. The one scene where he finds her hiding in his office (which, what was that about?) and then drinks alcohol before, basically, sexually abusing her as "punishment" only to be dismayed to find that she likes what he's doing to her was very bizarre and not for me.
The way Ceci is described by Bently gets really annoying as well. She's "curvy in all the right places" but also "so toned and perfect" and, according to her, has "gymnastic experience that makes her bendy" and flexible. It's all very, very, very stereotypical where he's this muscular guy with "chiseled" looks and she's this blonde, blue-eyed, perfect bodied 18 year old. That just got annoying when he would talk about her clothes "hugging her curves and breasts perfectly" and it was all just bleh.
I read the other two volumes as well because of the cliffhanger ending to this one, and they were, sadly, the same style. It was also a disappointment as far as back stories go for Bently; we don't really get much about him other than he doesn't want to run his dad's company and would rather be partying and modeling. His entire character seems very surface and I had a hard time finding anything redeemable about him (either of them, really). The way he acted towards Ceci without even knowing she was only 18 still showed signs of emotional and sexual manipulation over her with his power (by being her boss but then the age part showed as well).
I'm reviewing all 3 books in this one review (apologies) because I just got finished with them so some scenes I mention might come from the other 2 volumes. They're also so short I can't remember when the first ended exactly. But, the scene where he made her strip because she "humiliated" him by leaving him alone the next morning really bothered me; Ceci had moments where she was defiant and I thought she was going to stand up to him and not do something, but then she would give in anyways because of the "sexual attraction" and I just found that very unhealthy. He starts to love her and she seems to, but then there is the element of her still lying and only being with him to get info and that is very confusing. He's also very manipulative, again, even when he knows she's like 19 I think? The story goes forward about a year in the third volume and it's all still unrealistic and toxic. It's all bad, bad, bad.
Her two friends and their "relationship" also had potential as a back story but that whole thing was strange as well. It seemed as if Simon was written to be gay, but then he's into Cora (but they both hate each other) but then in the second book he's kissing Ceci on the mouth? I don't know; it was all over the place, honestly.
I really wanted to enjoy this book, but it just read as really bad fan fiction. I was sad because, again, I wanted to like it but the relationship was so unhealthy and the progression of the plot was unrealistic.
I know it's fiction so there is that element of "not real" but it just wasn't practical. The writing itself wasn't terrible, but it was like the second time she'd met him (which was for the job at the workplace) he was cursing and telling her how hot she was. The progression of their sexual relationship/the sexual tension wasn't natural, and their "relationship" itself was not healthy. The one scene where he finds her hiding in his office (which, what was that about?) and then drinks alcohol before, basically, sexually abusing her as "punishment" only to be dismayed to find that she likes what he's doing to her was very bizarre and not for me.
The way Ceci is described by Bently gets really annoying as well. She's "curvy in all the right places" but also "so toned and perfect" and, according to her, has "gymnastic experience that makes her bendy" and flexible. It's all very, very, very stereotypical where he's this muscular guy with "chiseled" looks and she's this blonde, blue-eyed, perfect bodied 18 year old. That just got annoying when he would talk about her clothes "hugging her curves and breasts perfectly" and it was all just bleh.
I read the other two volumes as well because of the cliffhanger ending to this one, and they were, sadly, the same style. It was also a disappointment as far as back stories go for Bently; we don't really get much about him other than he doesn't want to run his dad's company and would rather be partying and modeling. His entire character seems very surface and I had a hard time finding anything redeemable about him (either of them, really). The way he acted towards Ceci without even knowing she was only 18 still showed signs of emotional and sexual manipulation over her with his power (by being her boss but then the age part showed as well).
I'm reviewing all 3 books in this one review (apologies) because I just got finished with them so some scenes I mention might come from the other 2 volumes. They're also so short I can't remember when the first ended exactly. But, the scene where he made her strip because she "humiliated" him by leaving him alone the next morning really bothered me; Ceci had moments where she was defiant and I thought she was going to stand up to him and not do something, but then she would give in anyways because of the "sexual attraction" and I just found that very unhealthy. He starts to love her and she seems to, but then there is the element of her still lying and only being with him to get info and that is very confusing. He's also very manipulative, again, even when he knows she's like 19 I think? The story goes forward about a year in the third volume and it's all still unrealistic and toxic. It's all bad, bad, bad.
Her two friends and their "relationship" also had potential as a back story but that whole thing was strange as well. It seemed as if Simon was written to be gay, but then he's into Cora (but they both hate each other) but then in the second book he's kissing Ceci on the mouth? I don't know; it was all over the place, honestly.
I really wanted to enjoy this book, but it just read as really bad fan fiction. I was sad because, again, I wanted to like it but the relationship was so unhealthy and the progression of the plot was unrealistic.
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