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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
This book was full of some assbackwards insta-love, a contrived as hell plot, practically one dimensional characters and it was all over in about 5 seconds. It was all so vanilla, I read it two days ago and barely remember it. And it sucks because if it had been fleshed out more, it could've been a really good story.
And the book itself ended at 75% on my Kindle? Then the rest of it was previews for her other books. Nobody needs that. (I mean one of them sounded kind of good but I'll need to take some time before I read another of her books as this one left a bad taste in my mouth)
And the book itself ended at 75% on my Kindle? Then the rest of it was previews for her other books. Nobody needs that. (I mean one of them sounded kind of good but I'll need to take some time before I read another of her books as this one left a bad taste in my mouth)
This issue is handled in a realistic way. They both have issues but it takes time to resolve them, the feelings they have are honest.
This issue is handled in a realistic way. They both have issues but it takes time to resolve them, the feelings they have are honest.
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This issue is handled in a realistic way. They both have issues but it takes time to resolve them, the feelings they have are honest.
Merged review:
This issue is handled in a realistic way. They both have issues but it takes time to resolve them, the feelings they have are honest.
A quick, sweet story about second chances.
I liked the idea behind this one--the still-grieving widow, struggling to make a decent living for her daughter and her husband's best friend, who blames himself for the death meet up two years after under some...unusual...circumstances--and parts of the story worked really well. Finley, Grayson, and Maple (Findley's daughter) were all kinds of cute together. I liked Gray's protective streak and Finley's determination to be independent (though she did have a tendency to take it a wee bit too far sometimes). For the most part, I thought their "slow & steady" relationship was nicely handled.
That said, there were some odd parts. The pacing is uneven--sometimes we jump ahead weeks at a time, weeks when we should have seen some more relationship building going on, so we end up feeling like we've missed out. There were also a few instances of one (or both) characters making a fast 180 about something that just a few sentences before they felt strongly about in another direction. It gave the story an odd, disjointed feel at times. The stalker/kidnapper plot needed a bit more fleshing out to feel truly effective...as is, it felt like little more than an extended scene designed to bring Fin and Gray together. (Not that this is a bad thing, necessarily, but a kidnapping stalker should be able to carry scenes all on his own thanks to his creepy mastermind-like tendencies and this guy was pretty weak.)
Overall, though, there was more here to like than not. The hero and heroine from book one ([b:Bait & Switch|27175281|Bait & Switch (Alphas Undone, #1)|Kendall Ryan|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1444918337s/27175281.jpg|47211055]) make brief appearances, but Slow & Steady worked fine as a standalone.
Rating: 3 1/2 stars / B
I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.
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A quick, sweet story about second chances.
I liked the idea behind this one--the still-grieving widow, struggling to make a decent living for her daughter and her husband's best friend, who blames himself for the death meet up two years after under some...unusual...circumstances--and parts of the story worked really well. Finley, Grayson, and Maple (Findley's daughter) were all kinds of cute together. I liked Gray's protective streak and Finley's determination to be independent (though she did have a tendency to take it a wee bit too far sometimes). For the most part, I thought their "slow & steady" relationship was nicely handled.
That said, there were some odd parts. The pacing is uneven--sometimes we jump ahead weeks at a time, weeks when we should have seen some more relationship building going on, so we end up feeling like we've missed out. There were also a few instances of one (or both) characters making a fast 180 about something that just a few sentences before they felt strongly about in another direction. It gave the story an odd, disjointed feel at times. The stalker/kidnapper plot needed a bit more fleshing out to feel truly effective...as is, it felt like little more than an extended scene designed to bring Fin and Gray together. (Not that this is a bad thing, necessarily, but a kidnapping stalker should be able to carry scenes all on his own thanks to his creepy mastermind-like tendencies and this guy was pretty weak.)
Overall, though, there was more here to like than not. The hero and heroine from book one ([b:Bait & Switch|27175281|Bait & Switch (Alphas Undone, #1)|Kendall Ryan|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1444918337s/27175281.jpg|47211055]) make brief appearances, but Slow & Steady worked fine as a standalone.
Rating: 3 1/2 stars / B
I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.
I liked the idea behind this one--the still-grieving widow, struggling to make a decent living for her daughter and her husband's best friend, who blames himself for the death meet up two years after under some...unusual...circumstances--and parts of the story worked really well. Finley, Grayson, and Maple (Findley's daughter) were all kinds of cute together. I liked Gray's protective streak and Finley's determination to be independent (though she did have a tendency to take it a wee bit too far sometimes). For the most part, I thought their "slow & steady" relationship was nicely handled.
That said, there were some odd parts. The pacing is uneven--sometimes we jump ahead weeks at a time, weeks when we should have seen some more relationship building going on, so we end up feeling like we've missed out. There were also a few instances of one (or both) characters making a fast 180 about something that just a few sentences before they felt strongly about in another direction. It gave the story an odd, disjointed feel at times. The stalker/kidnapper plot needed a bit more fleshing out to feel truly effective...as is, it felt like little more than an extended scene designed to bring Fin and Gray together. (Not that this is a bad thing, necessarily, but a kidnapping stalker should be able to carry scenes all on his own thanks to his creepy mastermind-like tendencies and this guy was pretty weak.)
Overall, though, there was more here to like than not. The hero and heroine from book one ([b:Bait & Switch|27175281|Bait & Switch (Alphas Undone, #1)|Kendall Ryan|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1444918337s/27175281.jpg|47211055]) make brief appearances, but Slow & Steady worked fine as a standalone.
Rating: 3 1/2 stars / B
I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.
Merged review:
A quick, sweet story about second chances.
I liked the idea behind this one--the still-grieving widow, struggling to make a decent living for her daughter and her husband's best friend, who blames himself for the death meet up two years after under some...unusual...circumstances--and parts of the story worked really well. Finley, Grayson, and Maple (Findley's daughter) were all kinds of cute together. I liked Gray's protective streak and Finley's determination to be independent (though she did have a tendency to take it a wee bit too far sometimes). For the most part, I thought their "slow & steady" relationship was nicely handled.
That said, there were some odd parts. The pacing is uneven--sometimes we jump ahead weeks at a time, weeks when we should have seen some more relationship building going on, so we end up feeling like we've missed out. There were also a few instances of one (or both) characters making a fast 180 about something that just a few sentences before they felt strongly about in another direction. It gave the story an odd, disjointed feel at times. The stalker/kidnapper plot needed a bit more fleshing out to feel truly effective...as is, it felt like little more than an extended scene designed to bring Fin and Gray together. (Not that this is a bad thing, necessarily, but a kidnapping stalker should be able to carry scenes all on his own thanks to his creepy mastermind-like tendencies and this guy was pretty weak.)
Overall, though, there was more here to like than not. The hero and heroine from book one ([b:Bait & Switch|27175281|Bait & Switch (Alphas Undone, #1)|Kendall Ryan|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1444918337s/27175281.jpg|47211055]) make brief appearances, but Slow & Steady worked fine as a standalone.
Rating: 3 1/2 stars / B
I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.
This more a novella than a book. Short and sweet, Kendall Ryan tried to pack as much as she could into the little space she provided. However, it fell a bit flat for me. The story had such great potential and I would have really liked for it to be explored a bit more.
Finley was a widowed mother of an infant girl, trying to make ends meet through stripping. Grey was her husband's best friend and Sealmate and she blamed him for her husband's death. Grey blamed himself as well.
There was a lot of room to develop these characters further and add depth to the story. This book also had a pseudo-suspenseful portion that wasn't even thoroughly detailed.
I'm disappointed with this series because I have enjoyed many of this author's other books. I guess this series just wasn't my cup of tea.
Enjoy! xo
Finley was a widowed mother of an infant girl, trying to make ends meet through stripping. Grey was her husband's best friend and Sealmate and she blamed him for her husband's death. Grey blamed himself as well.
There was a lot of room to develop these characters further and add depth to the story. This book also had a pseudo-suspenseful portion that wasn't even thoroughly detailed.
I'm disappointed with this series because I have enjoyed many of this author's other books. I guess this series just wasn't my cup of tea.
Enjoy! xo
