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tsukikomew's review against another edition
3.0
This review was posted at Tsuki’s Book Blog on July 15, 2013
I read the first two books in this series out of order and I'm glad I did since this one didn't work for me as well as the second one. While I liked this one it wasn't enough to make me read book two. Book two was enough to make me go back and read book one though and good enough to get me to look for book three.
Ella is Santo Corretti's personal assistant and she hates it. He is a complete playboy with zero boundaries, zero respect, and absolutely no concept of how horribly he treats her. When she begins looking for a new job, Santo decides it is the perfect time for them to sleep together. Once she succumbs issues over his movie, her secret past, and their intimacy issues start to drive them apart.
Ella was an interesting character. She came from virtually nothing but was determined to work her way up the film ladder to being a director in her own right. When she interviews to be Santo's assistant, she changes her look and upgrades herself so she'll get it. You have to respect her determination to get the job. She recognizes he's amazing in his field and with his family backing her, she has the potential to go far. I felt sorry for her past as well as Santo's treatment of her.
Santo was kind of an idiot but then most alpha males usually are. He wants Ella but then isn't willing to give her reason to stay. She continually proves herself and he just claims he won't give her the promotions because he's sleeping with her and that would be wrong. Clearly he doesn't recognize her brilliance.
There was a scene when his current director was let go and he's looking into getting a new one. Ella turns to him and basically asks if he considered her at all and he bitches at her. He's fucking her not giving her promotions. I mean, slap in the face man! He could have just said for a second he considered her but without the experience he can't put that kind of job in her hands. Instead he's ridiculous about it and I hoped she left him. She just wanted him to say she has potential. She just wanted him to believe in her and he couldn't even lie to make her feel better.
By the time she got the director job and demanded a platonic relationship he was pissing me off. She wanted platonic not antagonistic. He wouldn't talk to her or have a lunch with her even for business. He was rude to her and it was ridiculous. He tried to play the victim card but it was just too far. Of course he groveled enough but still!
I get pissed at heroes playing the victim card when they are assholes. I just feel like they should be put in their place a little. They treat the heroine like crap for that majority of the book and when she does something they don't like then all the sudden it is GAME OVER! I just want to punch the hero in the face. It will take some serious grovelling to make up for it.
It was a nice story with a lot of potential. I just experienced book rage for the majority of the hero's scenes. It might have just been me but I had trouble getting past it. The second book was amazing though it wasn't the best Sarah Morgan I've read.
3 Stars
Published by Harlequin-Presents
April 23, 2013
192 Pages
Provided by NetGalley
I read the first two books in this series out of order and I'm glad I did since this one didn't work for me as well as the second one. While I liked this one it wasn't enough to make me read book two. Book two was enough to make me go back and read book one though and good enough to get me to look for book three.
Ella is Santo Corretti's personal assistant and she hates it. He is a complete playboy with zero boundaries, zero respect, and absolutely no concept of how horribly he treats her. When she begins looking for a new job, Santo decides it is the perfect time for them to sleep together. Once she succumbs issues over his movie, her secret past, and their intimacy issues start to drive them apart.
Ella was an interesting character. She came from virtually nothing but was determined to work her way up the film ladder to being a director in her own right. When she interviews to be Santo's assistant, she changes her look and upgrades herself so she'll get it. You have to respect her determination to get the job. She recognizes he's amazing in his field and with his family backing her, she has the potential to go far. I felt sorry for her past as well as Santo's treatment of her.
Santo was kind of an idiot but then most alpha males usually are. He wants Ella but then isn't willing to give her reason to stay. She continually proves herself and he just claims he won't give her the promotions because he's sleeping with her and that would be wrong. Clearly he doesn't recognize her brilliance.
There was a scene when his current director was let go and he's looking into getting a new one. Ella turns to him and basically asks if he considered her at all and he bitches at her. He's fucking her not giving her promotions. I mean, slap in the face man! He could have just said for a second he considered her but without the experience he can't put that kind of job in her hands. Instead he's ridiculous about it and I hoped she left him. She just wanted him to say she has potential. She just wanted him to believe in her and he couldn't even lie to make her feel better.
By the time she got the director job and demanded a platonic relationship he was pissing me off. She wanted platonic not antagonistic. He wouldn't talk to her or have a lunch with her even for business. He was rude to her and it was ridiculous. He tried to play the victim card but it was just too far. Of course he groveled enough but still!
I get pissed at heroes playing the victim card when they are assholes. I just feel like they should be put in their place a little. They treat the heroine like crap for that majority of the book and when she does something they don't like then all the sudden it is GAME OVER! I just want to punch the hero in the face. It will take some serious grovelling to make up for it.
It was a nice story with a lot of potential. I just experienced book rage for the majority of the hero's scenes. It might have just been me but I had trouble getting past it. The second book was amazing though it wasn't the best Sarah Morgan I've read.
3 Stars
Published by Harlequin-Presents
April 23, 2013
192 Pages
Provided by NetGalley
theeditorreads's review against another edition
4.0
Ahh, TLC = Tender Loving Care, I didn't know that this is a type of short form, till now, hee hee.
The first M&B I have read where the male protagonist cries (otherwise, I was starting to think that they are not humans). Many a times, it reminded me of the movie 'Two Weeks Notice'.
Not for the first time Ella wondered what it would be like to have a sibling, how it might feel to have someone in your corner - for how it hurt to deal with her parents alone.
Aww, I heart you, Ella. I completely get her, the occasional pangs of being a single child.
Loved the humor, and the ending, and the epilogue as well.
The first M&B I have read where the male protagonist cries (otherwise, I was starting to think that they are not humans). Many a times, it reminded me of the movie 'Two Weeks Notice'.
Not for the first time Ella wondered what it would be like to have a sibling, how it might feel to have someone in your corner - for how it hurt to deal with her parents alone.
Aww, I heart you, Ella. I completely get her, the occasional pangs of being a single child.
Loved the humor, and the ending, and the epilogue as well.
una_macchia's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars. There's a lot of threads I found interesting in this book, but I'm not sure they all hold together. I think the story needed more room to develop before the end.
aefedele's review against another edition
3.0
This review was posted at Tsuki’s Book Blog on July 15, 2013
I read the first two books in this series out of order and I'm glad I did since this one didn't work for me as well as the second one. While I liked this one it wasn't enough to make me read book two. Book two was enough to make me go back and read book one though and good enough to get me to look for book three.
Ella is Santo Corretti's personal assistant and she hates it. He is a complete playboy with zero boundaries, zero respect, and absolutely no concept of how horribly he treats her. When she begins looking for a new job, Santo decides it is the perfect time for them to sleep together. Once she succumbs issues over his movie, her secret past, and their intimacy issues start to drive them apart.
Ella was an interesting character. She came from virtually nothing but was determined to work her way up the film ladder to being a director in her own right. When she interviews to be Santo's assistant, she changes her look and upgrades herself so she'll get it. You have to respect her determination to get the job. She recognizes he's amazing in his field and with his family backing her, she has the potential to go far. I felt sorry for her past as well as Santo's treatment of her.
Santo was kind of an idiot but then most alpha males usually are. He wants Ella but then isn't willing to give her reason to stay. She continually proves herself and he just claims he won't give her the promotions because he's sleeping with her and that would be wrong. Clearly he doesn't recognize her brilliance.
There was a scene when his current director was let go and he's looking into getting a new one. Ella turns to him and basically asks if he considered her at all and he bitches at her. He's fucking her not giving her promotions. I mean, slap in the face man! He could have just said for a second he considered her but without the experience he can't put that kind of job in her hands. Instead he's ridiculous about it and I hoped she left him. She just wanted him to say she has potential. She just wanted him to believe in her and he couldn't even lie to make her feel better.
By the time she got the director job and demanded a platonic relationship he was pissing me off. She wanted platonic not antagonistic. He wouldn't talk to her or have a lunch with her even for business. He was rude to her and it was ridiculous. He tried to play the victim card but it was just too far. Of course he groveled enough but still!
I get pissed at heroes playing the victim card when they are assholes. I just feel like they should be put in their place a little. They treat the heroine like crap for that majority of the book and when she does something they don't like then all the sudden it is GAME OVER! I just want to punch the hero in the face. It will take some serious grovelling to make up for it.
It was a nice story with a lot of potential. I just experienced book rage for the majority of the hero's scenes. It might have just been me but I had trouble getting past it. The second book was amazing though it wasn't the best Sarah Morgan I've read.
3 Stars
Published by Harlequin-Presents
April 23, 2013
192 Pages
Provided by NetGalley
I read the first two books in this series out of order and I'm glad I did since this one didn't work for me as well as the second one. While I liked this one it wasn't enough to make me read book two. Book two was enough to make me go back and read book one though and good enough to get me to look for book three.
Ella is Santo Corretti's personal assistant and she hates it. He is a complete playboy with zero boundaries, zero respect, and absolutely no concept of how horribly he treats her. When she begins looking for a new job, Santo decides it is the perfect time for them to sleep together. Once she succumbs issues over his movie, her secret past, and their intimacy issues start to drive them apart.
Ella was an interesting character. She came from virtually nothing but was determined to work her way up the film ladder to being a director in her own right. When she interviews to be Santo's assistant, she changes her look and upgrades herself so she'll get it. You have to respect her determination to get the job. She recognizes he's amazing in his field and with his family backing her, she has the potential to go far. I felt sorry for her past as well as Santo's treatment of her.
Santo was kind of an idiot but then most alpha males usually are. He wants Ella but then isn't willing to give her reason to stay. She continually proves herself and he just claims he won't give her the promotions because he's sleeping with her and that would be wrong. Clearly he doesn't recognize her brilliance.
There was a scene when his current director was let go and he's looking into getting a new one. Ella turns to him and basically asks if he considered her at all and he bitches at her. He's fucking her not giving her promotions. I mean, slap in the face man! He could have just said for a second he considered her but without the experience he can't put that kind of job in her hands. Instead he's ridiculous about it and I hoped she left him. She just wanted him to say she has potential. She just wanted him to believe in her and he couldn't even lie to make her feel better.
By the time she got the director job and demanded a platonic relationship he was pissing me off. She wanted platonic not antagonistic. He wouldn't talk to her or have a lunch with her even for business. He was rude to her and it was ridiculous. He tried to play the victim card but it was just too far. Of course he groveled enough but still!
I get pissed at heroes playing the victim card when they are assholes. I just feel like they should be put in their place a little. They treat the heroine like crap for that majority of the book and when she does something they don't like then all the sudden it is GAME OVER! I just want to punch the hero in the face. It will take some serious grovelling to make up for it.
It was a nice story with a lot of potential. I just experienced book rage for the majority of the hero's scenes. It might have just been me but I had trouble getting past it. The second book was amazing though it wasn't the best Sarah Morgan I've read.
3 Stars
Published by Harlequin-Presents
April 23, 2013
192 Pages
Provided by NetGalley
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