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whaney's review against another edition
2.0
This was a big disappointment after the first one. There was no building of the characters, not much on the continuation of the work on Crosslyn Rise. You knew immediately who was going to connect up with who, and not even a lot of work up to that. I'm hoping the next one is better.
attytheresa's review against another edition
3.0
This second in the Crosslyn Rise Trilogy centers on the construction and interior design aspects of the real estate development tying the trilogy together. Our central couple are Gideon, the contractor dipping his toe into development for the first time, and Christine, a gifted interior designer who hopes winning this project will push her small firm in a higher bracket. The book picks up where the first left off, with a refusal by the local politicians to issue the permits. I enjoyed the opening a great deal -- where Gideon, a handsome man who knows how to charm, uses those gifts to maneuver the permits to be issued PDQ, though the female politician's motives and behavior does not help the image of powerful women. However , this is set around 1990 and I know from personal real estate experience that there were precious few women in commercial real estate at all, none in development, and local politicians, male and female, were too often then and now just like here.
Gideon is the eternal bachelor loving his freedom and his life. Chris is driven, owner of a business she bullt herself but being an interior designer, is often demeaned and sidelined as being frivoulous, not equal in importance and skill to construction for example. Chris also is close to her family and is very reserved about her private life. In fact, she harbors a secret that was quite a surprise to this reader though there was more than one clue. Their meet cute was not designed to have a romance follow but I thought it was all handled really well and I was cheering for Gideon to win her over by the end.
Once again there are some marvelous bits that set it firmly in 1990, most especially the debate Gideon and Chris have over whether they should succumb to the pressure to get car phones so they would be able to continue running their businesses while driving. Ah, a debate I remember well. Oh and there is a hilarious scene with Gideon in a payphone having to constantly put coins in while trying to apologize to Chris for his boorish behavior.
Gideon is the eternal bachelor loving his freedom and his life. Chris is driven, owner of a business she bullt herself but being an interior designer, is often demeaned and sidelined as being frivoulous, not equal in importance and skill to construction for example. Chris also is close to her family and is very reserved about her private life. In fact, she harbors a secret that was quite a surprise to this reader though there was more than one clue. Their meet cute was not designed to have a romance follow but I thought it was all handled really well and I was cheering for Gideon to win her over by the end.
Once again there are some marvelous bits that set it firmly in 1990, most especially the debate Gideon and Chris have over whether they should succumb to the pressure to get car phones so they would be able to continue running their businesses while driving. Ah, a debate I remember well. Oh and there is a hilarious scene with Gideon in a payphone having to constantly put coins in while trying to apologize to Chris for his boorish behavior.
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