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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
2.5 stars. I am not sure what the two have in common besides sex. Would have enjoyed more relationship development outside the bedroom.
It was nice to read a ‘we can’t possibly be together’ romance where it seemed like they genuinely couldn’t possibly be together. That made the handwringing, which usually drives me nuts as a reader, completely acceptable. I don’t know anything about the military, so I have to go on faith that that this relationship would be impossible. In civilian life, it certainly would pose substantial issues, so it seems reasonable. Unfortunately, the ending felt overplayed because of the lavishing of grand gestures required to make a happy ending, but there are worse things.
While I felt like I didn’t quite understand a lot of the military related aspects of the story (for example, since Sean is an adult, why is he relocating with his father if he doesn’t want to?), I can relate to the age difference between Sean and Paul, which is only a bit larger than the age gap between myself and my husband. I thought the author wrote it accurately.
My favorite part of the book, though, was the location. I’m very familiar with the area of Oregon’s coastline where this fictitious military base is situated, and the author describes it so well. It was exciting to read about it in a book. That’s a nuanced appreciation that won’t apply to the vast majority of readers, but I appreciated it none the less.
While I felt like I didn’t quite understand a lot of the military related aspects of the story (for example, since Sean is an adult, why is he relocating with his father if he doesn’t want to?), I can relate to the age difference between Sean and Paul, which is only a bit larger than the age gap between myself and my husband. I thought the author wrote it accurately.
My favorite part of the book, though, was the location. I’m very familiar with the area of Oregon’s coastline where this fictitious military base is situated, and the author describes it so well. It was exciting to read about it in a book. That’s a nuanced appreciation that won’t apply to the vast majority of readers, but I appreciated it none the less.
3.5 stars. I liked this, it wasn't my favorite by this author, but I did like the MCs. I wanted to kill Sean's dad, because what in the actual fuck is wrong with him,
This was yummy and while I did like the characters, I wasn't feeling the love. Most of the time they were in bed, and yes they did talk, but it just felt a little...soon, for me, but I'm not very romantic either. I loved the ending--too sweet. Having said that, the characters were likable, the situation was understandable. I felt for Sean and Paul. There was plenty of yummy.
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but then I was almost disappointed with how he did a 180 at the end, I'm so weird.This was yummy and while I did like the characters, I wasn't feeling the love. Most of the time they were in bed, and yes they did talk, but it just felt a little...soon, for me, but I'm not very romantic either. I loved the ending--too sweet.
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I did feel that at some points the repetition of "we shouldn't be doing this" then they have sex "we can't do this again" and then they have sex "i shouldn't have called you, but I couldn't stay away " and then they have sex got to be just a bit...much.
Wanderlust
This was absolutely adorable. Paul and Sean meet after Paul's rough breakup at a local hotel. Paul's looking for a hookup, and after a scenic drive, it turns out he may not need to hit a bar to find it.
What starts as a one night rebound, turns serious after Paul realizes Sean is, despite their age difference, courteous, kind, and extremely mature for his years.
The characters have excellent chemistry, and are halfway to declaring their feelings when they realize that there are mitigating (spoiler) circumstances that make their relationship impossible.
I was immediately hooked, and read this story in one sitting. 5/5
Themes: Younger (24)/Older (42), Military - Navy, Disability (Moderate) Neck Injury, M/M, Power Dynamics, HEA
This was absolutely adorable. Paul and Sean meet after Paul's rough breakup at a local hotel. Paul's looking for a hookup, and after a scenic drive, it turns out he may not need to hit a bar to find it.
What starts as a one night rebound, turns serious after Paul realizes Sean is, despite their age difference, courteous, kind, and extremely mature for his years.
The characters have excellent chemistry, and are halfway to declaring their feelings when they realize that there are mitigating (spoiler) circumstances that make their relationship impossible.
I was immediately hooked, and read this story in one sitting. 5/5
Themes: Younger (24)/Older (42), Military - Navy, Disability (Moderate) Neck Injury, M/M, Power Dynamics, HEA
I spent so much of this book hoping there would be more of a plot beyond the spice or some effort to explore their relationship to make it believable. It all felt so forced.
fast-paced
Ok, this was a decent read for me, but I wasn't blown away. It felt awfully similar to her other Navy series- Navy guy hooks up with someone, finds out there's a reason they shouldn't be together, they resolve to stop seeing each other, keep seeing each other anyway, and so on and so on. Even the bit at the end with Sean's dad felt familiar, like I'd seen it, or something really close, before in one of this author's stories. Yep, [b:General Misconduct|21840255|General Misconduct (Conduct Unbecoming, #2)|L.A. Witt|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1396478929s/21840255.jpg|41107459], only the roles were slightly reversed, with the CO being the young guy's dad, rather than his boss, as it was in this book.
I did like both characters a lot. One of my issues though, is that we're shown quite a lot of sex, but not a lot of getting to know each other. As such, I didn't get to know them, either, especially Sean. 300 pages, and I still have no idea how old he was, other than over 21 but under 25(maybe?), what he was studying in school, or even why he was still in school, considering he was at least over 21. Nothing was mentioned about grad school, and even him studying was only mentioned in an offhand way, giving no indication to what he was working towards.
There was also a LOT of repetition for me. Lots of "oh my god, I loved kissing him", and "we can't do this, we shouldn't do this, we won't do this again, aw hell, who are we kidding, let's meet up", and it just pulled me out of things. I wish the author had focused more on getting to know the characters, and less on kissing, sex, and the push and pull.
I've always been a fan of LA Witt, and I'll probably read the next book in the series, I just really hope it offers me something different next time.
I did like both characters a lot. One of my issues though, is that we're shown quite a lot of sex, but not a lot of getting to know each other. As such, I didn't get to know them, either, especially Sean. 300 pages, and I still have no idea how old he was, other than over 21 but under 25(maybe?), what he was studying in school, or even why he was still in school, considering he was at least over 21. Nothing was mentioned about grad school, and even him studying was only mentioned in an offhand way, giving no indication to what he was working towards.
There was also a LOT of repetition for me. Lots of "oh my god, I loved kissing him", and "we can't do this, we shouldn't do this, we won't do this again, aw hell, who are we kidding, let's meet up", and it just pulled me out of things. I wish the author had focused more on getting to know the characters, and less on kissing, sex, and the push and pull.
I've always been a fan of LA Witt, and I'll probably read the next book in the series, I just really hope it offers me something different next time.
This was too boring for me. I couldn’t connect with either of the characters and something was missing for me. I find their back and forth to be too repetitive and pointless. Eventually it became frustrating to finish this story and I found myself skipping through the whining in the end
challenging
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No