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tawnyad2004 's review for:
Hot Asset
by Lauren Layne
13 pages into the book and my first impression was....I hope this book gets better. So far we have a nose stuck up in the air cop who (without doing any work yet) assumes the guy is guilty and a guy who is so conceited he just assumes every woman will drop to her knees for him. And surprise surprise only a few pages later he starts thinking about her on her knees. Honestly the characters didn’t get much better for me until way way at the end. Ian was this arrogant, alpha who was proud that no woman ever shared his bed twice. I’m so sick of those type of leads. It’s not sexy or endearing that he’s screwing women so freely without thought of consequence to them. Until he finds the one woman to change his mind and heart. That’s not how it works. Love doesn’t change the fundamental character of a person instantly just because you see someone across a crowded room or meet someone who challenges you! By the end of the book I could stand his character more but after reflecting on it it’s because his character was so incredibly different. I get people can change for the better but I just, I don’t know I didn’t like his character.
Then there’s Lara who was solely in his space to prove him guilty. With what evidence you might ask. None. None whatsoever. A cryptic and unknown source says he’s involved in insider trading. That’s all the proof she has to know he’s guilty, oh and the promotion to the FBI she’s been dreaming of all her life. Yet she’s touted as a person with integrity. She gets there eventually, after she falls for the man, along with kissing him. Only then does she agree he’s innocent.
To be perfectly honest I skipped a good portion of the middle. I was completely over the characters and as much as I didn’t like Ian I found Lara worse. The only reason I even read the ending is because I wanted to know how long it took this smart woman to figure out she was being played. Here’s a hint, it took waaayyyyyyy too long. FBI material she is not. The ending was way better then the book. Lara actually started to show some of the integrity she was supposed to have and Ian was like a different man. Almost made me forget what a douche he was. Almost.
Then there’s Lara who was solely in his space to prove him guilty. With what evidence you might ask. None. None whatsoever. A cryptic and unknown source says he’s involved in insider trading. That’s all the proof she has to know he’s guilty, oh and the promotion to the FBI she’s been dreaming of all her life. Yet she’s touted as a person with integrity. She gets there eventually, after she falls for the man, along with kissing him. Only then does she agree he’s innocent.
To be perfectly honest I skipped a good portion of the middle. I was completely over the characters and as much as I didn’t like Ian I found Lara worse. The only reason I even read the ending is because I wanted to know how long it took this smart woman to figure out she was being played. Here’s a hint, it took waaayyyyyyy too long. FBI material she is not. The ending was way better then the book. Lara actually started to show some of the integrity she was supposed to have and Ian was like a different man. Almost made me forget what a douche he was. Almost.