A review by ashcash04
Hold You Close by Corinne Michaels, Melanie Harlow

2.0

DRAMATIC. That is the word I would use to describe this book. I will admit part of it is because I didn't know what I was getting into. This book had so much potential with the synopsis, but it is basically smut and that was highly disappointing. Childish anger seems to be a common theme (of books I've read not realizing they would be smut). Books like this are so hot and cold, I'm assuming operating under the guise of passion, but it falls flat for me. I read these and think, is this all flair to try to put on a show for the reader, or do people actually talk like this? The fights and relationship were so incredibly immature and annoying. It was like instalove but bipolar to where they immediately hated each other and then loved each other and back and forth.

I've read a few books by Corinne Michael's, the Arrowwood brothers definitely being her best. Her writing is very hit or miss with me. This book, though cowritten, was a miss.