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A review by groovygirl858
False Start by Piper Rayne
3.5
3.5 stars
Listened to this free audiobook with the intention of reading the book for which it's a prequel to. Premise is interesting and, if this was good, I was going to read the book.
This story was interesting, but the characters were just okay. The FMC lying about being a football fan made little sense to me. I was still interested enough to start reading the book when I heard at the end of this that the book takes place EIGHT years later. What? Eight?! For whatever reason, a lot of authors like these big time gaps in second chance romances but this prequel did not present a connection that can withstand eight years. If that was the only issue, I might still read it but it also didn't present a conflict that should be an issue in eight years. The way the conflict happened and was revealed should have been some intense conversations and groveling for, at most, a month or so and then the couple should have been fine. EIGHT years?! And the FMC is still mad about what happened in this prequel? As a grown adult? And the MMC harbors feelings after eight years? It's not the short duration of their relationship that makes me find that unbelievable; it's the lack of establishment of such a strong connection between the two characters.
I'm not taking into account the time gap for the next book in my rating because that has nothing to do with this book. I give this prequel 3.5 stars. It sets up the book well. The characters didn't pop off the page, but the premise was done reasonably well. If it interests you, give it a try.
Listened to this free audiobook with the intention of reading the book for which it's a prequel to. Premise is interesting and, if this was good, I was going to read the book.
This story was interesting, but the characters were just okay. The FMC lying about being a football fan made little sense to me. I was still interested enough to start reading the book when I heard at the end of this that the book takes place EIGHT years later. What? Eight?! For whatever reason, a lot of authors like these big time gaps in second chance romances but this prequel did not present a connection that can withstand eight years. If that was the only issue, I might still read it but it also didn't present a conflict that should be an issue in eight years. The way the conflict happened and was revealed should have been some intense conversations and groveling for, at most, a month or so and then the couple should have been fine. EIGHT years?! And the FMC is still mad about what happened in this prequel? As a grown adult? And the MMC harbors feelings after eight years? It's not the short duration of their relationship that makes me find that unbelievable; it's the lack of establishment of such a strong connection between the two characters.
I'm not taking into account the time gap for the next book in my rating because that has nothing to do with this book. I give this prequel 3.5 stars. It sets up the book well. The characters didn't pop off the page, but the premise was done reasonably well. If it interests you, give it a try.