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Obsession Falls by Claire Kingsley
3.0
emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Not my favorite, but still excited for the seriesโ€ฆ

I jump at every Claire Kingsley book that comes out - and while this one wasn't my favorite, I am definitely continuing the series.

๐Ÿ“” ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ: Obsession Falls by Claire Kingsley, the first in her new Haven Brothers series.

๐Ÿ“š๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ: Romantic suspense, grumpy/sunshine, small town romance, touch her and die.

๐Ÿ“– ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€: Josiah Haven has been burned in the past, so he's pretty much keeping to himself nowadays. But that's before he meets Aubrey, who moves in to one of his rental properties and immediately gets his attention. But Aubrey's got a stalker, and she's only in Tilikum short term, so he knows he shouldn't get attached.

๐ŸŒŸ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„: Claire Kingsley is the queen (at least to me) of character series. I've read her entire backlist, and I am so ready to devour this new Haven brothers series.

The first book, though, landed a bit flat. It wasn't bad by any means, but it just wasn't well balanced. The suspense and small town aspects overtook the romance. There wasn't the CK signature spice I am used to - and quote often. The suspense portion ended in a little bit of a cheesy way.

It wasn't a bad read - I still got through it in less than a day. It was nice to go back to Tilikum and see the cameos of my favorite couples. I just wasn't entirely pumped when I put it down. And that's ok - sometimes you just run into a dud. But as I've said, I am still very much going to continue this series. There sure are a lot of Haven brothers to love.

๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: 3/5 โญโญโญ

๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: 2.5/5 ๐ŸŒถ๐ŸŒถ

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