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A review by romancebookloverinseattle
Bound by Consequences by Ryan Michele
2.0
Early on you learn that the H and h had a one night stand several years back. They don't meet up again in this book until around maybe 50% mark and by 60% they still haven't had one in person conversation. In fact you hit the end and they have not even kissed.
I don't mind a slow burn at all, but this isn't even that. I also, although they are not my favorite thing, don't mind a duet or trilogy. But I like to know it up front so I can decide if I'll read as they come out or when they are all released. (Both books are now out and it clearly states on Amazon that this is not a standalone).
Ryan Michele is a good writer and I like the world here and the characters created, but I'm not sure this needed to be as long as it is on the setup for the next book. I don't understand - at just under 200 pages - why this wasn't all one book and why we are waiting for a second book. If the second book is 300-400 pages then maybe, but if that second book comes out and doesn't hit 200 pages I'm going to be seriously angry. IF some good editing had been done, what's in this book could have been told in less pages and their entire story could have been one book. This is book 7 where all previous books were complete AND this was not detailed or meaty warranting the story being told in two books! In addition, there is very little between these two in this book.
Be aware - the entire story IS the entire blurb. Seriously. The blurb makes it sound like this book is about what happens when they meet back up - but that doesn't take place until 70%
I don't mind a slow burn at all, but this isn't even that. I also, although they are not my favorite thing, don't mind a duet or trilogy. But I like to know it up front so I can decide if I'll read as they come out or when they are all released. (Both books are now out and it clearly states on Amazon that this is not a standalone).
Ryan Michele is a good writer and I like the world here and the characters created, but I'm not sure this needed to be as long as it is on the setup for the next book. I don't understand - at just under 200 pages - why this wasn't all one book and why we are waiting for a second book. If the second book is 300-400 pages then maybe, but if that second book comes out and doesn't hit 200 pages I'm going to be seriously angry. IF some good editing had been done, what's in this book could have been told in less pages and their entire story could have been one book. This is book 7 where all previous books were complete AND this was not detailed or meaty warranting the story being told in two books! In addition, there is very little between these two in this book.
Be aware - the entire story IS the entire blurb. Seriously. The blurb makes it sound like this book is about what happens when they meet back up - but that doesn't take place until 70%