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A review by emjayae149
The Best Kind of Trouble by Lauren Dane
2.0
I must admit I struggled with this book. When you hit the 40% mark and are constantly looking to see how much more there is it's not a good sign. Still, I did finish it...eventually.
So, what did I like? Well, the premise of a rock star, a librarian and a small town setting sounded good. Add a supportive and loving family (his) and you've got a good base to start. Or so I hoped.
What I didn't like was that this story seemed to go nowhere. Yes, they both had issues - the h more than the H - but the manner in which the book was written was frankly boring. All theses long discussions about her feelings and his feelings, her talking with friends, him talking with his family etc. I honestly felt these conversations sounded more like they were discussing them with a therapist. It all seemed so detached and clinical. It was passionless.
And the book may have been peppered with steamy scenes but I couldn't even get into those. I was so bored by what went on before that I tended to skip over the "good" bits because I was no longer interested.
Yes, they get the HEA but it was a loooong time coming.
Surprisingly, this is the first book by this author I have read, given her extensive backlist. If this was an earlier novel I might be inclined to read further books to see her development. If, however, this is characteristic of her developed writing, then it don't think this is the author for me.
So, what did I like? Well, the premise of a rock star, a librarian and a small town setting sounded good. Add a supportive and loving family (his) and you've got a good base to start. Or so I hoped.
What I didn't like was that this story seemed to go nowhere. Yes, they both had issues - the h more than the H - but the manner in which the book was written was frankly boring. All theses long discussions about her feelings and his feelings, her talking with friends, him talking with his family etc. I honestly felt these conversations sounded more like they were discussing them with a therapist. It all seemed so detached and clinical. It was passionless.
And the book may have been peppered with steamy scenes but I couldn't even get into those. I was so bored by what went on before that I tended to skip over the "good" bits because I was no longer interested.
Yes, they get the HEA but it was a loooong time coming.
Surprisingly, this is the first book by this author I have read, given her extensive backlist. If this was an earlier novel I might be inclined to read further books to see her development. If, however, this is characteristic of her developed writing, then it don't think this is the author for me.