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A review by smitch29
Manwhore +1 by Katy Evans
4.0
This book picked up right as the previous one left off. Rachel was on her way to see Malcolm for the first time in a month, after his discovery that she was tasked with writing an exposé on him. She's nervous about what he wants to see her for, so the story begins on a hopeful but angst filled note. As the two main characters begin to see each other more and more, the playfulness and the romance starts to build again.
I was just as hopeful as Rachel when I began this book, because it wasn't completely obvious where the author was going with the story. It seemed obvious that Rachel and Malcolm would get together, but I couldn't be certain by what path they would take to find their happy place with one another.
As it turns out, this book was really good at being realistic. Rachel actually got a chance to prove that she learned her lesson and that she cares about their relationship. All while they both learn if they can trust one another and go the distance in their relationship. Malcolm was already betrayed once by her, and she isn't sure she's enough for a man who previously led a much more promiscuous life. And that was really the big conflict in the story. It was all about them learning to have faith and be happy. It was very realistic in that it didn't require some dramatic episode to push the characters into realizing what they feel. It was a much more natural and healthy transition. It made me have more belief in the characters and their future together. I will also admit, that without that dramatic episode, this book was a little more lackluster and less exciting and intriguing. So on one hand I praise the realism and strength in this book, but I can't say I enjoyed it as much as other similar books with bigger conflicts.
The book also seemed to leave the door wide open for another book from this series, but featuring Tahoe and Gina. It seems like that book has potential, but I'm not so sure if I'll read it. Gina is a bit of a hot-head and has an intense lack of trust in men, so I think she will be a belligerent heroine, and those aren't my favorite to read about. I'll just have to look at the reviews if that book does get published.
I was just as hopeful as Rachel when I began this book, because it wasn't completely obvious where the author was going with the story. It seemed obvious that Rachel and Malcolm would get together, but I couldn't be certain by what path they would take to find their happy place with one another.
As it turns out, this book was really good at being realistic. Rachel actually got a chance to prove that she learned her lesson and that she cares about their relationship. All while they both learn if they can trust one another and go the distance in their relationship. Malcolm was already betrayed once by her, and she isn't sure she's enough for a man who previously led a much more promiscuous life. And that was really the big conflict in the story. It was all about them learning to have faith and be happy. It was very realistic in that it didn't require some dramatic episode to push the characters into realizing what they feel. It was a much more natural and healthy transition. It made me have more belief in the characters and their future together. I will also admit, that without that dramatic episode, this book was a little more lackluster and less exciting and intriguing. So on one hand I praise the realism and strength in this book, but I can't say I enjoyed it as much as other similar books with bigger conflicts.
The book also seemed to leave the door wide open for another book from this series, but featuring Tahoe and Gina. It seems like that book has potential, but I'm not so sure if I'll read it. Gina is a bit of a hot-head and has an intense lack of trust in men, so I think she will be a belligerent heroine, and those aren't my favorite to read about. I'll just have to look at the reviews if that book does get published.