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A review by kat_the_bookcat
Trouble on Tap by Avery Flynn
fast-paced
2.5
Smart business move: Create a trilogy about triplets. You only need one model for the entire series.
This was my least favorite book in the series. I would just like the trope that scarred men become god awful brutes who hate everyone and everything and are convinced that even when a woman shows that she is attracted to them, it is pity, to die in a deep, deep hole in the bottom of the sea (great, now that song is stuck in my head. Just another sin to lay at this book's door).
I didn't hate everything. I do love the trope where two people were together and ended things, but are now back in contact with each other. Especially for novella-length romances, since it makes the insta-attraction make more sense. They already know what it's like together.
The writing was still good (all of it *winky face*), the characters interesting, and the storyline... Well, it's not LOGICAL, but it's not completely unrealistic. Only mostly unrealistic. Though I might be saying this as someone who has never lived in a small town (thank the Lord. The month I spent in the middle of nowhere in TN was not the best month of my life).
Anyway, the "villain" of the book was VERY easy to defeat. Actually, there were two (spoiler alert?), and both of them were taken care of with a few words that reeked of blackmail. It really had a big build-up for no pay-off. I was expecting more sleaze. Especially from one of those villains, since he has been a reoccurring problem child throughout the entire trilogy.
Final thoughts: I liked this trilogy and there were elements to each book that I enjoyed, but each book had two tropes, one that I adore and one that I would hate. Plus with the drama only somewhat making sense, it really made me struggle with the stories and lower my rating for each book. Also, I am sorry for anyone who reads this review, because I had coffee and now my brain is ping-ponging and I don't think I'm making much sense.
This was my least favorite book in the series. I would just like the trope that scarred men become god awful brutes who hate everyone and everything and are convinced that even when a woman shows that she is attracted to them, it is pity, to die in a deep, deep hole in the bottom of the sea (great, now that song is stuck in my head. Just another sin to lay at this book's door).
I didn't hate everything. I do love the trope where two people were together and ended things, but are now back in contact with each other. Especially for novella-length romances, since it makes the insta-attraction make more sense. They already know what it's like together.
The writing was still good (all of it *winky face*), the characters interesting, and the storyline... Well, it's not LOGICAL, but it's not completely unrealistic. Only mostly unrealistic. Though I might be saying this as someone who has never lived in a small town (thank the Lord. The month I spent in the middle of nowhere in TN was not the best month of my life).
Anyway, the "villain" of the book was VERY easy to defeat. Actually, there were two (spoiler alert?), and both of them were taken care of with a few words that reeked of blackmail. It really had a big build-up for no pay-off. I was expecting more sleaze. Especially from one of those villains, since he has been a reoccurring problem child throughout the entire trilogy.
Final thoughts: I liked this trilogy and there were elements to each book that I enjoyed, but each book had two tropes, one that I adore and one that I would hate. Plus with the drama only somewhat making sense, it really made me struggle with the stories and lower my rating for each book. Also, I am sorry for anyone who reads this review, because I had coffee and now my brain is ping-ponging and I don't think I'm making much sense.