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A review by andreasromancebooks
Reckless Heart by Brighton Walsh
5.0
5 ⭐️ OMFG this book is perfect!
This is only the fourth book I've given a 5-star this entire year and it's so worth it. Because AIDEN!? I know he's not real but wowwww. What a man.
This book is the fourth in the Starlight Cove series, and I'm going to be so honest and say that I've not read a single one before this. Still, everything made sense. And although the family relationships and couples are obvious references to past books, I didn't feel like I was missing something -or I like couldn't grasp the complexity of the relationships, bonds, personalities, etc.
This story is about Aiden, a resort manager by day, fantasy erotica writer by night... and kind of also by day. That's part of the problem. Aiden has been all over the place. After his latest book went viral, he's been struggling to juggle between his two very demanding jobs.
Avery, though, is a bit of a loose cannon who wants adventures and thrills in her life. When her mother promises her that her boyfriend of the month can get Avery into her dream career -flight attendant- she drops everything to move across the country to pursue this seemingly perfect opportunity. On her way, she stops to visit one of her best friends from college in the small town where she co-manages a resort with her brothers. When Avery's friend has to cancel their dinner plans after some fiasco at work, Avery finds herself alone in the local pub next to the honest man she's ever seen, who almost chokes on his beer after reading her 'Buy me books and tell me to stfuattdlagg' t-shirt. You can guess where this is going...
Now, I had never seen that acronym before, and the fact that it took me 0.5 seconds to figure out what it meant says entirely too much about me as a person, but we are going to blow past that lol. Aiden is perfect. There's just no other way to put it. Is it borderline unrealistic to think that a man like this could ever exist, in any plane of existence whatsoever? Yes, it very much is. But, again, we read romance books for the fantasy. This man is the perfect fantasy. I know that pleasure Doms exist. This man, though... this man is unreal. I'm pretty sure 4 out of the 5 stars I've given this book are just Aiden's. Avery is great, but I found myself unable to relate to her at times, so she gets the full 1 star that's left. Sns Avery. Still, even though there were things I didn't relate to, it didn't take away from my enjoyment of the story at all.
The third act break up was expected and, honestly, I kind of loved it. I don't know how, because I am the #1 Third Act Breakup Hater, but it made complete sense for the storyline and for the characters themselves. I love the interactions with Aiden's brothers and sisters-in-law, I loved that they wanted to fix up the lighthouse and move there... I just loved this whole book.
I could keep gushing about it, but I'm going to stop myself here.
Oh, wait, I do have one complaint about this book: I don't love the cover. I know that we're **not supposed to judge a book by its cover** and blablablah... We all do it. There are too many books out there, and there needs to be some deterrence somewhere. Mine (and many people's) is book covers. I almost passed on this book because of it, but I'm so very glad I didn't.
So, yeah, I definitely recommend this book -to anyone and everyone. - I mean if like open-door books. If not, then don't read any of my recs lol.
We all need more books with pleasure doms as MMCs - because seriously, holy sh!t!
This is only the fourth book I've given a 5-star this entire year and it's so worth it. Because AIDEN!? I know he's not real but wowwww. What a man.
This book is the fourth in the Starlight Cove series, and I'm going to be so honest and say that I've not read a single one before this. Still, everything made sense. And although the family relationships and couples are obvious references to past books, I didn't feel like I was missing something -or I like couldn't grasp the complexity of the relationships, bonds, personalities, etc.
This story is about Aiden, a resort manager by day, fantasy erotica writer by night... and kind of also by day. That's part of the problem. Aiden has been all over the place. After his latest book went viral, he's been struggling to juggle between his two very demanding jobs.
Avery, though, is a bit of a loose cannon who wants adventures and thrills in her life. When her mother promises her that her boyfriend of the month can get Avery into her dream career -flight attendant- she drops everything to move across the country to pursue this seemingly perfect opportunity. On her way, she stops to visit one of her best friends from college in the small town where she co-manages a resort with her brothers. When Avery's friend has to cancel their dinner plans after some fiasco at work, Avery finds herself alone in the local pub next to the honest man she's ever seen, who almost chokes on his beer after reading her 'Buy me books and tell me to stfuattdlagg' t-shirt. You can guess where this is going...
Now, I had never seen that acronym before, and the fact that it took me 0.5 seconds to figure out what it meant says entirely too much about me as a person, but we are going to blow past that lol. Aiden is perfect. There's just no other way to put it. Is it borderline unrealistic to think that a man like this could ever exist, in any plane of existence whatsoever? Yes, it very much is. But, again, we read romance books for the fantasy. This man is the perfect fantasy. I know that pleasure Doms exist. This man, though... this man is unreal. I'm pretty sure 4 out of the 5 stars I've given this book are just Aiden's. Avery is great, but I found myself unable to relate to her at times, so she gets the full 1 star that's left. Sns Avery. Still, even though there were things I didn't relate to, it didn't take away from my enjoyment of the story at all.
The third act break up was expected and, honestly, I kind of loved it. I don't know how, because I am the #1 Third Act Breakup Hater, but it made complete sense for the storyline and for the characters themselves. I love the interactions with Aiden's brothers and sisters-in-law, I loved that they wanted to fix up the lighthouse and move there... I just loved this whole book.
I could keep gushing about it, but I'm going to stop myself here.
Oh, wait, I do have one complaint about this book: I don't love the cover. I know that we're **not supposed to judge a book by its cover** and blablablah... We all do it. There are too many books out there, and there needs to be some deterrence somewhere. Mine (and many people's) is book covers. I almost passed on this book because of it, but I'm so very glad I didn't.
So, yeah, I definitely recommend this book -to anyone and everyone. - I mean if like open-door books. If not, then don't read any of my recs lol.
We all need more books with pleasure doms as MMCs - because seriously, holy sh!t!