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Up Close and Personal by Kathryn Freeman
3.0
I received a copy of Up Close and Personal by Kathryn Freeman from One More Chapter via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This has in no way influenced my thoughts and feelings about the book.
I was looking forward to reading this one, it sounds fun and excited and I was sadly disappointed. The romance felt off and I wasn't able to connect with the characters fully.
Up Close and Personal follows Kat Parker as she starts to protect her new charge; Zac Edwards. Zac is the lastest British heartthrob and has a stalker. When things start to get serious, Kat becomes his close protection officer. But being this close both Kat and Zac start to fall for one another - but Kat must stay professional.
I wanted to love this book so much. It sounded like something that I would enjoy. But everything fell flat for me. Kat was a decent protagonist, but I just could not connect with her fully. I felt everything that she was holding back from Zac and that made it even harder to connect with her as a reader. I felt the same with Zac. Both characters lacked something and I can't put my finger on it.
Because of this, I did feel that the romance felt off. I also felt that we didn't get enough of it. Or connection. At first, the reader can see the tension, but then it stayed on that level, until the end. There was just this whole part that felt missing and I wanted more of that.
In saying all this I felt the tension and stakes in the book were good and I did enjoy that aspect. I did guess some fo the things that were going to happen but then I was surprised by other things - which I found fantastic.
Overall, Up Close and Personal by Kathryn Freeman was an okay read. I won't be talking about it again, but I didn't hate it. I wish the romance was focused on more and the reader was able to see it grow a lot more. Both Kat and Zac felt a little flat for me and I do wish they were a little more fleshed out.
I was looking forward to reading this one, it sounds fun and excited and I was sadly disappointed. The romance felt off and I wasn't able to connect with the characters fully.
Up Close and Personal follows Kat Parker as she starts to protect her new charge; Zac Edwards. Zac is the lastest British heartthrob and has a stalker. When things start to get serious, Kat becomes his close protection officer. But being this close both Kat and Zac start to fall for one another - but Kat must stay professional.
I wanted to love this book so much. It sounded like something that I would enjoy. But everything fell flat for me. Kat was a decent protagonist, but I just could not connect with her fully. I felt everything that she was holding back from Zac and that made it even harder to connect with her as a reader. I felt the same with Zac. Both characters lacked something and I can't put my finger on it.
Because of this, I did feel that the romance felt off. I also felt that we didn't get enough of it. Or connection. At first, the reader can see the tension, but then it stayed on that level, until the end. There was just this whole part that felt missing and I wanted more of that.
In saying all this I felt the tension and stakes in the book were good and I did enjoy that aspect. I did guess some fo the things that were going to happen but then I was surprised by other things - which I found fantastic.
Overall, Up Close and Personal by Kathryn Freeman was an okay read. I won't be talking about it again, but I didn't hate it. I wish the romance was focused on more and the reader was able to see it grow a lot more. Both Kat and Zac felt a little flat for me and I do wish they were a little more fleshed out.