a_phoenix_bookcorner 's review for:

Ordinary Secrets by Melissa Lam

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Thank you to the author for gifting me this book.  All opinions are my own.

A Favorite Quote: “I thought I was the one calling the shots.  Nope.  It’s her.  She’s destroying me, and I want her to keep doing it.” 

Self-written Blurb: Trey Grant.  A singer.  A Harley rider.  A millionaire.  A man with a secret past.  A Zordinary?  Trey is just a guy with supernatural powers who has been tasked with discovering an important research question: Why does a random woman seem to be immune to all of the zordinary powers.  He must investigate and uncover the truth by any means necessary.  Naturally, formulating a plan to bump into her and make her fall in love with him so she spills all of her secrets is the best plan.  What could possibly go wrong?  What happens when the answers to which he seeks only materializes more questions.  How is Arella Rance immune to the zordinary effects, and better question, is she aware that she has this immunity?  Is she blind to the secret race and has no idea of their existence, as the rest of the world, or is something else awry? 

What I enjoyed:  What a ride!  It has been a while since there was a twist I couldn’t predict.  Indie author, Melissa Lam does a fantastic job at drawing you in from the beginning and doesn’t let you go until the very last word.  While this story is in dual POV, I would say the majority of the book is from Trey’s point of view and the plot was driven by Trey’s character.  I feel like this is unique, as usually we get a majority female perspective.  It was definitely different and a breath of fresh air from the typical romance genre layout.  It was easy to get submerged into this world as it was a well written blend of action, banter, spice and twists.

Any struggles?:  I went into this expecting it to be a fantasy romance but I think it ended up reading more like a romance in a fantasy world.  I struggled with Trey towards the end as he became a little overbearing and Arella really had to spell things out for him.  But I also can appreciate that perhaps this was part of the learning curve of him not being able to sense her and her feelings.  

Will I recommend and to who: I would recommend this book to any one who I know loves a knight in shining armor, over protective, who did this to you kind of MMC.