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A review by kiwicoral
Chaser by Kylie Scott
4.0
*SBTB Quarterly Challenge - May 3. Cinco de Mayo: Read a book with a bartender character.*
Kylie Scott is one of the few authors that I will buy full price pre-orders for. I loved the first book in this series (top 5 meet-cute), but hated the last 30% of the second book in the series. This was better than the last, but not as good as the first.
This book, unlike all her other contemporaries, is told exclusively from the hero's POV. She's one of the few authors who I actually didn't mind having first person POV by the heroine, because she managed to get through to the hero's arc as well.
This POV works well again here. It gives the reader some nice insight into the well worn trope of the man-child growing up because of the responsibility of a baby. I normally HATE that trope. But because the baby wasn't actually his, it didn't grate on me as much. And it avoided looking like "shoplifting the pootie".
This book is pretty low drama compared to other Kylie Scotts. And while I appreciated the break from some typical contemporary romance tropes, I could have used a little bit more in the plot area.
Can I also mention that I'm still bummed that Nell and Pat didn't get a novella, or something. Nell has been a great background character, and she very much had some angry feelings to get over for Eric, but she also needed to take some responsibility for herself. I think that could have been a very strong story.
Kylie Scott is one of the few authors that I will buy full price pre-orders for. I loved the first book in this series (top 5 meet-cute), but hated the last 30% of the second book in the series. This was better than the last, but not as good as the first.
This book, unlike all her other contemporaries, is told exclusively from the hero's POV. She's one of the few authors who I actually didn't mind having first person POV by the heroine, because she managed to get through to the hero's arc as well.
This POV works well again here. It gives the reader some nice insight into the well worn trope of the man-child growing up because of the responsibility of a baby. I normally HATE that trope. But because the baby wasn't actually his, it didn't grate on me as much. And it avoided looking like "shoplifting the pootie".
This book is pretty low drama compared to other Kylie Scotts. And while I appreciated the break from some typical contemporary romance tropes, I could have used a little bit more in the plot area.
Can I also mention that I'm still bummed that Nell and Pat didn't get a novella, or something. Nell has been a great background character, and she very much had some angry feelings to get over for Eric, but she also needed to take some responsibility for herself. I think that could have been a very strong story.