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A review by taisie22
About That Kiss: A Heartbreaker Bay Novel by Jill Shalvis
3.0
Kylie is a woodworker in the same complex where Joe, a security/private contractor, works. They hang out with the same group of friends until the night Kylie and Joe share a steamy kiss. So when Kylie comes to Joe for help because an heirloom was stolen and is being held for ransom, he's glad to volunteer as he wants more of those kisses.
I usually like Jill Shalvis because the romance is great and the stories have their funny moments. I liked Kylie and Joe both a lot, but I had some trouble seeing them together. There was something that just didn't seem to mesh (for me, anyway). The secondary characters are fun, especially Vinnie the dog and Joe's father. But the search for the missing heirloom seemed more contrived than dangerous; I kept expecting it to turn into a scavenger hunt prank by the friends rather than ending up with guns and arson, something I don't usually get from a Shalvis novel.
I also was distracted by some poor editing. They get undressed but leave their work boots on; I was taken out of the moment trying to figure out how they got their jeans and underwear off over the boots. Vinnie the dog is in Joe's truck, but when Joe walks Kylie to the door and there's a scene there, Vinnie is nowhere to be found. So I'm wondering if Joe is taking Vinnie home or if he's running around the yard rather than paying much attention to the dialogue happening at the door. Stuff like this takes the reader out of the story, and I don't usually see this in Ms. Shalvis's books.
Anyway, I am looking forward to the next book which I think is Molly and Lucas.
I usually like Jill Shalvis because the romance is great and the stories have their funny moments. I liked Kylie and Joe both a lot, but I had some trouble seeing them together. There was something that just didn't seem to mesh (for me, anyway). The secondary characters are fun, especially Vinnie the dog and Joe's father. But the search for the missing heirloom seemed more contrived than dangerous; I kept expecting it to turn into a scavenger hunt prank by the friends rather than ending up with guns and arson, something I don't usually get from a Shalvis novel.
I also was distracted by some poor editing. They get undressed but leave their work boots on; I was taken out of the moment trying to figure out how they got their jeans and underwear off over the boots. Vinnie the dog is in Joe's truck, but when Joe walks Kylie to the door and there's a scene there, Vinnie is nowhere to be found. So I'm wondering if Joe is taking Vinnie home or if he's running around the yard rather than paying much attention to the dialogue happening at the door. Stuff like this takes the reader out of the story, and I don't usually see this in Ms. Shalvis's books.
Anyway, I am looking forward to the next book which I think is Molly and Lucas.