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A review by artemishi
The One That Got Away by Bethany Chase
5.0
I don't define myself as a fan of the romance genre, so when I say this book was surprisingly good, you can understand the weight that carries. Sarina is a fun, but not unrealistically so, character- a woman with a bright career and solid talent, who works hard and makes her own way. A woman who appreciates how kind and caring her boyfriend is. A woman who is close to her stepfather and, despite partying like she's 21 pretty frequently, physically fit and healthy. She was fun to follow along with, and not over-the-top.
I don't want to give away spoilers, so I'll try to be as vague as possible with this next bit. Chase did a great job handling real-life emotions. Not just the zingy excited ones, but the harsh, painful, exposing ones. The adults in her novel are adults, and no punches are pulled for the sake of a meet-cute or sexy scene. Speaking of sexy, there is plenty of it but it never went too far (I squick out easily and unrealistically passionate and fulfilling sex scenes will make me DNF *and* throw a book). No turgid metaphors here!
I found this to be a bit of a pick-me-up, even though Sarina goes through a bunch of ups and downs throughout the story. It's one of the few romance novels (and contemporary romance, at that!) that I truly enjoyed. So naturally, I recommend it for fans of romance, chick lit, hot Olympic swimmers, and female architects.
I don't want to give away spoilers, so I'll try to be as vague as possible with this next bit. Chase did a great job handling real-life emotions. Not just the zingy excited ones, but the harsh, painful, exposing ones. The adults in her novel are adults, and no punches are pulled for the sake of a meet-cute or sexy scene. Speaking of sexy, there is plenty of it but it never went too far (I squick out easily and unrealistically passionate and fulfilling sex scenes will make me DNF *and* throw a book). No turgid metaphors here!
I found this to be a bit of a pick-me-up, even though Sarina goes through a bunch of ups and downs throughout the story. It's one of the few romance novels (and contemporary romance, at that!) that I truly enjoyed. So naturally, I recommend it for fans of romance, chick lit, hot Olympic swimmers, and female architects.