semiresponsive 's review for:

Fling by Adriana Locke

2.0

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This one was just okay for me. I actually liked the storyline, and I do enjoy a good friends to lovers. However, for such a short book that could have benefited from more relationship development, it took a long time to really get started. The setup for this took 33% of the book. And that was just a really long intro. Most of the reviews I've read mention that it's a slow burn. And I don't feel like that's technically true. Not in the context of the novel anyway. From the perspective of the characters, sure! They've been friends since they were small children. But in the case of this book, once you get through the 33% long intro, that takes place over a very short period of time, they actually go from flirty friends to all out lovers in no time at all. If you typically read books for the satisfaction and titillation of a true slow burn, you won't find that here. There was also an awful lot of exposition about the MMC's family structure. In a way, I understand why that was happening, because this is the first in a series. But, it felt heavy-handed and certainly lended wait to the already long intro. This is my second book from this author, it might just be that her writing style and my desires as a reader don't quite mesh. The book was technically well written, and I'm sure the story will be tops for many readers.