A review by missawn
Private Truths by C.B. Lewis

3.0

It is hard not to compare this book to His Royal Secret by Lilah Pace which incidentally I liked quite a bit better. This book suffered from instant love syndrome-- Edward literally looks across the (ball)room and falls completely in love with Jack. So for me chemistry just wasn't there (no buildup which is necessary for a good connection). The tension was only mildly interesting -- the paparazzi story highly unlikely and to easily resolved. Jake came across as more of a drama queen than I would have expected from someone with a military background and appeared to be quite a bit more fragile than I was comfortable with. This book also felt longer than it needed to be -- I think it could have ended quite a few chapters earlier than it did -- also there were strange inconsistencies such as the presence of paparazzi who seemed to be around only when it was convenient for the story -- which did not make sense for me and detracted from some of the tension. This was just an okay read ...