Helpful Score: 1
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This is the 3rd book in the series and even though it was sexy, cute, and quick I wasn't as interested. I am not sure if the theme of restaurant/chef or the implausible premise of the story lessened the attraction but, I did skim through some of the details to get to the dialog. Even though overall I liked the story, it wasn't as good as the previous books.
The hero Wes had been introduced in the earlier books, he wasn't memorable enough to me to warrant his own book, but by adding Rosemary who was stronger and had layers with funny hang ups made it work. Here is where I didn't buy it, ****SPOILER****Rosemary was this incredible genius, a virgin, not socially skilled and, she is Wes's temporary professor- a career minded, workaholic, yet she does it with her student on the floor in her lab room after getting busted by the Pres of University in the preliminary stages of foreplay. Even a skilled harlot would have delayed to a safer environment and not jeopardized her career. This is how the whole relationship began.
I thought Rosemary's intellectual dialog was hysterical, sometimes her thoughts were way over my head (kudos to the author with coming up with the dialog, definitely had to do some research). It was cute because Wes would laugh at her ridiculous brilliance and that is was made their connection real. The sex scenes were definitely hot, hotter than a typical light contemporary story, and you could feel their attraction when they were naked. I felt the story ended abruptly. Wes had some minor conflict that was built up to be the relationship deal breaker for Rosemary, but it was solved in a paragraph or so- not a big climax.
There was also a secondary relationship, started in book 1, with sous chef Frankie and a waiter Jess that came together. Frankie was always a little creepy, a chain smoking, skeletal type, Brit rocker complete with mohawk and tattoos who falls for Jess, a young all-american, red haired waiter. Even though it was a m/m relationship their interaction was very tender and did choke me up once unlike the main characters. The 4th book coming out in August looks promising, still a chef story, but new setting and characters. I will definitely try it.
This is the 3rd book in the series and even though it was sexy, cute, and quick I wasn't as interested. I am not sure if the theme of restaurant/chef or the implausible premise of the story lessened the attraction but, I did skim through some of the details to get to the dialog. Even though overall I liked the story, it wasn't as good as the previous books.
The hero Wes had been introduced in the earlier books, he wasn't memorable enough to me to warrant his own book, but by adding Rosemary who was stronger and had layers with funny hang ups made it work. Here is where I didn't buy it, ****SPOILER****Rosemary was this incredible genius, a virgin, not socially skilled and, she is Wes's temporary professor- a career minded, workaholic, yet she does it with her student on the floor in her lab room after getting busted by the Pres of University in the preliminary stages of foreplay. Even a skilled harlot would have delayed to a safer environment and not jeopardized her career. This is how the whole relationship began.
I thought Rosemary's intellectual dialog was hysterical, sometimes her thoughts were way over my head (kudos to the author with coming up with the dialog, definitely had to do some research). It was cute because Wes would laugh at her ridiculous brilliance and that is was made their connection real. The sex scenes were definitely hot, hotter than a typical light contemporary story, and you could feel their attraction when they were naked. I felt the story ended abruptly. Wes had some minor conflict that was built up to be the relationship deal breaker for Rosemary, but it was solved in a paragraph or so- not a big climax.
There was also a secondary relationship, started in book 1, with sous chef Frankie and a waiter Jess that came together. Frankie was always a little creepy, a chain smoking, skeletal type, Brit rocker complete with mohawk and tattoos who falls for Jess, a young all-american, red haired waiter. Even though it was a m/m relationship their interaction was very tender and did choke me up once unlike the main characters. The 4th book coming out in August looks promising, still a chef story, but new setting and characters. I will definitely try it.
