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Book Review of The Matchmaker (Maker, Bk 1)

The Matchmaker (Maker, Bk 1)
The Matchmaker (Maker, Bk 1)
Author: Rexanne Becnel
Genre: Romance
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


A book that started off fairly strongly and then never really went anywhere, ending with a whimper.

While Rexanne Becnel seems a competent writer, I really did not like the heroine who came off is selfish and without any empathy. Becnel introduced the hero in a classic tale of PTSD, a war hero who cannot sleep due to his terrible nightmares. This theme carries on through a good half the book, then seems to disappear until the last few pages of the story. It felt like Becnel's research on the subject of PTSD was weak, and when she realized her failing, kind of abandoned the notion until the end when she was forced to wrap it up.

As to sensuality, I thought she did a decent job of keeping the sexual tension through the book. She did not have a real love scene until the very end of the book and it was okay but not memorable.

2.5 stars