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Fighting Temptation (Men of Honor, #1)
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3 Stars
This is my first K.C. Lynn read and to be honest I picked up this book because of the narrators. I love Callie Dalton and Teddy Hamilton and they need to do lots of book together.
Even though I rated this book 3 stars, it wasn’t a bad book, it just wasn’t anything memorable nor unique.
The book was written in 2014 and a lot of romance stories have been written since then. There’s a certain formula to writing and if you want all the boxes checked, well this one is for you. It’s a really cheesy book, but sometimes people want the cheese.
Julia and Jaxson what can I say about them? I personally found Jaxson very difficult to like. But let’s get into the story.
Julia and Jaxson are best friends and Julia is in love with him. I’ve never been fond of the Heroine chasing the Hero so that should have been a red flag for me. On the night he is about to leave for the military she confesses her love for him.
You can guess what happens.
Jaxson is the type of character with the typical damaged soul complex. Grew up with an awful father, doesn’t think he would ever be good for his perfect best friend Julia. The self-loathing was hard to read only because it’s the theme of the entire book. To me, that wasn’t a good enough reason.
The book fast forwards 5 years later with a flash back and lots more happen. More stuff Jaxson does that I don’t agree with, but that’s how much he cares for her right? He’s willing to not see her for 5 years. I mean when he (view spoiler)
Julia is a strong girl and no matter how many verbal punches Jaxson throws at her, she doesn’t back down. Gosh I really wanted this girl to get a back bone, I really did.
The book has angst and the back and forth between the two of them was giving me whip lash. On top of that, a HUGE chunk of the book has Jaxson’s flash backs during his time when he was **GASP** captured. I know, shocking right? Not really.
I kind of found his flash backs more of another side story and I rather pursue that storyline more than the Jaxson and Julia saga but that’s me.
Then you throw in a crazy stalker, and some (view spoiler) and you have all the ingredients of a typical romance read. Oh and I rolled my eyes when (view spoiler)
Like I said, it’s not a bad story, it just wasn’t my cuppa. I don’t really like military books to begin with but I loved the narrators so much I went in with it anyhow.
This is my first K.C. Lynn read and to be honest I picked up this book because of the narrators. I love Callie Dalton and Teddy Hamilton and they need to do lots of book together.
Even though I rated this book 3 stars, it wasn’t a bad book, it just wasn’t anything memorable nor unique.
The book was written in 2014 and a lot of romance stories have been written since then. There’s a certain formula to writing and if you want all the boxes checked, well this one is for you. It’s a really cheesy book, but sometimes people want the cheese.
Julia and Jaxson what can I say about them? I personally found Jaxson very difficult to like. But let’s get into the story.
Julia and Jaxson are best friends and Julia is in love with him. I’ve never been fond of the Heroine chasing the Hero so that should have been a red flag for me. On the night he is about to leave for the military she confesses her love for him.
You can guess what happens.
Jaxson is the type of character with the typical damaged soul complex. Grew up with an awful father, doesn’t think he would ever be good for his perfect best friend Julia. The self-loathing was hard to read only because it’s the theme of the entire book. To me, that wasn’t a good enough reason.
The book fast forwards 5 years later with a flash back and lots more happen. More stuff Jaxson does that I don’t agree with, but that’s how much he cares for her right? He’s willing to not see her for 5 years. I mean when he (view spoiler)
Julia is a strong girl and no matter how many verbal punches Jaxson throws at her, she doesn’t back down. Gosh I really wanted this girl to get a back bone, I really did.
The book has angst and the back and forth between the two of them was giving me whip lash. On top of that, a HUGE chunk of the book has Jaxson’s flash backs during his time when he was **GASP** captured. I know, shocking right? Not really.
I kind of found his flash backs more of another side story and I rather pursue that storyline more than the Jaxson and Julia saga but that’s me.
Then you throw in a crazy stalker, and some (view spoiler) and you have all the ingredients of a typical romance read. Oh and I rolled my eyes when (view spoiler)
Like I said, it’s not a bad story, it just wasn’t my cuppa. I don’t really like military books to begin with but I loved the narrators so much I went in with it anyhow.
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Reading Progress
May 6, 2014
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December 19, 2018
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Started Reading
December 19, 2018
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