Sophia Triad's Reviews > Egomaniac

Well, this is one of these times that I have chosen a book based on its cover.

I hadn’t read any book by Vi Keeland before, but I have read some of the wonderful reviews about this book and I noticed all the high ratings. So, I said “why not?”
I wouldn’t mind reading something really funny this Saturday about another arrogant, self center alpha male who is making the life of the girl hell, because deep down he really wants her and wants to have babies with her.

Thus, I started the book and there is this first scene where they meet for the first time. This is supposed to be funny I guess. The ignorant girl who has come to New York from Oklahoma who does not know how expensive renting is in NY, who does not know how difficult is to get an office in Park Avenue in such short time, who straight away pays 10000 dollars cash to the scumbag and in just one week orders stationary, desk and business cards with her new address and who never asks the doorman anything about this office.
I did not laugh. I did not giggle. I did not smile.

After the beginning of their story, things get better –although it took me a while to warm up. I liked the way Drew and Emerie interacted. They had their cute moments, you know coworkers become fuck buddies and then they have feelings and suddenly it is less like “just-sex” and it is more like a “real-relationship”. You know how it goes. But still the moments were just cute. I did not find them funny. I was just smiling here and there with some of the dialogues.

At some point we also learn the tragic past of Drew. How he got played, how he lost almost everything important because of a woman and how he is dealing with it now. That part of the book was heartbreaking and it took over most of the book. I loved it. The moments were full of emotion, I had a few tears and I cheered in the end.

But here comes the other thing. Drew is NOT an egomaniac. The title of the book is so wrong. The cover of the book is so wrong. Okay, he is good looking. Okay it is easy to get laid because of his looks. But he is just a sweetheart. Heartbroken and scared. Let’s not forget that he helped Emerie, although he did not have to help her. And not because he wanted to have sex with her.

This is a book about relationships and second chances, not about hunting and conquering.

People don’t leave when they love someone. They stick around forever.

Will I ever read the book again? Absolutely yes, now that I know what to expect.
Will I read another book by this author? Absolutely yes, because her writing style is excellent and this book was glued in my hands until I finished it.