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The Value of Vulnerability
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Caught in a moment . . . sociopath meets good girl.
Maybe he’s not entirely a sociopath. And maybe she’s not as nice as she seems. Still, Ford Howard is not the sort of man a smart girl plays with. But Erin Russell rediscovers her long-absent playful side right about the time she meets him . . . so challenges the sexy, beautiful man to a one-up flirtation in the back of his limo.
Her mistake is immediately obvious. What is meant to be a lighthearted lark reveals a man with a complicated and fractured personality born of many painful experiences. She’s not sure she likes him at all . . . and when he pursues her, she knows it’s a mistake to let him catch her.
Whatever it is about Erin that draws him, Ford doesn’t know. He doesn’t lack for female companionship. But after that limo ride, he knows one thing: Erin is the only woman brave enough to call him out on his practised veneer.
She’s a relationship sort of woman, and Ford is a one-night stand sort of man. But already Erin is chipping away his carefully constructed persona. He needs to figure out a way to keep her without her learning who he really is.
But Erin knows—to get everything you want, you’ve got to be vulnerable.
Caught in a moment . . . sociopath meets good girl.
Maybe he’s not entirely a sociopath. And maybe she’s not as nice as she seems. Still, Ford Howard is not the sort of man a smart girl plays with. But Erin Russell rediscovers her long-absent playful side right about the time she meets him . . . so challenges the sexy, beautiful man to a one-up flirtation in the back of his limo.
Her mistake is immediately obvious. What is meant to be a lighthearted lark reveals a man with a complicated and fractured personality born of many painful experiences. She’s not sure she likes him at all . . . and when he pursues her, she knows it’s a mistake to let him catch her.
Whatever it is about Erin that draws him, Ford doesn’t know. He doesn’t lack for female companionship. But after that limo ride, he knows one thing: Erin is the only woman brave enough to call him out on his practised veneer.
She’s a relationship sort of woman, and Ford is a one-night stand sort of man. But already Erin is chipping away his carefully constructed persona. He needs to figure out a way to keep her without her learning who he really is.
But Erin knows—to get everything you want, you’ve got to be vulnerable.
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About the author
Roberta Pearce
4 books67 followersRoberta Pearce’s relationship with romance novels began when she fell into a box of her aunt’s dog-eared treasures that miraculously opened at the most interesting bits. All through post-secondary adventures – Russian Lit: good; torrid love scenes: better – this amour de HEA took her, though it goes without saying that she failed French. One day, she decided to make a useful contribution to society and write HEAs rather than just reading them, and still seeks one for herself in real life.
Winner of 2013 & 2014 NaNoWriMo, Pearce is still waiting for her cheques. Her influences include Fyodor Dostoyevsky [his dreamy side], Douglas Adams, Rupert Brooke, Mary Burchell, and Omar Khayyam. While she currently has no pets, she once had a pair of Siamese fighting fish named Pat and Mike, whose ghosts appear occasionally in her novels. Her imaginary hobbies include climbing Kilimanjaro and enjoying lofty literature. Her real hobbies include drinking copious bottles of wine with good friends while discussing anything that pops to mind.
Check out her books and buy links here: http://wp.me/P4Fmhg-7
Winner of 2013 & 2014 NaNoWriMo, Pearce is still waiting for her cheques. Her influences include Fyodor Dostoyevsky [his dreamy side], Douglas Adams, Rupert Brooke, Mary Burchell, and Omar Khayyam. While she currently has no pets, she once had a pair of Siamese fighting fish named Pat and Mike, whose ghosts appear occasionally in her novels. Her imaginary hobbies include climbing Kilimanjaro and enjoying lofty literature. Her real hobbies include drinking copious bottles of wine with good friends while discussing anything that pops to mind.
Check out her books and buy links here: http://wp.me/P4Fmhg-7
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August 16, 2018
RATINGS: 2.5 STARS
Warning: Spoilers ahead. Pardon my language. Read at your own risk.
I had to think deeply before posting a review on this book because I know this review is going to somewhat backfire. I'm glad that the author tried her best to separate mental illness and moral values and thereby, concluding that one shouldn't antagonise a mentally ill person but I'm going to end the appreciation regarding that topic in the book here. I'm not saying that all the sociopaths/ psychopaths are evil people but I want to note that the protagonist showed the signs of an abusive person.
I have criticised many books which have (pardon my language) an A-hole hero and a doormat heroine. So this book is no different except that it is written in third POV mainly based on the nitty-gritty details about actions of the characters to highlight the signs of the sociopathic protagonist, Ford Howard. I appreciate the efforts of the author to make the book intriguing and engrossing while leaving out the cheesy, over-the-top romance as much as possible. Unfortunately, the book has a scene which hit me close to home and I started seeing everything red. In one of the part, Ford tells Erin to wash her hands because he saw that her co-worker (who almost rapes the heroine later) had touched it. Like seriously from which era did Ford come from? I know that the co-worker was a criminal but doesn't the situation makes Ford equally terrible, too? The saddest part is throughout the book, Erin tolerates Ford's shallow mentality and tries her best to change him. She is smart, intelligent, kind, independent and ambitious woman yet sadly, she is exactly like the women who suffer from abusive relationships and can't get out of it. One thing I would like to ask people who believe a person can change theory that how much efforts do you need to inculcate a good habit within yourself? So how can you expect other person to change for you? I'm not a psychology expert but I've seen enough situations which leads a victim and everyone who loves and cares about the victim downhill.
At the end of the book, Ford becomes a completely different person which was frightening to me than watching movie The Exorcism of Emily Rose. I wanted to express my thoughts on this book more but I'm deciding against it.
Thanks for taking your time and reading my review. Happy Reading!
Warning: Spoilers ahead. Pardon my language. Read at your own risk.
I had to think deeply before posting a review on this book because I know this review is going to somewhat backfire. I'm glad that the author tried her best to separate mental illness and moral values and thereby, concluding that one shouldn't antagonise a mentally ill person but I'm going to end the appreciation regarding that topic in the book here. I'm not saying that all the sociopaths/ psychopaths are evil people but I want to note that the protagonist showed the signs of an abusive person.
I have criticised many books which have (pardon my language) an A-hole hero and a doormat heroine. So this book is no different except that it is written in third POV mainly based on the nitty-gritty details about actions of the characters to highlight the signs of the sociopathic protagonist, Ford Howard. I appreciate the efforts of the author to make the book intriguing and engrossing while leaving out the cheesy, over-the-top romance as much as possible. Unfortunately, the book has a scene which hit me close to home and I started seeing everything red. In one of the part, Ford tells Erin to wash her hands because he saw that her co-worker (who almost rapes the heroine later) had touched it. Like seriously from which era did Ford come from? I know that the co-worker was a criminal but doesn't the situation makes Ford equally terrible, too? The saddest part is throughout the book, Erin tolerates Ford's shallow mentality and tries her best to change him. She is smart, intelligent, kind, independent and ambitious woman yet sadly, she is exactly like the women who suffer from abusive relationships and can't get out of it. One thing I would like to ask people who believe a person can change theory that how much efforts do you need to inculcate a good habit within yourself? So how can you expect other person to change for you? I'm not a psychology expert but I've seen enough situations which leads a victim and everyone who loves and cares about the victim downhill.
At the end of the book, Ford becomes a completely different person which was frightening to me than watching movie The Exorcism of Emily Rose. I wanted to express my thoughts on this book more but I'm deciding against it.
Thanks for taking your time and reading my review. Happy Reading!
July 4, 2014
My experience reading the Value of Vulnerability was a bit up and down. At the start, I found Ford intriguing and Erin adorable. I liked her sense of humor and how she never seemed intimidated by him. The chemistry between them started off good as well. Unfortunately, it was the excessive word usage that took me out of the story quite a bit. This is just my opinion, of course, but I felt like a great deal of the sentences were unnecessarily drawn out and overly complicated. It put me in the mind of listening to someone trying too hard to be poetic or profound. I grew frustrated because the more I read, the more the story sounded like a thesaurus dump. Even though Ford and Erin were professional, intelligent people, I just didn't believe they would use those words when casually speaking to each other . . . ESPECIALLY during their love scenes. And there were times when I genuinely got carried away with the story and the characters only to have the moment ruined by odd word choices. Obviously this is about personal taste and is meant as nothing more than an explanation for why The Value of Vulnerability wasn't quite what I'd hoped it would be.
After a while, I stopped finding Ford intriguing and began wondering why Erin was so willing to put up with his foolishness when he was basically a stranger to her. Overall, I liked more than I disliked and I wish Roberta Pearce all the best.
********I received a copy in exchange for an honest review*********
After a while, I stopped finding Ford intriguing and began wondering why Erin was so willing to put up with his foolishness when he was basically a stranger to her. Overall, I liked more than I disliked and I wish Roberta Pearce all the best.
********I received a copy in exchange for an honest review*********
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 29, 2014
I am kind of torn on how to review this book...do I tell you all the things that just irritated the hell out of me involving Ford or do I simply just speak on the book as a whole? Ugh...decisions, decisions.
Ford is a sociopath; maybe even a psychopath. Either way, he is an extremely controlling, yet sexy, man that somehow is 'hung up on' Erin.
To me, Erin reminds me of one of those chicks that just let's life roll thru her. It doesn't happen to her, it doesn't happen around her, it's just her. She is this extremely laid back girl that just forgives and forgives and forgives to the point that you nearly want to refer to her as Saint. Trust me, on a few occasions in this book, I would NOT be actin' all saintly towards Ford.
In the end, a possible life-altering event for Ford really shapes him to being the man Erin deserves and the story comes together nicely.
At the beginning of the book, I struggled with the slowness of it but now that I am finished, and looking back on it, it is kind of necessary to have all of that so that you, as a reader, can fully grasp the characters, especially Ford.
Ford is a sociopath; maybe even a psychopath. Either way, he is an extremely controlling, yet sexy, man that somehow is 'hung up on' Erin.
To me, Erin reminds me of one of those chicks that just let's life roll thru her. It doesn't happen to her, it doesn't happen around her, it's just her. She is this extremely laid back girl that just forgives and forgives and forgives to the point that you nearly want to refer to her as Saint. Trust me, on a few occasions in this book, I would NOT be actin' all saintly towards Ford.
In the end, a possible life-altering event for Ford really shapes him to being the man Erin deserves and the story comes together nicely.
At the beginning of the book, I struggled with the slowness of it but now that I am finished, and looking back on it, it is kind of necessary to have all of that so that you, as a reader, can fully grasp the characters, especially Ford.
July 29, 2016
4.8 stars
This is another excellent book that blew me away with the characterization. How does she do it? This is a romance, but it's so much more.
I think of Pearce's two most recent books as psychological character studies. I felt a little the way I do when I'm reading a true crime story while reading about Ford.
Pearce (as well as other reviewers) refer to him as a sociopath. Well, Pearce also says in the book's description that he might not be. The thing is, he acts like one. He acts emotionless and unable to empathize or care about anyone. But as Ford so clearly states, "I don't care about people that I don't care about." That makes perfect sense to me.
I think Ford is the end result of extreme trauma, and his apparent sociopathy is his defense system and survival mechanism. I found him to be logical, rational, efficient, intelligent, and so on. It makes sense to guard yourself from getting hurt repeatedly in life. He's actually smart for being the way he is. But then he's stupid when he maintains his defenses in the face of love.
Anyway, this is a love story about a man who has shut down his emotions and a woman who is fully open and in touch with hers. The two characters are opposites and make for a great couple with some laugh-out-loud verbal exchanges.
I deducted .2 stars from my rating because I felt the story could have really socked it to me at one point when there was potential for an extremely emotional scene, (actually, a few of them) and I could feel my own emotion coming on in anticipation, but then it's like the story deftly veered around the I.E.D.s so that when the explosions occurred, they were at a safe distance.
Being a guy, I typically don't cry from books or movies, nor do I want to, but I felt it coming on as the story moved to an emotional crescendo, and then... I was suddenly spared and was able to easily finish the ride with no danger of getting something in my eye. ;) Almost as if Pearce has the same detachment as Ford and didn't see how she could've stuck the knife in - and twisted it - to produce the greatest reaction in the reader.
Since I don't ordinarily read romance, I can't ascertain how romance readers will respond to this book, but I can at least assure them that it's a very good story, very-well written, and it's very intelligent. You will know these characters inside and out, and you'll be rooting for them, even as they drive you a little crazy.
Highly recommended, and I can't wait for the next Pearce book to come along.
This is another excellent book that blew me away with the characterization. How does she do it? This is a romance, but it's so much more.
I think of Pearce's two most recent books as psychological character studies. I felt a little the way I do when I'm reading a true crime story while reading about Ford.
Pearce (as well as other reviewers) refer to him as a sociopath. Well, Pearce also says in the book's description that he might not be. The thing is, he acts like one. He acts emotionless and unable to empathize or care about anyone. But as Ford so clearly states, "I don't care about people that I don't care about." That makes perfect sense to me.
I think Ford is the end result of extreme trauma, and his apparent sociopathy is his defense system and survival mechanism. I found him to be logical, rational, efficient, intelligent, and so on. It makes sense to guard yourself from getting hurt repeatedly in life. He's actually smart for being the way he is. But then he's stupid when he maintains his defenses in the face of love.
Anyway, this is a love story about a man who has shut down his emotions and a woman who is fully open and in touch with hers. The two characters are opposites and make for a great couple with some laugh-out-loud verbal exchanges.
I deducted .2 stars from my rating because I felt the story could have really socked it to me at one point when there was potential for an extremely emotional scene, (actually, a few of them) and I could feel my own emotion coming on in anticipation, but then it's like the story deftly veered around the I.E.D.s so that when the explosions occurred, they were at a safe distance.
Being a guy, I typically don't cry from books or movies, nor do I want to, but I felt it coming on as the story moved to an emotional crescendo, and then... I was suddenly spared and was able to easily finish the ride with no danger of getting something in my eye. ;) Almost as if Pearce has the same detachment as Ford and didn't see how she could've stuck the knife in - and twisted it - to produce the greatest reaction in the reader.
Since I don't ordinarily read romance, I can't ascertain how romance readers will respond to this book, but I can at least assure them that it's a very good story, very-well written, and it's very intelligent. You will know these characters inside and out, and you'll be rooting for them, even as they drive you a little crazy.
Highly recommended, and I can't wait for the next Pearce book to come along.
August 6, 2016
I have a love-hate relationship with Romance novels. No matter what the premise, no matter who the characters, there are always going to be certain aspects of the story that drive me nuts...and others that have me sitting back with misty eyes and a stupid grin.
The Value of Vulnerability is not your typical romance. There are textbook elements, of course: the hot rich guy, the beautiful naïve heroine. Fortunately, we're told from the beginning that this hot guy has real problems and when Ford acts like an ass, Erin (for the most part) lets him know about it.
There are no big misunderstandings to cloud the romance, nor are these characters suffering from TSTL syndrome. (Thank you, Ms. Pearce!) Instead, we're given a thoughtful character study of polar opposites navigating the waters of a relationship neither is completely comfortable with.
Ford has a habit of using women for sex. He doesn't want a lifetime commitment to anyone, but he can't seem to let Erin go.
To her credit, Erin is uneasy with her own attraction. She isn't oblivious to Ford's issues, even if she doesn't wholly understand them, but (of course) she believes she can overcome them.
I enjoyed the intelligence with which this was written, from language carefully chosen to convey a situation/feeling/scene, to the thoughtfulness given to each character's struggle. Ford is like no hero I've ever read before. He was both cold and hot, with each mood understandably complex. Erin might have been more typical of the genre, but she fit him nicely, and in the end I was rooting for their happy ending.
This is a nicely done, atypical romance I'd recommend to anyone looking for a break in the current (and past) genre mold.
The Value of Vulnerability is not your typical romance. There are textbook elements, of course: the hot rich guy, the beautiful naïve heroine. Fortunately, we're told from the beginning that this hot guy has real problems and when Ford acts like an ass, Erin (for the most part) lets him know about it.
There are no big misunderstandings to cloud the romance, nor are these characters suffering from TSTL syndrome. (Thank you, Ms. Pearce!) Instead, we're given a thoughtful character study of polar opposites navigating the waters of a relationship neither is completely comfortable with.
Ford has a habit of using women for sex. He doesn't want a lifetime commitment to anyone, but he can't seem to let Erin go.
To her credit, Erin is uneasy with her own attraction. She isn't oblivious to Ford's issues, even if she doesn't wholly understand them, but (of course) she believes she can overcome them.
I enjoyed the intelligence with which this was written, from language carefully chosen to convey a situation/feeling/scene, to the thoughtfulness given to each character's struggle. Ford is like no hero I've ever read before. He was both cold and hot, with each mood understandably complex. Erin might have been more typical of the genre, but she fit him nicely, and in the end I was rooting for their happy ending.
This is a nicely done, atypical romance I'd recommend to anyone looking for a break in the current (and past) genre mold.
March 17, 2015
I read this book recently, after reading Pearce's other offerings, A Bird Without Wings and For Those Who Wait. And I've enjoyed The Value of Vulnerability more, not just because the prose has matured, but also the subject matter.
I'm not a regular Romance reader, so with A Bird Without Wings and For Those Who Wait, I regularly had problems suspending my disbelief. Not because Pearce is a bad writer, far from it, but because the romantic worldview permeating most Romance novels is distinctly alien to my own experiences in the matter.
The power in The Value of Vulnerability lies in the subtle shift towards more mature characters. Not the characters in the other books were immature or even adolescent, but there was a sense that the characters were at the cusp of adulthood, rather than jaded by their adult experiences.
In The Value of Vulnerability, the main characters are Ford Howard and Erin Russell. Ford is a sociopathic womanizer who abandons more women than a sniffler throws out tissues. Erin is a single IT specialist who presents a welcome challenge for Ford, who is used to dating vapid women who rarely warrant more than an evening's attention.
The brief courtship that ensues, surprises them both in its intensity and as quick as they connected, they spiral apart, each confounded by their feelings for each other.
Then disaster strikes...
I'm not going to give away more of the plot, except that I was enthralled by the story and characters, and genuinely moved by the dramatic developments. An accomplishment worth five stars.
I'm not a regular Romance reader, so with A Bird Without Wings and For Those Who Wait, I regularly had problems suspending my disbelief. Not because Pearce is a bad writer, far from it, but because the romantic worldview permeating most Romance novels is distinctly alien to my own experiences in the matter.
The power in The Value of Vulnerability lies in the subtle shift towards more mature characters. Not the characters in the other books were immature or even adolescent, but there was a sense that the characters were at the cusp of adulthood, rather than jaded by their adult experiences.
In The Value of Vulnerability, the main characters are Ford Howard and Erin Russell. Ford is a sociopathic womanizer who abandons more women than a sniffler throws out tissues. Erin is a single IT specialist who presents a welcome challenge for Ford, who is used to dating vapid women who rarely warrant more than an evening's attention.
The brief courtship that ensues, surprises them both in its intensity and as quick as they connected, they spiral apart, each confounded by their feelings for each other.
Then disaster strikes...
I'm not going to give away more of the plot, except that I was enthralled by the story and characters, and genuinely moved by the dramatic developments. An accomplishment worth five stars.
June 26, 2014
All of us were a relationship that we knew was wrong for us, yet for one reason or another, we couldn’t stay away. Roberta Pearce’s “Value of Vulnerability” is about one of those relationships.
Ford is a sociopath—and the worst kind at that—but he’s sexy and he’s a smooth talker (a dangerous combo for a sweet, innocent girl Erin). It doesn’t hurt that he’s also rich, and has plenty of resources—the ones that can be bought with money and with his charm—to pursue Erin.
Besides the fact that the novel is intelligent and well-written, it talks about issues that are rarely discussed in our culture. In the age of electronic communication where everyone is constantly on their smart devices instead of actually interacting in person, what is it that makes a sociopath? How does it affect us if we’re in a relationship with one? Will it change us if we fall in love with such a person? Can we hold onto our hope that he’s ever going to change?
These are serious topics, yet the novel is fun to read—Erin’s good-naturedness is infectious and, let’s face it, it doesn’t hurt that Ford is sexy as hell. Their limo ride was hot, leaving me wanting more of Ford, even as I knew that their relationship couldn’t lead anywhere good. I understood Erin, and from that point on, every page of the novel broke a little bit more of my own heart for what was about to happen.
Ford is a sociopath—and the worst kind at that—but he’s sexy and he’s a smooth talker (a dangerous combo for a sweet, innocent girl Erin). It doesn’t hurt that he’s also rich, and has plenty of resources—the ones that can be bought with money and with his charm—to pursue Erin.
Besides the fact that the novel is intelligent and well-written, it talks about issues that are rarely discussed in our culture. In the age of electronic communication where everyone is constantly on their smart devices instead of actually interacting in person, what is it that makes a sociopath? How does it affect us if we’re in a relationship with one? Will it change us if we fall in love with such a person? Can we hold onto our hope that he’s ever going to change?
These are serious topics, yet the novel is fun to read—Erin’s good-naturedness is infectious and, let’s face it, it doesn’t hurt that Ford is sexy as hell. Their limo ride was hot, leaving me wanting more of Ford, even as I knew that their relationship couldn’t lead anywhere good. I understood Erin, and from that point on, every page of the novel broke a little bit more of my own heart for what was about to happen.
October 5, 2014
Roberta Pearce is one of my favorite contemporary romance writers is. The Value of Vulnerability is the third novel I’ve read by this author who specializes in romantic novels with strong female leads and rich and handsome, alpha males, with HEA endings.
The Value of Vulnerability is impeccably written, with economical, precise prose. The characters are well-drawn. Ford is perfectly depicted from page one. After leaving a girl he’s just slept with, he says,
“You mentioned having difficulty with some finances. Now you have fewer.”
She licked her lips, staring at the scattered hundreds with an expression he had seen dozens of times: greed combined with humiliation, and underwritten with gratitude.
He’s a real baddie, a ‘sociopath’, but he develops, and grows out of his nastiness as the novel progresses.
Once you start reading, you’ll have to keep turning the pages to find out how beautiful, young, intelligent, generous, friendly, and loving, Erin, is going to help him change.
You’ll love this beautiful, romantic story. I’m waiting impatiently for book four…
I received a copy in exchange for an honest review.
The Value of Vulnerability is impeccably written, with economical, precise prose. The characters are well-drawn. Ford is perfectly depicted from page one. After leaving a girl he’s just slept with, he says,
“You mentioned having difficulty with some finances. Now you have fewer.”
She licked her lips, staring at the scattered hundreds with an expression he had seen dozens of times: greed combined with humiliation, and underwritten with gratitude.
He’s a real baddie, a ‘sociopath’, but he develops, and grows out of his nastiness as the novel progresses.
Once you start reading, you’ll have to keep turning the pages to find out how beautiful, young, intelligent, generous, friendly, and loving, Erin, is going to help him change.
You’ll love this beautiful, romantic story. I’m waiting impatiently for book four…
I received a copy in exchange for an honest review.
February 6, 2015
The Value of Vulnerability is the third novel I’ve read by this author who writes novels with strong female leads along with rich and handsome males that are alpha males, with HEA endings. The characters are well-drawn. Ford is a very headstrong alpha male who has control issues. He is pretty cold hearted but grows on you as the author takes you down a wonderful path to a lovely HEA.
Erin at first comes across as a dumb blonde but is really a very intelligent, generous, friendly, and loving wonderful person. She is no dummy as Ford is about to find out. Ford has a few lessons to learn and Erin is about to teach them.
The author does an excellent job of writing a very loveable and fresh story with wonderful characters. She gives us a good balance between description and action of each character which makes this a very refreshing read. The relationship builds slowly with sexual tension, spice, the sex scenes are tasteful, and full of passion. The plot flows well and is believable. I recommend this novel to anyone looking for an entertaining, easy read.
Erin at first comes across as a dumb blonde but is really a very intelligent, generous, friendly, and loving wonderful person. She is no dummy as Ford is about to find out. Ford has a few lessons to learn and Erin is about to teach them.
The author does an excellent job of writing a very loveable and fresh story with wonderful characters. She gives us a good balance between description and action of each character which makes this a very refreshing read. The relationship builds slowly with sexual tension, spice, the sex scenes are tasteful, and full of passion. The plot flows well and is believable. I recommend this novel to anyone looking for an entertaining, easy read.
August 8, 2015
Fascinating relationship will keep you guessing.
A thoroughly enjoyable story. There is some real depth to the main characters here, drawn together despite (or perhaps because of) wildly contrasting values and experiences. It was the fragility and unpredictable nature of this relationship which drew me in from the start and kept me hooked to the very end. A well-written and very accomplished novel.
A thoroughly enjoyable story. There is some real depth to the main characters here, drawn together despite (or perhaps because of) wildly contrasting values and experiences. It was the fragility and unpredictable nature of this relationship which drew me in from the start and kept me hooked to the very end. A well-written and very accomplished novel.
January 15, 2015
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May 18, 2017
Nope. Non no no...And I like this author and the beginning was great but then of course, we fall back into the old story of the woman that is independent, intelligent, and sees right through the guy but of course cannot seem to bring herself to say "hells, no" when the guy is humiliating her. Because apparently there are no romance stories where the female doesn't end acting like a stupid teenager and he doesn't get redeemed by the power of the flimsy love the she shows.
Nope.
Nope.
April 18, 2018
Worth a read from an author who needs more recognition. First book by her. A slow burning character piece. If you like a cold, somewhat jerky hero, this book is for you.
January 4, 2017
3-3.5 stars
I was in a reading rut and needed to mix it up a bit. I enjoyed this book for the most part. The overuse of the term "emotional economy" was a little annoying. There was one scene that screamed FSoG to me. I agree that the moment of angst was needed, but it would have served the book better justice to not have such a pivotal scene be so similar to one that served the same purpose in 50. Having said that, Ford was an ass who grew on me the more I got to see of him. I admired Erin for her strength and resilience.
I was in a reading rut and needed to mix it up a bit. I enjoyed this book for the most part. The overuse of the term "emotional economy" was a little annoying. There was one scene that screamed FSoG to me. I agree that the moment of angst was needed, but it would have served the book better justice to not have such a pivotal scene be so similar to one that served the same purpose in 50. Having said that, Ford was an ass who grew on me the more I got to see of him. I admired Erin for her strength and resilience.
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