My Review:
Overall: 4.5
Performance: 4.25
Story: 4.5
I had no idea there was a second book to this series until I went to write my review for the first. Of course, I immediately scrambled to buy it and was so excited to find it was also already out in audio. And…yay, I think I enjoyed this story even more than I enjoyed the first (although that first one was really good too). So, that’s good news for you because this is not a stand-alone story. To get the true effect and understand these characters, you NEED to read both books…and I highly recommend them in audio.
You should note…these characters in the first story were cocky and belligerent and narcissistic. Those personalities haven’t been changed by love. LOL. These guys are both still jerks at their heart…the difference now is that they’ve softened…a little bit. They are absolutely madly in love and despite everything going on…including the fact that they really strongly disagree a lot of the time…their love is central in this book. Every time they fought and had harsh moments between them, I aww’ed because then they would turn around and confess their emotions. I loved that so much. It was that love and devotion that overrode everything else that made this story so good.
These two are NOT your typical heroes. In fact, they’re thoroughly unlikable characters, but that’s what makes their romance so good…because through it all, you can’t help falling in love with them and cheering them along the way.
Huge kudos to the two authors for making that work. Wow, that some serious writing skill.
So, again, I highly recommend this story, especially if you’ve read the first book. You NEED to grab this one immediately. It’s not your normal romantic story, but I loved it for that and these unlikely, but still lovable characters.