1 star – Contemporary Romance

I’m usually a generous reviewer and rarely rate a book less than 2 stars, but this is an absolute Greek tragedy train wreck. I’ve never read anything by this author before, so I don’t know if fluffy and silly to the point of utterly ridiculous is her usual style or if this is just a disappointing exception. I think the author was aiming for light, humorous, and sexy, but it really missed the mark for me.

The first chapter is annoying with one of the most unromantic scenarios for the H/h meeting in any romance that I’ve read. And the hero, Iakovos, and heroine, Eglantine “Harry”, (yes, those are really their names) speed from animosity toward each other in the first chapter to sex in the third chapter, and the plot (or lack thereof) and dialogue are pour some wine cheesy.

Here’s an example of the strong cheese factor.

(view spoiler)[At one point, the hero doesn’t believe that he’s the father of the heroine’s twin babies because he was informed by a doctor that damage from an accident when he was seventeen that resulted in a prosthetic testicle also rendered him sterile. But have no fear, for this hero managed to overcome his affliction with Greek god sperm and impregnate the virtuous heroine...and with twins! (hide spoiler)]*Eyeroll*

I don’t relish giving low reviews because I recognize that authors put a lot of passion into their books. Unfortunately, this was too silly and borderline lazy and it just didn’t work for me. I really struggled to finish and ended up skimming the second half. Sadly, I can’t even say “it was ok” to give 2 stars, so a rare 1 star from me, it is. :(