Asher. Jeez, what am I going to do with you? Well??
Picking up with Kate and Asher hard at work bringing Kate's dream of a lingerie line to life, The Billionaire Game 2 was a definite step-up from Part One. I enjoyed the first one well enough to want to read on, but admittedly wasn't wowed by it. And while I wouldn't say I was wowed by this one either, I did like it a whole lot.
Asher had more dimension this time around and although some of his irksome, asshole tendencies remained, it was clearer and easier to see why Kate would find him appealing.
Kate was still a little troublesome for me -- perhaps her insecurities about herself are fueling mine? I couldn't get a read on her friendship with Lacey (what kind of BFFs think that wedding dress shopping is anything but a given?) and I just couldn't quite connect with her. But I wanted to! Oh, how I wanted to.
The Billionaire Game 2 definitely had more spark and scorch. It came *ahem* fast -- I was expecting more focus on an 'event' that had just occurred -- so I was struck a little dumb by the timing of it but I can't, nay, I won't deny that the dirty parts were hella hot. Whew!
I loved the ending here too. It was a major improvement over the soft ending in the first book, and while I did suspect what was going to happen, Ms. Monroe did a great job of the reveal and definitely left me wanting more.
So, bring on The Billionaire Game 3 and more Asher...I need to know where this is going to go from here! ~ Beth, 4 stars
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The first novel in this three part series was a great builder for what I hoped would come in the second installment. While it was a great story, it seemed as though it was filler for Part Three.
Throughout the novel, Kate was running around trying to meet an intense deadline that her business partner forced upon her. Their constant bickering and sexual tension seemed to be a common appearance. In the last chapter, the author decides to add a twist but that is where the excitement ends.
While I enjoyed it, if I was a buying customer, I would be annoyed that I'd have to wait another week to get some gain on the story. ~ Kelly, 3 stars