Carole Buck

Every year I set myself a reading challenge, to try a genre that I have not been overly exposed to and this year I thought I would give the world of romance a go. So I brought a stack, probably 20 books from a op shop and thought it is time to give them a crack. I want to read a stack of them because sometimes you have to immerse yourself in a genre.

Anyway this book our hero Kyle once was a big shot astronaut/fighter pilot who has had his wings clipped and can no longer fly. So he returns show more to the small town he came from and befriends 10 year old Charlie, son of his now deceased best friend and the mother of the child who he has the hots for on the two previous occasions they have met. Being the wedding day when she 21 and at the funeral, not considered the best times to pick up. So we are two year after the death and he is back.

There is a lot of internalising in here, more than I could handle of why does she not love me, why is he such a bastard, lots of talking to friends about feelings etc.

The characters were well crafted but the aliens - shit that is when the book flying across the room with a WTF! The orbs and the bliss ball are mentioned through out the book and they play the part at the end but if this was an attempt at Mulder and Scully type thing it failed badly. Aliens I am still grappling with that one.

Oh and the other thing that made me laugh was one of the 'romantic bits'. There is Susan giving Kyle the ride of his life in the great outdoors (if you know what I mean) and remember he is a fighter pilot who is grounded
"She felt Kyle shudder at the same time. Looking down, she saw he was he was staring up at the night sky.
'Fly...with...me!'she gasped.
The soared, together.
The touched the stars the same way."
Anyone got a bucket? Also the use of the term hot dog, I dont why but ít really irked me. show less

This book is nothing but smut! Totally awful!!