Let me be fair by saying that my heart lies with historical romance (mostly regency-era) books, but I do read modern romances here and there.
Basic storyline: The heir to a baseball team has always had a crush on the team's star catcher, a man 12 years her senior. Through certain events, the two end up on opposite sides of negotiations.
The Good/Interesting: The setting of the world of baseball, including back office happenings was interesting.
Frustrating: A little less plot and I would have just labeled it pure porn. I would have loved to see the author spend a little more time going from secret, long-time crush, to one somewhat awkward experience, to jumping into bed. The characters were developed enough for what the story was, but could have been enhanced with a bit more time spent.
I will say that the sample of the next book in the series that was included at the end did intrigue me. I question whether that one will take as quick a turn into the purely physical as "Catching Hell" did. I'm not against that side of a story as long as it's truly just part of the story and it doesn't feel like the pool cleaner just showed up at the house and 3 minutes later is cleaning out the wife's pipes. Like I said, "Catching Hell" had slightly more plot than that, so I gave it a mid-range 3-star.
Basic storyline: The heir to a baseball team has always had a crush on the team's star catcher, a man 12 years her senior. Through certain events, the two end up on opposite sides of negotiations.
The Good/Interesting: The setting of the world of baseball, including back office happenings was interesting.
Frustrating: A little less plot and I would have just labeled it pure porn. I would have loved to see the author spend a little more time going from secret, long-time crush, to one somewhat awkward experience, to jumping into bed. The characters were developed enough for what the story was, but could have been enhanced with a bit more time spent.
I will say that the sample of the next book in the series that was included at the end did intrigue me. I question whether that one will take as quick a turn into the purely physical as "Catching Hell" did. I'm not against that side of a story as long as it's truly just part of the story and it doesn't feel like the pool cleaner just showed up at the house and 3 minutes later is cleaning out the wife's pipes. Like I said, "Catching Hell" had slightly more plot than that, so I gave it a mid-range 3-star.
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.