The Hooker and the Hermit

by L H Cosway and Penny Reid

• ISBN10: 1942874014
• ISBN13: 9781942874010
• Publish Date: 20 January 2015
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Cipher-Naught
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 338
• Language: English

Reviews

[scarr]

I am having issues rating this book - the steamy scenes and the writing is done well however there are so many problematic elements to this book it was difficult to enjoy :\

So yea - 3 stars because I did enjoy it but like 1 star for not doing better in re to abelism, sexism, etc etc

[nitzan_schwarz]

3.5 stars!

So, first I'd like to say I REALLY enjoyed this. It was pure fun and it made me smile with the characters' romance and personality. I felt like Annie and Ronan fit and they were super cute together (sometimes to the point of mushy-ness).

This book REALLY focuses on this couple so I can't say too much about the surrounding cast, but I've got a soft spot for Joan at least.

There are a couple of reasons why I can't give this book more than 3.5 stars, thought:

1. Insta love - this book is really very insta-love-ish. He sees her eating Eclairs and that's it for him, and she spends a few moment in his overbearing proximity, with him crowding her, to have a hard time concentrating on why them being unprofessional together would be unprofessional and ill-advised.

2. He was really a bit too hands on from the beginning - don't get me wrong - I loved Ronan (any character named Ronan gets a star for me just because of Maggie Stiefvater. If you know what I mean). BUT, and here's a big but... he was a bit too pushy at times. I don't think pushing women you don't really know - even if you pretty much fell in love with her at first sight - is okay. I don't think saying provocative, dirty things to women who you don't know is okay. If someone came on like this to me on an elevator, I would feel slightly violated and very shaky. But if it's my boyfriend or something, I might be a-okay with it. The key factor here is that they are practically STRANGERS at this point. This is a big no-no for me.

[Sam@WLABB]

Witty? Check. Funny? Check. Characters that will win your heart? Check. This book sort of had it all for me.
We have the Hermit aka Annie. She is a social media wiz with an alter ego with millions of "friends" but in real life, she is shy, withdrawn and dealing with issues, many issues. Then we have the Hooker aka Ronan. He is brash, bold, devastatingly handsome and done with trusting women. Fate brings them together and each starts to conquer their demons, slowly but surely, as their love for each other manifests. This book was so much fun, I couldn't help but steal moments to just read a little bit more. I laughed, I smiled, I swooned. Great read!

[stacey_is_sassy]

It left me on a high, but...

The beginning cracked me up. Loved her humour and descriptions and my thoughts were - wow this book might be perfect for me. Then I got past the beginning and it was a little too predictable. The author gives clues to every plot line and revelation. As soon as a character has a thought or says something, I am already guessing where it's going and I was right every time.

Some of the inner monologue dragged making me get to the end of a paragraph and try and remember what I had just read.

Loved the characters felt their connection was real. Felt the secrets were drawn out too long, but loved their reconciliations. I finished this book on a high which is is why I gave it 4 stars, but felt the middle needed to be tightened up a little.

Still a fan of Penny Reid and I'm going to do a little searching to find what Ms Cosway has under her belt.