Rules of Engagement

by Lily White

[Eve1972]

 
 
Man oh man do I LOVE this author. Every book I have read by her has been fabulous and completely different from the last and this one was no different in that regard. It was probably the tamest book I have ever read by Lily but I was sucked into this story from the first word and I skipped lunch so I could read it straight through. I was just SO SO good.


 


So deets...I will be a little vague with this review. I don't want to give anything away that would spoil the plot. The writing was FANTASTIC. The pace was perfect. The plot was engaging and kept me turning the pages. The mystery aspect was well done. I am usually fantastic at sherlocking out the baddies in these type of books, but this one led me on a merry chase. I kept waffling between three people and it wasn't until very near the end I settled on one. Was I right? Well, I'll just keep that info to myself. Like I mentioned above, this was a very tame book sex wise. There isn't any, to be honest and the little bit of action we get is rather PG. Don't let that put you off though because the story was amazing even without the sexy times. I didn't find this to be very angsty and there was no OW/OM drama. It had a good cast of secondary characters. Some play bigger roles than others but all of them added some nice depth to the overall story. I wouldn't mind seeing a couple get books of their own.


 


Both the main characters were likable and well developed. At first, I wasn't sure about Mia, she had a very "woe is me" attitude that made me want to smack her. But I soon came to like her character very much. I loved seeing her grow into her own and overcome her past. Donovan. Sexy, brooding and silent Donovan. What can I say? I ADORED his character. He was just an a$$ but you could just see this underneath that a$$hole facade was a decent guy who had his own past to come to grips with.

 
 


Last, it was all wrapped up in a good (not great) ending. And here is where it lost a half star for me. The ending felt a little anticlimactic regarding the "stalker" plot. I am not sure what more I wanted, but it all just seemed to be wrapped up a tad bit TOO easily. In any case, even with that tiny issue this was still an amazing book, and yours truly is giving this one two HUGE thumbs up.