Breaking a Legend (Kavanagh Legends, #1)

by Sarah Robinson

[stacey_is_sassy]

What type of Legend are we talking about?

I’m not getting the title Breaking a Legend. Is it because the gym’s called Legends? The gym didn’t seem broken to me. Is it because Rory the main character had his leg broken in his last fight? Maybe it was because he’s a broken man who’s a druggie, alcoholic manwhore and reached Legend status with the ladies? No, no…it was probably because a Kavanagh, ex Irish Mafia dude had a son who became a cop…that’s got to break a legend. I could be completely off the beaten track, maybe it could be in reference to Clare and her breaking away from her abusive ex who must be a legend to have the California police under his power and control.

Clare has moved from California to escape the evil clutches of her ex-boyfriend. It doesn’t get clarified or explained until the second half of the story what Travis the ex had done and what she was escaping from. I wanted to understand why she was so down on herself, there was too much of he's too good for me dribble.

Rory was a very high ranking MMA fighter until he is badly hurt in a match. His recovery is long and to overcome the pain he becomes addicted to alcohol and pain killers. Rory is feeling very sorry for himself and thinks that the drugs and alcohol are the only thing to get him through. His family can see his self-destruction but feel helpless in knowing how to get him straight.

That’s OK because Clare saves the day. No rehab for this guy, he has Clare telling him to buck up and get with the program…so he does. If only the Kavanagh family had found a pretty blonde sooner, all of their problems would have been solved. He didn’t even have to go through detox…it was a miracle.

I’m going to wade into the protection debate for 2 seconds… The guy was a known manwhore, why didn’t she check if he used protection with his previous hook ups? Not that that should have stopped her from demanding it anyway. In this day and age, I thought unprotected sex was an accident, not something you’d consciously do hoping the chicks on the pill. He asks after the second time of unprotected sex if she’s on the pill. A little late don’t ya think???

I know it seems like I’m hammering this story, but it wasn’t all bad. The Kavanagh family were actually quite funny and sweet. It was also lovely to see Rory’s softer side with his treatment of his dog Ace and the shelter where he volunteers at. If you have any issues with animal cruelty, it does touch on the subject. Not all bad, but way too many dodgy things that drove me crazy.

I received a complimentary copy of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.