Recklessly Devoted

by Emily Bowie

[Eve1972]

 


~WRITING - PLOT - PACE~
This book was my favorite of the series by FAR. These two were hilarious. Immature as hell, but oh so so funny. I also thought the writing in this one was a step up from the previous two books. The pace remained very good. The plot was engaging and kept me turning the pages. It had a nice little mystery aspect to it that comes into play about halfway through the book, and I found that quite an enjoyable addition. It was funny. It was sweet. It had a ton of feels. Last, it was all wrapped up in a very sweet series ending epilogue.


~HERO~
BRODY...I seriously LOVED Brody's character. He was so immature at times with his pranks, but you just couldn't help but love the guy. He was also sweet. He was smokin' hot. He was ex-military. He was damaged. He wasn't a manwhore. He was all about Cassy. He was a perfect book boyfriend.


~HEROINE~
CASSY...I loved Cassy just as much as Brody. She was just an immature as him with her pranks, but again, you couldn't help but love her feistiness. She was sweet. She was a great friend. She was independent. She was strong. She was all about Brody...eventually (lol). And bonus, she wasn't a VIRGIN and had a great sex life prior to Brody.


 

~SECONDARY CHARACTERS~
This book was full of great secondary characters. All the couples from previous books along with a few extra old and new faces. I really hope the author plans on writing a book for Luke --- I actually thought that maybe the author was going to pair him with a certain sister, but the epilogue dissuaded me of that hope. I would also love to see Mara get a book.


~HEAT LEVEL~
Medium. There were some suitably how sex scenes in this one and the frequency felt organic to the story.


~ANGST LEVEL~
Low. I didn't find this one angsty at all. There are some acrimonious scenes as this couple tries to one-up each other, but I found that more humorous than angsty. Once they settle their differences, they are a solid couple. There was no OW or OM drama. There is a separation of one year from when they first attempt a one night stand until they meet again. The hero was celibate for that year. I am not sure if the heroine was as it was never mentioned. That said, they didn't even know each other's names, so even if she had sex with OM I wouldn't have cared.


~IN THE END~
I enjoyed the hell out of this one. The writing was kicked up a notch. The plot was engaging and funny. The added mystery aspect was a great addition. I laughed. I cried. I hated to see it end. I am glad the author is going to continue to write some books set in Three Rivers, and that we will be seeing all these characters again at some point. Yours truly is going to give this one two HUGE thumbs up.