I just finished all 4 books in the Navy SEAL and will be leaving the same review because they were consistent if nothing else and delivered the same feeling! I recommend! Please bear in mind I had not fired up my kindle for two years as mom to a toddler and I just read 4 books in 3 weeks because I used the hours I should be sleeping salivating over these. I listed why I gave it 5 stars and why I'd remove 1/2 a star if I could.
These deserve 5 stars because:
1. I was looking for hot steamy sex filled romance and boy did they exceed my expectations (eyebrows still raised in shock because I'm not used to this in my romance novels). I described them to a friend as 'porn for women' meaning, it was full of sex with feelings and connections and without the cheesy dialogue
2. The dual perspective was awesome! - alternating chapters from his or her perspective really added a layer of engagement to the story. The guy's perspective, even though written by a woman didn't come across as implausible or gender centric
3. The characters were all likeable. There may have been only one that was a bit off-putting for me at first, but even that character became softer when their background and perspective was provided in a later book
4. There is comedy to be had. What is not to love about light, fun and witty writing?
I would take off 1/2 star because:
1. I'm no prude, but I don't enjoy gratuitous use of the F word, particularly in my romance. I'd let slide when its used in anger and allow for the ex SEALS to use it in regular communication with each other, but sometimes even then it was a bit too much. Its one of the things that turn me off from action movies and pretty much most adult movies today and even in everyday common speech. There were quite a few times in the books it really wasn't necessary so I found it distracting.
2. The constant reminders that the brothers were all ex SEALS. Its impossible not to get it from the title and the self descriptions and the introductions. Maybe a reference here and there when a muscle or heroic is involved, but man, there were times it was just shoved in your face in regular conversation like you'd forget and needed a trigger (my made up examples): "I moved toward her table avoiding the other patrons in the way any ex-SEAL on a covert mission would"..."You liked the Sheppard's pie? that's because I'm an ex SEAL that mastered the art of cooking while under fire"...."He hadn't called, I wonder how long and ex SEAL waited after the first date". Sorry Miss Rose, I overall loved the books but those kind of moments made me roll my eyes a little
3. Well the brothers are all well endowed and each one more than the last. It got to a point you'd have to make the woman in the 5th book a giant. Getting split into two is only enjoyable in theory. It actually sounds painful.
4. Loved the explicit sex and detail but at least twice per novel there was a moment when a phrase, word or reference jolted me from my romantic reverie into a raw feeling of man version of porn. It would just stick out like a sore thumb in the reel. But that moment didn't last too long thankfully
5. Typos and grammatical errors. It took me out of my fantasy at intervals
5 reasons that I'd still only take off 1/2 star.
I'm an independent and vocal woman and I'm still up in the air about how I feel about my female romantic characters being so sexually aggressive or forward on meeting a strange guy. Think it, sure. Talk about it with the girlfriend, sure. Act on it? I'm not quite there yet. But in all fairness that was more the girlfriends' roles.
What shall I read next now that my appetite has been whetted?
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