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One Good Reason (2011)

by Sarah Mayberry(Favorite Author)

3.9 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0373717245 (ISBN13: 9780373717248)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Harlequin Books

series

Adamson Brothers

review 1: This is roughly a C/C+ for me. Gabby first meets Jon when he is sitting at her computer. She very snarkily lets him know no one sits at her computer. He answers back and the two begin an exchange of rough "banter" for the next several days until the sexual attraction gets to them, at which point they begin to do the Harlequin Romance courtship shuffle of love him/she has issues/he treats her great/she overcomes issues/he has issues etc. I really don't like contemp novels where the couple bickers till sex and then fall in love. The author did a great job with pacing, plotting, characterization and writing but since this was a romance and I didn't enjoy the romance I didn't fall in love with the book. I will give her another try, though.
review 2: I really enjoye... mored this book. Like most of Sarah Mayberry's romances, it's got real people living in the real world with real problems that aren't easily solved. There is a lot of angst as well as a great build up of tension stemming from the enemies-to-lovers premise. The writing is excellent and there are enough moments of humor to keep the book from being too depressing given the heavy baggage Jon is lugging around.The only factor keeping this from being a 5 star read for me is the short time frame in which Jon and Gabby fall in love. The story takes place over a two week span and given the amount of emotional trauma Jon has suffered in his past and Gabby's past romantic history with Jon's brother, two weeks seems an unhealthy and unrealistic amount of time for declarations of everlasting love. It's a small complaint in an otherwise great book. less

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