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ritasreadingcorner's review against another edition
5.0
OH MY GOD!! I had been waiting for this book since I read [b:Murder List|107769|Murder List (Buchanan-Renard #4)|Julie Garwood|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388196261s/107769.jpg|2604140] and [b:Fire and Ice|3407345|Fire and Ice (Buchanan-Renard, #7)|Julie Garwood|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1386921826s/3407345.jpg|3350474]. I can't believe we finally have a story about Cordie and Aiden.
This book does not have as much action as the others because Aiden is just an attorney, I guess, though there are some FBI agents involved.
We get to see Regan, Sophie, Spencer, Walker, Alec and Jack again and that's great. I love all of them.
I think this story was inevitable and it's kinda painful how much time it took for Aiden to realize his and Cordie's true feelings - thank God he wasn't late.
This book is amazing, I truly loved it.
This book does not have as much action as the others because Aiden is just an attorney, I guess, though there are some FBI agents involved.
We get to see Regan, Sophie, Spencer, Walker, Alec and Jack again and that's great. I love all of them.
I think this story was inevitable and it's kinda painful how much time it took for Aiden to realize his and Cordie's true feelings - thank God he wasn't late.
This book is amazing, I truly loved it.
tookeyj's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
wellactjoally's review
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
3.0
Dead dad. Best friend’s brother, long-time crush. Car expert. Australia and luxury hotels.
amym84's review against another edition
3.0
Cordelia gets the shock of her life on her father's deathbed. He reveals that the mother she always thought died when she was a little girl is actually alive and had abandoned her and her father when Cordie was a baby. Unsure of what to do with this information, she finds love and support from her lifelong friends.
Aiden has always been Cordie's idea of Price Charming. The older brother of her good friend Regan, he's never known about Cordie's crush on him. He offers to fly Cordie out to Australia where her estranged mother lives, so Cordie can get some form of closure from the situation.
Things begin to heat up between the two of them, and their attraction for each other is undeniable. But is it all just temporary? Or can they really be the true thing? All thoughts of love have to be put on hold when an attempt at Cordie's life lands her in the hospital and all fingers point to a mother who never wanted her to exist in the first place. Now Aiden takes it upon himself to make sure Cordie remain safe.
This is the first book I've read by Julie Garwood. I know that sounds almost blasphemous, but it's true. She's been on my TBR list for a long time though and when I saw this title available on Netgalley I thought I would give her a try finally.
I understand that Fast Track is part of a larger series by Garwood, but despite this fact, I was not lost at all. This book reads like a true stand-alone, and while other characters have appeared in previous books in the series, Garwood does a great job explaining who they are without bogging down the story with complete recaps of who they are. We get just enough to understand.
For all that this is a pretty quick read, I felt like it took a while to get to the main point of the story. Because I this I felt the beginning dragged a little. Only when Cordie gets on to her mission of finding her mother and the trouble that ensue's does this change.
Also, the relationship between Cordie and Aiden seemed a little flat. Told in multiple third person points of view, when we are reading through Cordie, we get her thought on Aiden and her feelings. The times we read from Aiden, he doesn't reveal much. It made me wonder how he thought of Cordie in the first place. Wonder if she was just a convenience like she at first imagines she is to him.
I did like the small glimpses Garwood would give readers from an outsider of the relationship, such as Regan's husband Alec. It was interesting to see the Cordie / Aiden situation from his point of view.
Overall, I thought the story followed a predictable pattern. That didn't mean it wasn't enjoyable. Sometimes it's nice to just sit back and relax enjoying something that truly isn't going to stress out your senses.
I definitely want to give something else by Garwood a try. Possibly one of her historical romances.
*This ARC was provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Aiden has always been Cordie's idea of Price Charming. The older brother of her good friend Regan, he's never known about Cordie's crush on him. He offers to fly Cordie out to Australia where her estranged mother lives, so Cordie can get some form of closure from the situation.
Things begin to heat up between the two of them, and their attraction for each other is undeniable. But is it all just temporary? Or can they really be the true thing? All thoughts of love have to be put on hold when an attempt at Cordie's life lands her in the hospital and all fingers point to a mother who never wanted her to exist in the first place. Now Aiden takes it upon himself to make sure Cordie remain safe.
This is the first book I've read by Julie Garwood. I know that sounds almost blasphemous, but it's true. She's been on my TBR list for a long time though and when I saw this title available on Netgalley I thought I would give her a try finally.
I understand that Fast Track is part of a larger series by Garwood, but despite this fact, I was not lost at all. This book reads like a true stand-alone, and while other characters have appeared in previous books in the series, Garwood does a great job explaining who they are without bogging down the story with complete recaps of who they are. We get just enough to understand.
For all that this is a pretty quick read, I felt like it took a while to get to the main point of the story. Because I this I felt the beginning dragged a little. Only when Cordie gets on to her mission of finding her mother and the trouble that ensue's does this change.
Also, the relationship between Cordie and Aiden seemed a little flat. Told in multiple third person points of view, when we are reading through Cordie, we get her thought on Aiden and her feelings. The times we read from Aiden, he doesn't reveal much. It made me wonder how he thought of Cordie in the first place. Wonder if she was just a convenience like she at first imagines she is to him.
I did like the small glimpses Garwood would give readers from an outsider of the relationship, such as Regan's husband Alec. It was interesting to see the Cordie / Aiden situation from his point of view.
Overall, I thought the story followed a predictable pattern. That didn't mean it wasn't enjoyable. Sometimes it's nice to just sit back and relax enjoying something that truly isn't going to stress out your senses.
I definitely want to give something else by Garwood a try. Possibly one of her historical romances.
*This ARC was provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
sissykat31's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing book. Loved the romance and mystery in the book.
smalltownbookmom's review against another edition
3.0
Good beach read type book. Easy and predictable.
kdjackson's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. I love this series! Julie Garwood mixes my 2 favorite literary genres. I enjoyed this book and read it fast. It’s not my favorite out of all 14 books but I would still recommend it. I can’t wait for more!
bookloverchelle's review against another edition
4.0
I had so much fun with Fast Track by Julie Garwood. I’ve always enjoyed when she dives in to her contemporary series and this had some of my favorite characters from earlier books, Cordelia and Aiden. Because they two were introduced in earlier stories and you see a lot of repeating secondary characters I do recommend reading some of the books earlier in the series but this could be read as a stand-alone. Cordelia has had a crush on her best friend’s older brother for years but he doesn’t seem to notice her. When Cordelia loses her father and learns some unsettling truths about her family, Aiden becomes an unexpected friend to turn to. As he helps her unravel the mystery of her family Aiden suddenly sees Cordelia as more than his little sister’s best friend. But with danger tracking them both will they finally be able to realize the romance between them? Really fun read and I enjoyed seeing Cordelia and Aiden getting their HEA.
mjwerts's review against another edition
2.0
Thank goodness for Alec Buchanan. Without him, I don't think I could have made it through this book, as he provided more laughs and personality than a few other characters combined.
While the romantic pairing of Cordelia and Aiden was teased at the end of Murder List, which came out a decade ago, their long-awaited tale was a little lackluster. Cordelia as okay as a heroine, but the reader barely gets to know Aiden, as he is literally a man of few words and very little of the story is told from his POV, or at least little of the character-defining moments are told from his POV.
I've been reading Julie Garwood books for half my life, but over the last few years, the stories and characters have become less and less engaging, making me wonder how many of her books I will bother to read in the future.
While the romantic pairing of Cordelia and Aiden was teased at the end of Murder List, which came out a decade ago, their long-awaited tale was a little lackluster. Cordelia as okay as a heroine, but the reader barely gets to know Aiden, as he is literally a man of few words and very little of the story is told from his POV, or at least little of the character-defining moments are told from his POV.
I've been reading Julie Garwood books for half my life, but over the last few years, the stories and characters have become less and less engaging, making me wonder how many of her books I will bother to read in the future.
photogcourt's review against another edition
2.0
Lame. Julie Garwood's later novels are just so not good. They seem sexist (to me) and just overall boring. Wasn't really interested in the storyline. I thought the characters were boring. There just wasn't a lot of depth there.