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A review by koalathebear
Driven to Distraction by Olivia Dade
3.0
There was so much to like and enjoy about this book and I wanted to like it so much more than I did - and almost did.
First of all, it's well-written with funny banter and engaging interactions between the two leads.
Secondly, it had some equally entertaining secondary characters.
Thirdly.
I was actually really, really surprised that the couple remained happily childfree at the end - and to be honest, in a world where romance novels demand that a HEA has marriage and children, this book was very unusual
Things I didn't like so much.
1. Con was pretty unlikeable in many ways. I didn't mind her directness but she was abrasive and pushy to the point of being over the top obnoxious .. it was almost like the author was trying to subvert expectations.
2. I don't have an issue with explicit sex scenes, although these days I kind of skim over them because they're all getting a bit old ... but while some parts of the sex scenes were very engagingly written, some parts made me roll my eyes and almost laugh. The cunnilingus descriptions evoked images of industrial strength vacuum cleaners or perhaps an animal devouring food .. not very sexy or erotic, sorry ...
All in all, it was a good read with some shortcomings that made me regretful because it could have been a great book.
First of all, it's well-written with funny banter and engaging interactions between the two leads.
Secondly, it had some equally entertaining secondary characters.
Thirdly.
Spoiler
I was really surprised and I guess somewhat impressed that the author stuck to the child-free position that Constance maintained from the beginning. I was expecting either an accidental pregnancy that defied science or love winning her over and she'd agree to adopt etc.I was actually really, really surprised that the couple remained happily childfree at the end - and to be honest, in a world where romance novels demand that a HEA has marriage and children, this book was very unusual
Things I didn't like so much.
1. Con was pretty unlikeable in many ways. I didn't mind her directness but she was abrasive and pushy to the point of being over the top obnoxious .. it was almost like the author was trying to subvert expectations.
2. I don't have an issue with explicit sex scenes, although these days I kind of skim over them because they're all getting a bit old ... but while some parts of the sex scenes were very engagingly written, some parts made me roll my eyes and almost laugh. The cunnilingus descriptions evoked images of industrial strength vacuum cleaners or perhaps an animal devouring food .. not very sexy or erotic, sorry ...
All in all, it was a good read with some shortcomings that made me regretful because it could have been a great book.