“In this opposites attract story, you’ll find a lot of characteristics of Cochet signature style. I look forward to seeing if a series will come from this.”
~ Under the Covers
Charlie Cochet is always a must-read for me so when I saw this book, I jumped on it. This is a standalone Contemporary, which is something that this author is different from what she is known for, so I was eager to try it.
This book definitely had a different feel to it. The character’s narration isn’t as upbeat or bouncy. Their personalities are a bit different from one another so I had to get used to that. I usually look forward to a lot of cute banter between the two main characters and while we get that from Jax and Matthew, it’s not the focal point of this book.
The romance is pleasant between the two. There’s a touch of seriousness surrounding this entire book. I would say a little bit of angst as well, but it isn’t too deep where you feel like you are drowning.
In this opposites attract story, you’ll find a lot of characteristics of Cochet signature style. I look forward to seeing if a series will come from this.
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Adding to my wishlist.
Thanks for the review.
I have not read Miss Cochet before. I’ll check her out. Thanks for the review!
Good review Annie,shared on my socials!!
Annie, I love your reviews. But, when you say that the romance was “pleasant”, I’m hearing “bor-ring!” in a polite way. Charlie’s books that I’ve read (so far I’m early in her Thirds series) seem light&fluffy, with a tad of drama or action tossed in, but the romances are typically fun. So “pleasant” stuck out to me, as a cynical, somewhat persnickety old(er) fan of erotic PNR. “Pleasant” romance sounds like a teeny-bopper type of “sweet” romance, sans sex, sans anything remotely exciting. I hope I’m wrong, for Ms. Cochet’s sake. I never planned on reading this one anyway, because it’s CR and that’s just not my cuppa, but was curious about the change in genre for the author.
What follows is only my impression, not based on any facts other than observation of recent trends in romance in general.
I’m guessing the change of genre wasn’t exactly Charlie’s idea either. I’ve noticed recently that Dreamspinner comes up with these concepts for books series for their signed authors to write, and I’m betting it’s whether they want to or not. See their website, and their States of Love series for an example of what I mean, and also note the high prices for low page counts. Goes with the trend of shorter books being published more frequently too. Just a suspicion of mine of course, but I’m seeing a trend. It definitely makes me feel sorry for their authors under contract, and makes self-publishing all the more appealing, IMO.