The Hooker and the Hermit

2.5 stars

I went into this book with overflowing excitement because Penny Reid is listed as one of the authors... by the halfway mark I wasn't excited anymore.

I honestly found the characters to be rather dull and frustrating. I thought I would be able to connect to Annie, but for some reason couldn't, so that was a shame. Yet, at the same time the relationship between the character could (at times) be super sweet and fun. There were times I laughed – mostly in the beginning, over the actions of the characters. For the most part, I found the characters to be relatively mature, which was refreshing, who didn't run away but talked to one another about problems... until running away became the conflict rolls eyes. Maybe I just have a thing against people running away “for good” only to regret it and... we all know how it goes.

I think I just couldn't understand the characters and their actions, so I didn't understand them. Others might fall into the story more and like it more.

There is also light bondage which, I don't mind since I tend to skim over sex scenes anyhow, but other readers might want to know about beforehand.