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Tempting Acquisitions by Addison Fox
Received from Entangled Publishing
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Reviewed by:
Middle Sis Jenn
Tempting Acquisitions employs one of my favorite
romance paradigms—the enemies who fall in love.
I just love stories where two people fight and fight, throwing sharp
words and steely glances at each other; but then are inextricably attracted to
each and can’t seem to get passed those feelings. The tension builds and builds until it
explodes into something fiery and passionate.
Best Paradigm Ever.
Keira is a
strong-willed, beautiful CEO of a media empire, and Nathan is the gorgeous,
cold-hearted man who is determined to take over her company. I really like when the female MC is stubborn
and confident, knowing she is both talented and beautiful. I like this in a romance story because it
gives the female some power that she can use to twirl the guy around her
finger. Keira is that woman, and I
really enjoyed watching her confidence as she managed her company and Nathan. However, there were vulnerabilities there
that didn’t make her too strong, giving Nathan the chance to swoop in and make
her stumble just a bit. This made for
some great romance scenes!
Nathan was a type of alpha male—not the type you see in
romantic suspense novels where he can take out a guy with one punch, but the
kind that sees what he wants and doesn’t let anything get in his way. I enjoyed Nathan’s confidence and bantering, and
I really like it when a guy is so “confident” that he just knows he’s going to
get the girl (and says so out loud multiple times). It might seem conceited to people, but I just
fall for those guys! I like them strong
and determined, and Nathan was definitely that!
While I really enjoyed the characters that Addison created,
the story itself felt a bit rushed in the romance department. I just felt, with the circumstances the way
they were, a girl like Keira wouldn’t just fall straight into bed with a guy
like Nathan, no matter how strong the attraction. I think they needed more one-on-one time,
meetings, dinners, etc. to cement their relationship and make their feelings
more believable. I think the “I love you’s”
were really rushed, not that it couldn’t happen that fast, but their
personalities just seemed to be so guarded that I don’t think they would let
themselves truly fall that quickly.
Overall, I really enjoyed this romance, and I look forward
to the companion novels from Addison. It
was a quick and fun read, and the romance was steamy without going
overboard. I had been in a slump with
the last few Entangled books not sitting well with me, but this one brought me
out of it!
Oh, I have this for review! I really like the rivals-to-lovers premise too. So fun. The rush to love is common in these romances, and I share your feelings on that. I'm glAd you liked TA. Great review!
ReplyDeleteThanks Andrea! Can't wait to hear your thoughts on it.
DeleteThis sounds like a great, fun read that I might want to try out. Although, I know what you mean about not liking things rushed with romance. I find that the most annoying thing in a lot of books. It's almost like there's no build up to the romance at all, which kills the anticipation.
ReplyDeleteHalee @ Confessions of a Book Addict
This sounds like a really enjoyable read even though the romance is rushed. I have started trying to look past that since it happens all the time, but it is frustrating. Great review!
ReplyDeletethanks for the great review! I've been reading such good reviews for this book and it's definitely going on my wishlist ;)
ReplyDeleteOh I saw this and really considered it. Good to know you enjoyed it.
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