Review: Going For It

Going For It by Liz Matis

My rating: 3 of 5 stars





The story of Jake and Hannah, overall, was very sweet. Jake, the professional football player, had a one week relationship with Hannah, the Victoria's Secret model a while back. Because of lack of communication and understanding it didn't work out.

Sometime in the future, Jake and Hannah's best friends get married. Sometime on the wedding day, the Chemistry they'd been fighting came roaring back, landing them in bed together. This is where the story starts.

On paper, Jake and Hannah seem to be practically perfect and have it all. This book manages to humanize them and allows us to see beyond the perfect masks to the hidden scars and insecurities everyone has along with their will to battle through.

What disappointed me was that there was a wonderful opportunity to flesh out these characters and help us get a deeper, stronger feel for the impacts of some of their life incidents, ( Hannah's father's abandonment, her health & weight concerns, more depth around her mommy issues...and Jake's dad's macho mentality or what happened to his relationship with his brother once he came out). I think some of these things could have added a richness and depth to the book.

It's a fun read if you're looking for an erotic sports romance that only goes skin deep. I gave this book three stars for all the potential that was never realized.



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Introduction To Me

After years of working...and nothing but working, I've decided it's time to chase the things I love.  Life is too short, and people need balance.  Reading is one of my many passions so I've decided to pursue it!  Maybe it's making up for lost time, or maybe it's that Kindle makes it so easy to buy books and keeps the clutter away, but I've found myself reading with a voracious appetite.  So I did what any woman who's been letting life pass her would do.  I bought them! 

I thought about it.  I have a ton of friends who love to read, so why not share what I've discovered with them?  Who knows, maybe it will help sell more books for my favorite authors...which means they will keep writing.  Altruistic?  Not really.  It means I get to read more of their stuff!

Anyway, a little warning, my friends...these days my preferences lean towards the spicy!  I'm really enjoying erotic romances...of all kind of variety.  So if you can't handle hearing about how hot M/M action is, or how sexy BDSM can be when written correctly, or even how there are times I think the Mormons are on to something because there's something really exciting about Menage (my personal preferences are M/F/M)...then this may not be the place for you. 

Don't get me wrong, I'll probably still talk about awesome authors like Nora Roberts, Julie Garwood, Gena Showalter, Lyndsay Sands and Kresley Cole.  But, more than likely, they'll be in the minority.