Review: Tangled (Tangled, #1) by Emma Chase

Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback



Review

Funny, romantic, honest, insightful, and just a wee bit nasty. Everybody is raving over this book, and I totally understand why!

Told entirely from the male POV, our narrator is Drew and he is brilliant! He is a rich, spoiled, arrogant, overly-confident, unapologetic man-whore, and yet he makes you fall in instant love with him. Perhaps because when we meet him he is suffering from his very first heartbreak, and so he endears himself to us immediately. Seeing him vulnerable and completely miserable, we are automatically pulled into the story, wanting to know more, and so Drew goes back to tell us how he got the point where he is at.

“Women fall in love quicker than men. Easier and more often. But when guys fall? We go down harder. And when things go bad? When it’s not us who ends it? We don’t get to walk away. We crawl.”

It all starts when he meets Kate Brooks. He is immediately attracted to her and, unaccustomed to having to work to seduce women, is shocked when she turns him down.

“I’ve never seduced a woman before. Shocking, I know. Let me clarify. I’ve never had to seduce a woman before, not in the typical sense. Usually, it just takes a look, a wink, a smile. A friendly greeting, maybe a drink or two. After that, the only verbal exchange involves short one-word phrases like harder, more, lower… you get the point.”

Kate then shows up as the new employee at his work, where Drew reigns supreme. He continues flirting with her (unsuccessfully) but this soon turns into animosity and fierce competition when the two of them are pitted against each other to win a new client, and the antics they go to best each other are absolutely hilarious! It’s childish, immature, and full of aggression (kicks in the shin anybody?) – and I loved it!

“I flip Kate the finger. Immature, I know, but apparently we’re now both functioning at the preschool level, so I’m guessing it’s ok.
Kate sneers at me. Then she mouths, 
You wish.
Well – she’s got me there, now doesn’t she?” 

The chemistry between these two is phenomenal. Their banter is fantastically witty, and the love/hate thing they have going on is funny as hell and builds the UST brilliantly. It doesn’t take too long for the two of them to cave into the passion between them and there are some pretty sensational steamy scenes – it’s hot and explicit, but there is some strong emotion there as well, and I loved how it all plays out.

Edward Cullen can take his stupid heroin and OD on it. Kate is my own personal brand of Viagra.

I loved seeing Drew fall so hard for Kate! And even though afterwards he pulls a major douche move and stuffs everything up, he is totally committed to how he feels, and commences to pull off the most epic, EPIC grovel, and the whole thing is just pure win. It would be impossible not to forgive the man! And all from Drew’s POV makes it even better.

“I’m going to fight to prove to you that this is real. That I’m not going anywhere and that what I feel for you isn’t going to change. And then someday – maybe not any time soon, but one day – I’m going to tell you that you, Kate Brooks, are the love of my life, and you won’t have any doubt that it’s true.”

I loved the opportunity to be inside of Drew’s head, and I loved how conversational his narrative is. It’s like he is talking to the reader, and it works brilliantly with the story, especially with him throwing in some sensational insights along the way.

“I bet you didn’t know this, but lots of guys have a thing for Ariel. You know, from The Little Mermaid? I’ve never been into her myself, but I can understand the attraction: she fills out her shells nicely, she’s a redhead, and she spends most of the movie unable to speak.”

and this…

“Mackenzie raises her hand proudly. “I have a bagina.”
I smirk. “Yes, you do sweetheart. And someday, it’s gonna help you rule the world.”
“Johnny Fitzgerald has a penis. He says his penis is better than my bagina.”
“Johnny Fitzgerald’s an idiot. Vaginas beat penises every time. They’re like kryptonite. Penises are defenceless against them.”

and this…

“I once heard my mother tell my father that she shouldn’t have to explain why she was pissed. That if he didn’t already know what he’d done wrong, then he wasn’t really sorry for it. What the fuck does that even mean? Newsflash ladies: We can’t read your thoughts. And frankly, I’m not entirely sure I’d want to. The female mind is a scary place to be.”

This is a fantastically entertaining read, it’s funny, it’s crude, and it has a gorgeous romantic story, all coming from a sensational protagonist. I loved both Drew and Kate, and there is a great supporting cast – Drew’s family (including his scene-stealing 4 year old niece), his friends, who are just as rude and disgusting as he is, and Kate’s kickass BFF, Dee Dee. I’m really looking forward to more from these characters, and can’t wait to get my hands on their stories.

Absolutely loved it. 5 stars.

 

The Tangled series

Tangled  Holy Frigging Matrimony  Twisted  Tamed  Tied  It's a Wonderful Tangled Christmas Carol

Tangled (#1) (Drew & Kate)
Review
Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback

Holy Frigging Matrimony (#1.5) (Drew & Kate, novella)
Review
Buy:  Kindle Ebook

Twisted (#2) (Drew & Kate)
Review
Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback

Tamed (#3) (Matthew & Dee)
Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback

Tied (#4) (Drew & Kate)
Buy:  Kindle Ebook  |  Paperback

It’s a Wonderful Tangled Christmas Carol (#4.5) (Drew & Kate)
Buy:  Kindle Ebook

 

For more awesome reads, check out our Emma Chase Author Spotlight

 

2 thoughts on “Review: Tangled (Tangled, #1) by Emma Chase

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *