{"id":22551,"date":"2017-05-31T22:00:56","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T02:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=22551"},"modified":"2017-06-01T10:30:21","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T14:30:21","slug":"arc-review-sheets-and-secrets-by-liv-moore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=22551","title":{"rendered":"ARC Review: Sheets and Secrets by Liv Moore"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is a really quick read, a fast-moving, intense love story between a cop and a writer\/stripper with a touch of danger and excitement.<\/p>\n

Ellie\u2019s career as a journalist imploded when she saw her boyfriend cheating on her while she was on the air. Desperate for a fresh start, she up and moved and is trying to live her dream by writing a romance novel. Sadly it is not going well, so in order to make some money she takes her roommate and best friend up on her offer when she tells her there is a job going at the strip club where she works. Being a stripper isn\u2019t something Ellie\u2019s ever thought about before, but working that pole gives her a high she has never experienced before, and she\u2019s finally making decent money.<\/p>\n

But right when she takes up her new career opportunity, she meets Kason. Kason is a cop who takes an immediate interest in Ellie. Their first date shows them just how good things can be between them but Ellie hides her job from him, worrying about how he will react to her taking her clothes off for money. And Kason has his own issues \u2013 heartache from his past that could mean the end of everything that they want from each other.<\/p>\n

With secrets, heartbreak and bad experiences impacting so strongly on both of them, will they be able to find common ground? And with an unexpected danger lurking, will they even get the chance?<\/p>\n

The blurb of this book intrigued me, and I really liked this story. It was interesting and engaging with a passionate romance and some great twists and unexpected excitement. But for me, it all just happened so quickly, bouncing from one thing to the next, that I didn\u2019t have time to connect with it. It didn\u2019t feel like a novella, it felt more like a full-length novel on fast-forward, with so much happening without any of the build-up, explanations or character development that I was hoping for. There was so much story squished into such a short read, that I missed the emotional connection, and what could have been a great story, sadly just didn\u2019t get there for me.<\/p>\n

I wanted to know more about Kason. He seems like such a great guy, with a really interesting past, and there is so much potential there for him to become a true romantic hero, but there wasn\u2019t enough page time with him to really get to know him. With the story told entirely from Ellie\u2019s perspective, the only time we got to see anything of him was there all-too-brief interactions. That also meant that the romance moved at lightning pace. I wanted to see more flirtation, banter and deep and meaningful moments, and feel<\/i> more of that wonderful sense of anticipation that I so love about romance, but it felt skimmed over and instead you get these really poignant moments popping up out of nowhere. And though they should be swoony, they feel kind of \u2018tacked on\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m scared.\u201d
\nHe drops his shoulders as if those words are a relief. \u201cI\u2019m scared too, Ellie. That doesn\u2019t mean we should stop. I think the best things come from begin scared. It means you\u2019re afraid to lose something important to you. And you,\u201d he stops to kiss my forehead, \u201care the most important thing in my life right now. I\u2019ll never give up on you.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There is a bit of drama for Ellie and Kason to work through in order to be together, but it\u2019s not too angsty. And there\u2019s an interesting twist to the story which adds a bit of excitement, and I thought that was really well done. But once again, I think it would have been more effective if it was drawn out and explored a bit more.<\/p>\n

This was a mixed one for me. On one hand I really liked the story \u2013 I liked the characters, I liked their relationship, I liked the added elements to the story, and I thought it all worked together really nicely. I just think it was too much story for such a short book, and that means it ended up feeling rushed. There will surely be readers out there who like such a fast-paced book, but for me personally I prefer something with a bit more build up and story development. But I was happy with how it all ended, and I really liked the epilogue which finished everything off really nicely.<\/p>\n

3 stars.<\/p>\n

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