Personal Enemy
- writekpopfashion
- Mar 23, 2017
- 3 min read
My Review:
3.5 KICKASS STARS
I don't usually read romantic suspense I tend to lean more towards contemporary romance but this book gripped me and didn't let go. I read the whole book in one sitting; completely immersed in Peter and Adria's story of murder, questionable motives and fear.
I liked Adria she was a strong female character with an actual backbone! That quite a few female protagonists are missing nowadays. liked the female bodyguard aspect and how she saw situations differently, focusing on every detail. She kicked arse and showed that girls are as strong, if not stronger then guys are. And her grandfather seemed like the type of guy I would want to meet. I liked seeing inside her head but I also felt like she took over the story a bit, hearing Peter's thoughts and feelings could have been interesting and balanced it out a bit more. I also would have liked to have known a bit more about her; the training, what she was like after her parents died, that type of thing. Though that may not have completely fit into the story I would still have liked to have seen it.
Peter was quite a good character but I didn't feel a whole lot of anything for him he was just sorta there while Adria took center stage. Also him getting all worked up over nothing which affected Adria's mission kinda annoyed me. Like, this women chose to protect you with all her resources and you try to make it difficult for her. Okay, he wasn't like that all the time but there were parts where he did do that. Also is your presentation really worth your life honestly, if you die then there's no presentation anyway. And Peter kept talking about if he didn't have the presentation then the other guy would win, completely forgetting the part where him dying would be an even bigger win. You are probably getting a strong feeling that I didn't like Peter but he wasn't all that bad, that's just what I'm focusing on. Though if the female protagonist had been a weak character the story would probably have fallen flat and become a DNF for me.
I would have also liked to have had a bit more talking about the past from the two of them as that's what started this whole thing in the first place. Even at the least talking about the night Adria's parents died as that affected both of you a lot.
I also didn't feel a lot of the romance part climbing through and maybe there wasn't really time in their suspense filled world but there was still time to talk or something. But maybe that's just how romantic suspenses are and since I haven't read many I wouldn't know. Even so I still would have liked to see more of them in a more romantic aspect.
Besides that I felt like the author portrayed each emotion extremely well making me feel like I was there, feeling the emotions alongside Adria and Peter. In the time I spent reading this their world became mine.
Though you may think that I am a bit negative and may not have liked the book much I actually found it quite enjoyable and will likely read it again and knowing the story I will be able to find clues I might have missed.
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