by MIA SHERIDAN
Wealthy socialite Olivia Barton never imagined her fiancé would disappear on what was supposed to be a routine business trip. She's even more heartbroken and confused when a hired private investigator tracks him half a world away, to a seaside town in Colombia. But the country has recently been ravaged by a massive earthquake and deadly tsunami, shutting down outside communication and making travel all but impossible. Still, Olivia is determined to make it to Colombia to find the answers she so desperately seeks. What she needs is a guide—a mercenary.
The man named Thomas arrives in shadows, an unmistakable air of danger about him, promising to help lead her through the ruined, crime-infested country. But when Thomas and Olivia find themselves fighting an undeniable attraction, danger takes on a whole new meaning. Then again, in the lush jungles of South America, all the rules are different and Thomas and Olivia are about to discover that sometimes the thing you seek, isn't necessarily the thing you find.
Seek is a STANDALONE novel with a small, fun connection to the Sign of Love Collection
Wealthy socialite Olivia Barton never imagined her fiancé would disappear on what was supposed to be a routine business trip. She's even more heartbroken and confused when a hired private investigator tracks him half a world away, to a seaside town in Colombia. But the country has recently been ravaged by a massive earthquake and deadly tsunami, shutting down outside communication and making travel all but impossible. Still, Olivia is determined to make it to Colombia to find the answers she so desperately seeks. What she needs is a guide—a mercenary.
The man named Thomas arrives in shadows, an unmistakable air of danger about him, promising to help lead her through the ruined, crime-infested country. But when Thomas and Olivia find themselves fighting an undeniable attraction, danger takes on a whole new meaning. Then again, in the lush jungles of South America, all the rules are different and Thomas and Olivia are about to discover that sometimes the thing you seek, isn't necessarily the thing you find.
Seek is a STANDALONE novel with a small, fun connection to the Sign of Love Collection
REVIEW: 3 STARS
Going into this book, I knew Mia Sheridan was a sweet writer.....as in, she wrote innocence and sweetness and there isn't much grit. There is more of a reserved telling of the story with an ambiance of love. This is only my third book of hers, but I know that I enjoyed her writing previously so I went into this one with excitement. I will read more from her and look forward to her next one.
While this book started out extremely slow for me after getting the initial storyline started, it definitely picked up for me near the end. There were some nonsensical actions in the book that were basically just thrown in to provide some push for the storyline, but it came across as contrived and drama for the sake of drama. Not really entirely necessary for the story to push forward.
I had a few issues with this book, and I wont get into all of them since they are my own hangups, but this is why I couldn't really rate it high, but I think my major issue with this one is that her man sounded very.....frilly. This is a passage in his POV after they woke up from their first night out in the open lands of Colombia.
Morning spilled through the jungle, tendrils of light meeting dew-heavy leaves. Shadows shifted and sparkled and the hush of night turned into the chorus of day: rustling leaves, chattering birds, croaking frogs, and a hundred other sounds that meant the forest had woken.
The air was so clean and sweet, I swore I could drink it if I tilted my head back and opened my mouth. The loamy scent of soil and the sweet smell of tropical plants and flowers met my nose as we walked.
No man talks like that after waking up and describing the land surrounding them. It just sounded feminine coming from a guys POV. Thomas is supposed to be gruff. He is an ex-SEAL, he is a man of 'capabilities to rectify situations'. The words were there for him to be masculine, and buff, and grrrr, but it didn't come off that way in some of his internal monologues.
However, having said that, it's safe to say that Mia has a way with her words. She can describe any situation or location absolutely beautifully, rendering a perfect mental picture with her words. Her words flowed rather easily and she can create a storyline that fluctuates with the terrain given, which is why I was able to keep going with this one. I love insta-love, and I know that for some it is hard to accept, but I really enjoy it. While this was a little quick for me, I definitely liked Thomas' growth in this book when it came to the emotional aspect and being aware of her feelings. Olivia, in my mind, was on an unnecessary wild goose chase for no reason at all, but it was the catalyst for this story, so I went with it. She had some strong qualities about her that I really liked and she was a likable character overall. I was pleasantly surprised that she wasn't the woe-is-me heroine, and I was very thankful for that.
This book was good. It wasn't great. It wasn't a groundbreaking, heart-stopping good one. Not bad. Not amazing. Just good. I definitely loved that it wasn't entirely cliché, but you could see things coming a mile away and it was predictable in some areas, but there was some twists too. Overall, It was an easy read and by the time we got towards the end, I was truly enjoying it because we were in Olivia and Thomas's element, and the story was more centered around them and not the extenuating circumstances. This isn't a negative review, and it sounds critical, but I want to stress that it was a good book and many are loving it. I just don't think it was gritty enough for me, and I kinda felt that what was described and what was delivered were two totally different things. Nothing wrong with that, just wasn't what I expected.
~BEE
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