Kiss Me Again by Vivian Wood
Review by Sasha Kiss me Again by Vivian Wood is the story of a rich girl and poor boy who meet and fall in love. It is a classic story that has been romance readers bread and butter. Rachel Black comes from uptown, New York where her life has been planned out for her to the very last minute detail. It was never a life where she fit in until she meets Greyson, the cute boy who is deemed to be wrong for her. Their love is instant and intense. They believe they can handle anything the world has to throw at them until Greyson gets shipped out with the Navy. Becoming a SEAL is his way out of the crap hand life dealt him. When caught in an accident that leaves him physically and emotionally damaged, Greyson retreats from everyone close to him. Flash forward 5 years… Greyson and Rachel find each other again in a place where neither would expect to find the other. This books dragged along for me. I found the writing to be lackluster and nothing grabbed me from the beginning. The character’s storylines and the dynamic between the two of them tended to emotionally charged dialogue, but it came across as flat. It didn’t feel as if there was a strong voice throughout the novel. All the characters generally spoke in the same dialect and tone. The whole story began to pick up a little bit more than halfway through the novel. Once more problems were introduced, I became a bit more invested but still felt that there could’ve been more to it. The flashback chapters were also something that I feel could be reworked. They came at points where they were passed their relevance and didn’t provide the needed insight they are meant to. The characters had already told their perspective of the story at another point, so most of the flashbacks didn’t reveal any additional information. I wanted the book to be more dynamic. For lovers who haven’t seen each other in five years, I expected the dialogue to be more hostile and emotions to be at an all-time high. The plot didn’t move well to keep the reader engaged until far too late into the story. The steamy parts of the book did make up for some of the slow parts of the novel, and will bring a blush to any reader’s face. ***ARC received in exchange for an honest review.***
Release Date: August 6th 2019
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