Driving Whiskey Wild

 
 
~WRITING - PLOT - PACE~
So this was a sweet book. I enjoyed it. This author's writing is always fantastic, and this book was no different. That said, I found it slow moving and about halfway through I lost interest. Nothing much was happening and unfortunately, nothing really ever did happen. The plot just wasn't very engaging for me. Last, it was all wrapped up in a sweet ending.


~HERO~
BULLET... I liked him. I have nothing bad to say about him. He didn't seem to be a manwhore. That said, I could have done without the whole discussion on his posse of women he kept around for sex. But he was a sweet tortured and tattooed dirty talking alpha that loved his family. He was interested in Finlay from the moment he meets her. Although the cheesy pickup line was a bit douchey but all in all he was a decent hero.


~HEROINE~
FINLAY... I liked her character a lot as well. She was sweet and feisty. Wore her heart on her sleeve. Loved her family. She took a TINY bit of time to warm up to Bullet, but she was pretty much all in with him from early on as well. On a side note regarding her character, I wish authors would stop with the whole “heroine has little sexual experience, and it wasn't great.” As was the case here with Finlay.


 

~SECONDARY CHARACTERS~
There were quite a few secondary characters in this one. Couples from the previous books. Bullet's brothers and sister. Finlay's sister and a friend. And a woman who it appears will be Bone's heroine in the next book. All of them added some good depth to the story.


~HEAT LEVEL~
Low. This was a super slow burn book (IMO). This couple doesn't get to do the deed until 60% in. Then we only get a few fairly hot sex scenes after that. Bullet and Finlay had OK sexual chemistry and I think that was one reason I struggled to stay interested. I don't know, they lacked spark for me.


~ANGST LEVEL~
None. Seriously, this book was pretty much unicorns prancing through the tulips while farting rainbows. Oh sure Bullet had some issues, but they never caused more than a slight lick of drama. There was also no OW or OM drama. 


~IN THE END~
So yea, it was OK. Everything was a bit too perfect and sweet for me. I think my tastes have changed a lot recently and I need a little more “bite” to my stories. I need some angst. I need some adversity. I need some grit. Especially (as was the case here) when a book is fairly long. That's just me though and I am certain this one will appeal to the many readers who love a simple no drama romance. Yours truly is giving this one a solid thumbs up.