Wretched

Rating: 3.5/5 stars
Rounded down to 3

Secret agent. Drugs. The unloved sister. Sex.

Good, not great. Great variation from McIntire's other books and, from what I've been told, other romance books/stories, where it's the perfect “Dorothy”-type character who is the main love interest. Evelina is rough and definitely not that type of girl. Nicholas is the good boy who is drawn to the tough girl. It's a good story. I'm not sure why I didn't like this one as much. Hot scenes, good story, and I liked the back-and-forth nature of their relationship (lots of good, playful banter), and I liked that it was a reimagining of a story that isn't just one of the classic fairytales that I've seen too much of.

Overall, good story, just didn't resonate with me as much as McIntire's other works. Really abrupt ending... almost too abrupt.