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A review by bnryan95
Troublemaker by Linda Howard
3.0
Rounding up to 3 stars. My feelings toward this book are somewhat mixed. This book didn't really pick up for me until about 1/4 of the way through. Even then it was pretty slow going until the action picked up (at the very end of the book) which was pretty short lived and disappointing. Basically my feelings can be summed up as-
Pro:
-I enjoyed the relationship between Morgan and Bo.
-The premise was good - two strangers thrown together without much choice, and one having to help the other recover from a life threatening injury, developing a close bond along the way.
-The small town and townspeople were charming and likable.
Con:
-The dogs was honestly the main character of the book. I liked the inclusion of a dog being involved in the story, but this was excessive. This book was so long because pages and pages of every chapter were devoted to talking about the dog, the dogs feelings, the dogs actions, how special the dog was, etc etc etc. It got to a point where I started to kind of hate the dog and was sick of hearing about her.
-The whole story line surrounding Morgan being shot is still confusing and ridiculous to me, and was overall letdown. This was the catalyst that put the rest of the action of the book into motion and the conclusion felt rushed and disappointing.
-Bo and Axel's relationship needed more backstory! Basically all we got was a few sentences here and there about how much they both hated each other. For Bo's blood to boil and for her to lose it every time he was brought up or they spoke to each other really needed more explanation besides "they'd always hated each other". Their parents were married for a few months back when they were both teenagers, and still well into their adulthood they felt this way about each other. I thought maybe when they finally reunited at the end of the book we'd get a little more, but no. Just more of the same. Very frustrating.
For the most part, I did enjoy this. Listening to the audio book version probably helped that a lot, because I could do other things while listening and lessened the chance of getting bored and abandoning it like I might if I was reading a hard copy.
Pro:
-I enjoyed the relationship between Morgan and Bo.
-The premise was good - two strangers thrown together without much choice, and one having to help the other recover from a life threatening injury, developing a close bond along the way.
-The small town and townspeople were charming and likable.
Con:
-The dogs was honestly the main character of the book. I liked the inclusion of a dog being involved in the story, but this was excessive. This book was so long because pages and pages of every chapter were devoted to talking about the dog, the dogs feelings, the dogs actions, how special the dog was, etc etc etc. It got to a point where I started to kind of hate the dog and was sick of hearing about her.
-The whole story line surrounding Morgan being shot is still confusing and ridiculous to me, and was overall letdown. This was the catalyst that put the rest of the action of the book into motion and the conclusion felt rushed and disappointing.
-Bo and Axel's relationship needed more backstory! Basically all we got was a few sentences here and there about how much they both hated each other. For Bo's blood to boil and for her to lose it every time he was brought up or they spoke to each other really needed more explanation besides "they'd always hated each other". Their parents were married for a few months back when they were both teenagers, and still well into their adulthood they felt this way about each other. I thought maybe when they finally reunited at the end of the book we'd get a little more, but no. Just more of the same. Very frustrating.
For the most part, I did enjoy this. Listening to the audio book version probably helped that a lot, because I could do other things while listening and lessened the chance of getting bored and abandoning it like I might if I was reading a hard copy.