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Book Review of Start Me Up (Tumble Creek, Bk 2)

Start Me Up (Tumble Creek, Bk 2)
Start Me Up (Tumble Creek, Bk 2)
Author: Victoria Dahl
Genre: Romance
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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After reading "Talk Me Down" I thought I was going to love this book. I mean, what is there not to love? Lori was such a cool character in "Talk Me Down." Unfortunately it didn't work out that way. It's ironic because Molly (from "Talk Me Down)is usally someone I would love to hate but I ended up adoring her (even in this book I was hoping to catch more glimpses of her). Lori is everything I would love in a character but I ended up not liking her very much.

The book itself was okay. There are some steamy scenes and I do like the chemistry between Quinn (Molly's brother) and Lori. There was that little bit of mystery thrown in and it was fun. It can be a standalone book so you don't really have to read the first one if you don't want to. Overall though I found it too similar to "Talk Me Down" in themes. (In fact, the third book also have the theme of girl wants a fling but it turns into something more). So it was a little bit of a disappointment for me in that aspect because I wanted something a little different.

As for the characters I found Quinn absolutely adorable even though he wasn't a high handed alpha. He kept my interst in the book. Lori's self-esteem (I'm not good enough for him attitude) was overdone. I don't mind a little bit of it but it was nonstop. It made me want to scream, "GET OVER IT!" at her.

It was a funny book and decent enough to read but it didn't dazzle me like the first one.