Review: Brown-Eyed Girl by Lisa Kleypas

Posted July 26, 2015 by Shannon in Reviews, Shannon / 0 Comments

Brown-Eyed Girl by Lisa Kleypas
Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Romance
Published by St. Martin's Press Publication Date: August 11th 2015
Pages: 304
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"Now it's my turn to talk." The sound of Joe's voice in my ear was pure sin. "I'm the man who's right for you. I may not be what you're looking for, but I'm what you want."Ambitious Avery Crosslin has no time for a personal life--she's in charge of planning the biggest wedding Houston society has ever seen, and she doesn't need distractions. After one scorching summer night in the arms of sexy photographer Joe Travis, Avery is stunned by a passion that burns out of control, and she's determined to keep it from happening again.But Joe is a man who goes after what he wants, and he's determined to have all of Avery. . .including the secrets from a past she would do anything to forget.

This is a book I’ve been waiting five long years for.  When I was first introduced to the Travis family in SWEET TALKING STRANGER, I fell for all the members of the Travis family.  So I could wait to finally get to Joe’s HEA.  Unfortunately, it fell a little flat to me.

I liked Avery and I liked Avery and Joe together, but I felt their romance was missing something.  It didn’t feel like Joe and Avery spent enough time (at least on the page) building their relationship.  They talked on the phone, the did things together, but it felt like we jumped from one week to four weeks later without really getting a feel for what they had growing into something more.  Avery was a really tough nut to crack and I wanted to see Joe chase (somewhat similar to what Jack had to do) and prove to Avery that everything she believed was wrong about love.  Instead, when Avery most needed that reassurance, Joe turned into someone I didn’t recognize.

BROWN-EYED GIRL was an enjoyable to read, but it fell a little short (at least to me) compared to the previous three books.  I wanted a little more for Joe’s story, considering what he went through at the end of SWEET TALKING STRANGER.  I wanted to get to know Joe.  Why he wasn’t part of the family business, how he got into photography and why he took pictures at the animal rescue.  It felt like we skimmed the surface of Joe, while we got a little more in-depth with Avery.

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