Wicked Little Game Book

The premise is promising, but somehow the overall execution is somewhat lacking. Strangely, for 2 people who've longed for each other for 7 yrs, they don't seem to like each other v. much. I didn't feel that angsty vibe. The hero is luvly, but the cold, guilt-ridden heroine isn't worth the pain, physical & mental anguish she put him thru'. Hard for me to comprehend what attracted hero to heroine in the 1st place.

I also found it unbelievable, what happened after he gave her a surprise sweet gift, her own perfume-making stillroom. Somehow the rose essence reminded her of the nite' her scumbag hubby # 1 expired & she ran outta the room, retching. After comforting her, hero confronted heroine (her hang ups) yadda yadda... "His gaze lowered to her mouth & his lips parted. Her face tilted toward his, her lips tingling w/ anticipation. When He said roughly, "I'm not going to kiss you, etc etc..." Here I thought, darn right U're not, she just puked her guts out ! Bile-scented breath is not really conducive to a hawt kissing session. Methinks sucking on a mint candy 1st before smooching would be imperative in this case =^2 Another problem I have is the heroine's obsessive mission to find the expired hubby's bastard child, @ the cost of the hero's luv. Her presumed-barren state has blinded her to that extent that is not an endearing quality. She comes across as a self-serving heroine, who couldn't see the real luv right in front of her.

The ending. I didn't give a hoot who actually killed heroine's hubby & why, also who are the real parents of the li'l boy that she's been hunting for throughout the book. The culprit is revealed w/out any clues, it gets bizarre, plus the killer doesn't get their comeuppance. Tons of secrets w/ heroine's parents & former hubby's family. All the bombshells just kinda get dropped in 1 big fat package. Even the epilogue didn't really make me root for HEA. Hope the next 1 will get more polished.