Review: Crushed by Katherine Garbera (Sons of San Clemente #1)
Note: This ARC was provided by Tule Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Heath Connelly knows what it's like to grow up on the streets. He knows what it's like to face his own mortality each and every day as a Navy SEAL. Surfing, spending time with his closest friends whom he considers brothers, taking care of his dog, and helping out at the bar owned by the couple he thinks of as parents, Con's return to his hometown of San Clemente, California gives him an opportunity to figure out what he wants to do with the rest of his life. Then he crosses paths with Mia Santos, a girl he had a crush on in high school and the minute he sees the bruises and broken wrist, he knows she's hiding something. She's caught in a turf war that may end up costing her her life, and while she doesn't want to drag Con and his family into her problems, she quickly realizes how far Con and the rest are willing to go to protect her.
Crushed is a standalone romantic suspense thriller by author Katherine Garbera and is the first novella in the multi-authored Sons of San Clemente series from Tule Publishing. I'm feeling a bit torn about the book because while it was something different from what I'm used to when it comes to the author's books, I didn't really feel any actual connection between Con Connelly and Mia Santos, plus the storytelling came off as choppy. Mia initially came off as a sympathetic character, but as the story went on, it was becoming more difficult to like her. There was a passive aggressiveness to her that made me wonder how the heck she and Con could have developed feelings for one another (and in such a short span of time). The best thing about the book was Buttercup, aka Butta, Con's three-legged rescue dog. Crushed gets three stars. ♥
Date Read: 03 October 2015
Learn more about Katherine Garbera here.
Purchase Crushed on Amazon | B&N | Kobo.
Crushed is a standalone romantic suspense thriller by author Katherine Garbera and is the first novella in the multi-authored Sons of San Clemente series from Tule Publishing. I'm feeling a bit torn about the book because while it was something different from what I'm used to when it comes to the author's books, I didn't really feel any actual connection between Con Connelly and Mia Santos, plus the storytelling came off as choppy. Mia initially came off as a sympathetic character, but as the story went on, it was becoming more difficult to like her. There was a passive aggressiveness to her that made me wonder how the heck she and Con could have developed feelings for one another (and in such a short span of time). The best thing about the book was Buttercup, aka Butta, Con's three-legged rescue dog. Crushed gets three stars. ♥
Date Read: 03 October 2015
Learn more about Katherine Garbera here.
Purchase Crushed on Amazon | B&N | Kobo.
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