NMmomof4's Reviews > Stripped Down

3 Stars

Overall Opinion: This was just ok for me. I felt a little bored in the middle, and the h ticked me off with her pushing the H away. The H was great! I really liked him in the first book, Stripped Bare, so I was excited to hear his story. I wasn't disappointed in him at all! He was absolutely sweet and charming with the h's daughter *swoon* (especially the Flynn Rider stuff), and even though he was a manwhore before -- he was ALL about the h once they got together. I think I just wanted a little bit...more. There seemed to be a lot of inner dialogue going on and that was where it lost me, especially when the h was coming up with all of her reasons to push the H away *rolls eyes*. It would've been nice to cut out a lot of that inner dialogue, and have more interactions or actual dialogue going on -- because both of those things worked for me. I didn't love it, and I didn't dislike it either -- so 3 "just ok" stars.

Brief Summary of the Storyline: This is Cassie and Beckett's story. Cassie got some bad news and is having an off day at her stripper job when Beckett calls her into his office. He proceeds to get drunk with her to get her to confess what is wrong, but things take a turn to the unexpected. They wake up married, and because they consummated the marriage they cannot get an annulment. They dance around each other for a little bit because Cassie has a young daughter to consider, but after spending more and more time together they end up falling in love...and get a HEA ending.

POV: This was told in Cassie's POV and the epilogue is in Beckett's.

Overall Pace of Story: Ok. I never skimmed, but I did feel like it was slow at times.

Instalove: No, they take a while in developing stronger feelings. They do have an instant connection though.

H rating: 4.5 stars. Beckett. I really liked him. He was funny, sweet, and hot. He instantly was awesome with the h's daughter, and he was all about the h from the minute they got together.

h rating: 3 stars. Cassie. I liked her a lot more at first than I did as the story went on. Her constant pushing away got on my nerves tbh. She was a good mom though.

Sadness level: Low. No tissues needed.

Push/Pull: Yes (view spoiler)[The h pushes away a lot, because she is scared of getting hurt. The H is the main pursuer of the relationship. (hide spoiler)]

Heat level: Moderate. They have some hot scenes and chemistry.

Descriptive sex: Yes

Safe sex: Yes. Condoms are mentioned. I don't remember any mention of their past practices.

OW/OM drama: Not at all. Which is a little surprising because the H was a known manwhore before the h.

Sex scene with OW or OM: No

Cheating: No

Separation: Not really

Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[The h has a child with OM (who is not present), the H was manwhore before h, and parent with cancer. (hide spoiler)]

Closure: This had good closure with a cute epilogue and a HEA ending.

How I got it: It was part of my scribed subscription.

Safety: I'd say this should be Safe for most readers.
(view spoiler)[
- Does Not have cheating
- Does Not have a descriptive sex scene with OW/OM
- Does have the h pushing the H away
- Does Not have a separation between the h and H
- Does Not have abuse
- Does Not have OTT sad parts
- Does have a HEA ending. (hide spoiler)]