Title: What About Us
Series: Panic #4
Author: Sidney Halston
Publisher: Loveswept
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: November 20, 2018
Publisher: Loveswept
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: November 20, 2018
Blurb
Irresistible beats and tantalizing bodies heat up
the night at South Beach’s most scandalous new club.
Alex: I hate doing business in clubs. Especially one like Duality. I’m here to seal a deal, not indulge in whatever hedonistic illusion they’re selling. Until, through all the skin and sex on display, I see her. Helen Blackwood. The girl who once filled my youthful fantasies, whose name is now synonymous with pain. Her father’s lies destroyed my family, leaving me with nothing to lose. And yet I can’t deny my electric response to her touch . . . or my urge to protect her when I see the bruise on her face.
Helen: Growing up, life prepared me for society galas and powerful men, not minimum-wage jobs or drunk exes with anger issues. But I’m a survivor. So here I am, practically naked, serving drinks at a Miami nightclub. I don’t mind the stares. Apparently, Alex Archer does. After twelve years, we aren’t exactly friends, but money is something we both understand. Something he knows I need. I’ll be his personal assistant, even if it means working with the man I hate . . . and the man I still want.
Alex: I hate doing business in clubs. Especially one like Duality. I’m here to seal a deal, not indulge in whatever hedonistic illusion they’re selling. Until, through all the skin and sex on display, I see her. Helen Blackwood. The girl who once filled my youthful fantasies, whose name is now synonymous with pain. Her father’s lies destroyed my family, leaving me with nothing to lose. And yet I can’t deny my electric response to her touch . . . or my urge to protect her when I see the bruise on her face.
Helen: Growing up, life prepared me for society galas and powerful men, not minimum-wage jobs or drunk exes with anger issues. But I’m a survivor. So here I am, practically naked, serving drinks at a Miami nightclub. I don’t mind the stares. Apparently, Alex Archer does. After twelve years, we aren’t exactly friends, but money is something we both understand. Something he knows I need. I’ll be his personal assistant, even if it means working with the man I hate . . . and the man I still want.
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Review:
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
I was very excited to have the chance to read What about us. I am a fan of the author and the series so getting an ARC was one of the highlights of this month. Unfortunately, even though I wanted to love the book, I couldn't. There is a lot of friction and tension between Alex and Helen in the beginning and I couldn't completely understand why. Both parties were hurt 12 years ago and all the bad is still there. There is also a debate about who is at fault and who isn't which is not solved until much later in the story. It was a rough part to get on, but the story got better as I turned the pages. I am not satisfied with the result because as I was ending the book, I kept thinking that I don't really know who Alex is as a person. I don't have a clear image of him in my mind. The focus is mostly on Helen and her abusive ex. Over the years she went through a lot of difficult situations, but they didn't give her a strong backbone as I was expecting. She made some mistakes when it came to Luke and their divorce and she ends up paying for them. I wanted a little bit more development in Helen and Alex's relationship. It felt like they could have been together just to mend their relationship and their souls and then go their separate ways. I guess I wanted more romancing. The pace was a little slow at first, but later it picked up and that was good enough for me. Sadly, I think that this is the (second) worst addition to the series because it was lacking in some departments. I am giving it 3 stars though because after the beginning it was easy to read and I didn't have any major problems with it.
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Author Bio
USA Today bestselling author, Sidney Halston lives her life
with one simple rule: "Just Do It"--Nike. And that's exactly what she
did.
After working hard as an attorney, Sidney picked up a pen for the first time at thirty years old to begin her dream of writing. Having never written anything other than very exciting legal briefs, she found an outlet for her imaginative, romantic side and wrote Seeing Red. That first pen stroke sealed the deal, and she fell in love with writing. Sidney lives in South Florida with her husband and children. She loves her family above all else, and reading follows a close second. When she's not writing, you can find her reading and reading and reading. She's a reader first and a writer second. When she's not writing or reading, her life is complete and utter chaos, trying to balance family life with work and writing (and reading). But she wouldn't have it any other way.
After working hard as an attorney, Sidney picked up a pen for the first time at thirty years old to begin her dream of writing. Having never written anything other than very exciting legal briefs, she found an outlet for her imaginative, romantic side and wrote Seeing Red. That first pen stroke sealed the deal, and she fell in love with writing. Sidney lives in South Florida with her husband and children. She loves her family above all else, and reading follows a close second. When she's not writing, you can find her reading and reading and reading. She's a reader first and a writer second. When she's not writing or reading, her life is complete and utter chaos, trying to balance family life with work and writing (and reading). But she wouldn't have it any other way.
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