Throttle Me: A protective hero, found family, opposites attract romance

Throttle Me by Chelle Bliss Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance 2.75 Stars Started off great. Then around 30% it started dying the slow death of juvenile dialog, thoughts & actions. I liked Suzy in the beginning then ended up wanting to shake her. She comes off as a snooty prude. Her nose is stuck up in the air so high she will drown on a rainy day. She is condescending and juvenile. The dialog between her and her friend Sophia is boring and takes up half the book. City, on the other hand is much more mature. But, even his dialog with his family deteriorates. It becomes extremely immature. So much in this story in unnecessary and pulls it down to the point of dreary and vapid. The parts that are supposed to create angst and tension come off as forced and artificial. The best parts are the adult scenes. Those are hot. The rest of the story needs the blue pencil to cross out all the drivel. bookshelves: contemporary, romance, adult 11 notes & 13 highlights (All visible)

4.25⭐ I genuinely loved this story, and am annoyed at myself for not reading it sooner. As I loved City and Suzy when I first read about them in Unlawful Desire, and I was so happy to read more about them, and be introduced to the wonderful and crazy Gallo clan. And it's clear Suzy and City have lots of chemistry, and the sex was off the charts hot too. Plus, the storyline was extremely entertaining as City made it his mission to get good girl Suzy to fall for his brand of bad boy, and it definitely left me wanting more. So much so, I can't wait to dive into the rest of this series, and I would happily recommend it to others.

I enjoyed the story line, the character 'City' and the sex scenes were hot. However, Suzy's character was a bit lacking. I loved the idea of her being a vixen in an innocents body but her prejudices were extreme. Also, some dialog and explanations could have been left out. There were times that it felt as though the author was only concerned about word count.