THREE STAGES OF LOVE: ATTRACTION by T.C. Anthony

Attraction by T.C. Anthony
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

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Okay, I liked this book much more than the first book. I was able to understand Eva's anxiety and heart ache over her decision to let Alexander go. I also got her pride in not going after him to tell him she'd made a mistake. I even understood her desire to punish herself through Michael. Her sadness and anxiety were palpable. So when Alexander comes back into her life and makes the decision for her that they aren't going to give up on each other, I'm more than happy that she's taking the chance to let him in. But... I didn't agree with some of the terms of the BDSM contract right off. I was shocked when he tore it up, but said they would still abide by the things she'd agreed to. I was just skeptical of letting him make all of her decisions. And ultimately I was right. She's too strong willed. I understand his intentions of wanting her to let go and just focus on their relationship, but it was unrealistic to go from power woman to Suzy homemaker.

I live in Beverly Hills, and there is no downtown Beverly Hill. I also don't understand why, if Alexander lives in BH and has a home, why he's renting cars. That made no sense to me. I completely agreed with the idea of all the silicone women walking around and all looking alike. It's sad but true.

The there was Chloe. What to say about Chloe? I agreed with Eva one hundred percent. Not only because he didn't tell her, but how Chloe acted when Eva went to visit him at the office and then the threats. There is no way on this earth that woman should have continued working for him. I get that he didn't want to fire her and that they had been friends for a long time, but Alexander is the one who screwed that up by being with her again, which I have to say I don't remember him saying, when he and Eva had broken up for the three months. The moment he slept with an employee whom he saw every day, he should have gotten her another job. It wasn't only a bad decision for him, but for her as well. Did he think she would be okay with a one night stand when she'd obviously been harboring feelings for him and was willing to fall back into bed with him at a moments notice? I mean, come on Alexander. Get a clue. But once she threatened Eva, she should have been out of there. If he wanted to find her another job at another location, that would have been fine, but she should never have been back in his office. I would never talk to him again just for that alone.

I also thought that Samantha's tirade to Eva when she asked if Sam was pregnant was a little over the top. I get that she didn't want to tell Eva she was getting married while she seemed to be going through her thing. But come on. I'm getting married next week? Why so quickly? they'd really only known each other for nine month and it takes a while to plan a wedding. It was just quick and I don't think out of line for Eva to ask that question. Now, the taking care of it part was a bit much. But again, I think Sam's attack was just crazytown.

I also wondered why the doctor never got back to Eva. Yes, she went back to New York. But she said she get back to her in two days and Eva had been back in New York for a week. I wondered if something was going to happen as is did. Can you tell i'm trying to be cryptic and not spill the beans?

At first I was happy that my issues with the grammatical and spelling problems with the first book weren't prevalent in this book. But I was soon proven wrong. I like the characters and the general story of the books, but some of the dialogue is a little dated in how they speak with each other and the author really needs beta readers if she doesn't have an editor, because I found myself having to read sections over and over again in order to figure out what was trying to be said in many cases. words left out, too many words in a sentence, etc. Since the books are generally pretty interesting, I don't think the author would have issues finding good beta readers. But if she has and editor, they should be fired.

Anyway... all that to say, I liked this one much better than the first. Looking forward to the third in the series.

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