Former Army Special Forces Sgt. Marco Vieri has never thought of Alyssa Scott as more than his best friend’s little sister, but her return home changes that…and challenges him to keep his war-borne demons at bay. Marco’s not the same person he was back when he protected Alyssa from her abusive father, and he’s not about to let her see the mess he’s become.
…but now she’s all grown up.
When Alyssa takes a job at the bar where Marco works, her carefree smiles wreak havoc on his resolve to bury his feelings. How can he protect her when he can’t stop thinking about her in his bed? But Alyssa’s not looking for protection—not anymore. Now that she’s back in his life, she’s determined to heal her forbidden hero, one touch at a time…Her Forbidden Hero summary on Goodreads
I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this book, i added to my TBR list, thought about it, and decided that the little blurb on goodreads just sounded to awesome to wait on…..and I was really disappointed. The chapters and the
story in general were just way to short. The character development was really non-exsistant, and I felt like just the relationships between the main characters was
forced. The book could have been better if I got to read more about
Marco and Alyssa’s past, I know they were friends but I cant form that bond in
my head on just that alone. It would have made the book a little longer and I
would have connected more with the characters. I thought the plot of the book was
really great, and maybe if there had just been MORE to the story it would have been excellent.
Alyssa
was sweet, I felt like had I been given more time with her and more time in her
head I would have really liked her. Something I did appreciate, was that
she didn’t really allow Marco to take out his frustrations on her. She realized
(late in the book) that he was a different person and she still loved him, and she would do anything to help him cope with his PTSD, but her feelings still mattered and she wouldn't have them be treaded on.
Marco..
I liked him, I felt for him I really did and I think I would have LOVED him if
we could have gotten a glimpse at his past a bit more, at the mission that
destroyed him, the connection between him and his soldier brothers, and even
the relationship between Alyssa and her brother. It would have made him feel
more real and I would have been more emotionally invested in him and his
issues. I feel like a soldier returning home is such a complex character but
its easy to get readers to become interested in them. Mostly because of our own
feelings of patriotism, gratitude and respect that just come naturally. I feel
though that the opportunity to make him a really well developed and an interesting
character just wasn’t taken. I also thought that for Marco supposedly being
against their romantic feelings it didn’t take much to make him change his mind
and again that really could have been avoided if the book was longer.
The
book flow was a lacking and the ending was just sprung on me out of no where, LITERALLY out of no where and it just didn’t work. The book had a really great plot line and so thats why i gave it two Keos.
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