Why Not Tonight by Susan Mallery

Author:  Susan Mallery
Release Date: September 18, 2018

The only happiness that I felt from this story was when I had gotten to the last word on the last page. What a long and tedious road that I had to travel to get the last page. It took me quite awhile to finish this book which is not a good sign.  I actually took a break after reading this book because this book did not inspire me at all.  Well I guess I should give you a blurb, so here it goes.

We have an art gallery office manager named Natalie and broody, glass artist named Ronan who ignorantly pursue  a sexual relationship after getting trapped in his house in the mountains.  To be completely honest with you, I thought this was a mountain man story, but I was sadly mistaken.  Anyways, Natalie works in the art gallery that sells his work and his brothers' work as well.  Ronan has been M.I.A for a couple of weeks and Natalie is sent to check up on him at the house on the hill or the mountain.  A huge storm hits and she becomes trapped and has to stay a couple of nights with Ronan and his broodiness. A relationship develops and we are left wondering who will admit their feelings first.  Now let's get to hard part.

This is a 3 star for me.  The reason for this is because the characters were not interesting and I have discovered that I am not really into an artist as a hero.  Ronan was broody with daddy and mommy issues who wanted to belong and I completely felt that while reading, but I just could not connect with this story and its characters. There was not a lot of tension in this story and Natalie had nothing to offer.  While the author was describing the art pieces, I was totally lost and it really pulled me out of the story.

So you may be asking, "Why did you give it 3 stars"?  The first part of this book where they are trapped in the cabin is what pulled me in and I genuinely enjoyed this part of the book and I also like when Ronan had a major breakthrough with his family.  It was touching and raw with a small dash of intensity.

All in all, this story was okay and there was nothing special about it. And, oh yeah, this is part of a series.  If you are like me then you did not read the previous books and I wished I would have known that bit of information.  I really hate reading a book that has about 5 books before it because I feel lost and I hate feeling lost. It drives me bonkers.!!  Anyways, I don't really recommend this book, but it wasn't bad either. Just go for it if you like a broody artist with parent issues.  😕

Rating: 3 ⭐⭐⭐