Murphy’s favorite books #17: The Look of Love, Bella Andre

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The Look of LoveChloe Peterson is having a bad night. A really bad night. The large bruise on her cheek can attest to that. And when her car skids off the side of a wet country road straight into a ditch, she’s convinced even the gorgeous guy who rescues her in the middle of the rain storm must be too good to be true. Or is he?

As a successful photographer who frequently travels around the world, Chase Sullivan has his pick of beautiful women, and whenever he’s home in San Francisco, one of his seven siblings is usually up for causing a little fun trouble. Chase thinks his life is great just as it is—until the night he finds Chloe and her totaled car on the side of the road in Napa Valley. Not only has he never met anyone so lovely, both inside and out, but he quickly realizes she has much bigger problems than her damaged car. Soon, he is willing to move mountains to love—and protect—her, but will she let him?

Chloe vows never to make the mistake of trusting a man again. Only, with every loving look Chase gives her—and every sinfully sweet caress—as the attraction between them sparks and sizzles, she can’t help but wonder if she’s met the only exception. And although Chase didn’t realize his life was going to change forever in an instant, amazingly, he isn’t the least bit interested in fighting that change. Instead, he’s gearing up for a different fight altogether…for Chloe’s heart.

What a disappointing book. I wasn’t expecting a lot, so it’s not about being frustrated, but this book didn’t reach even the low standards I had! Chloe is an idiotic character, trying to stand-up for herself after an abusive relationship and ending being just a lovesick and dominated girl in the end.

Chase is the possessive kind of character, wanting, needing, having, loving at first sight, full of experience, taking care of Chloe’s broken confidence, blablabla! And there’s instalove, which I can’t stand anymore.

The Look of Love didn’t fascinated me even in the sexual aspect! I thought everything was boring or just unbelievable. I mean, how old was Chase when he was fucking around with models? Twelve? Seriously. I swear I’m not a prude, but what the hell? And I’m not even talking about the over gratification in some scenes. Let’s get real, please?

Some people told me the books in this series get better as they were published, but I won’t take a chance. This was my first and last book about the Sullivans, thank you so much!

Author: Bella Andre
Country: United States
Language: English
Genre(s): Erotica, New Adult
Publisher: Harlequin
Publication date: June 13, 2011
Pages: 400
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4 Comments

  1. Vivien has posted 667 comments on Murphy's Library!

    Ummmm….ew. I’ll be skipping this lol.

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  2. Isa has posted 49 comments on Murphy's Library!

    Characters like Chase annoy me to no end, I started avoiding adult romances because of all the over the top “alpha” male characters. I also feel a bit disappointed when I hear about weak female characters in books.

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  3. Mary Preston has posted 334 comments on Murphy's Library!

    You have saved me!! Pass.

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  4. laila campos has posted 219 comments on Murphy's Library!

    There are way more better books in this genre.And insta love is the worst.

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