Riri's Reviews > Delicious

** spoiler alert ** I expected so much from this book, but it was such a huge let down.
Usually what I love in second chance romances are the flashbacks or at least some scenes where characters reminisce about their past together, good or bad.
There is not a single one of those here. We aren't even told how they first met, there are brief mentions of what happened in the past and why it went wrong but nothing too deep.

I also don't like Cal at all. His character is so superficial and one dimensional, I don't understand his reasons for whatever he did, one bit. Why bother getting into a relationship if you're going to keep so many damn secrets from the person and not give even your fifty fcking percent?

Gloria is supposedly the villain in this book but I am honestly thankful for her. If it hadn't been for her, Callister wouldn't have told a single thing to Penny. Also, in hindsight, the only reason she is able to hurt the h is because H let it happen by hiding things from her time and time again. He gave Gloria the power, despite being aware of the fact that she would misuse it.
So, honestly, is Gloria the antagonist or Cal himself?

The secondary characters are also very frustrating. Let me start with the lesser of all evils, Reid - I don't mind the whole playboy, fck them and forget them thing but I do mind objectification of women. His bar's dress code is short shorts and a skimpy top and other characters thought it to be a special trait of Reid, that he is just soo charming to get away with it.
Also, the whole Naomi situation? Again, I don't mind the playgirl thing, in fact I prefer that in my heroines but you know what I do mind? Cheating.
Basically she doesn't even know if she's cheating or not because she's not sure if her estranged husband has divorced her yet.
Does she realise that if she is indeed still married, she's making her partners a non consenting victim in the scenario?
Also, later on she admits that she still might be in love with her husband. Wow, just wow, so she runs away from him, has sex with multiple people over the course of 4-5 whatever years while still being in love with him and not feel guilty at all.
I know she is hurting but I just can't digest the way she coped from the pain. Maybe I am too old fashioned for this book.

Also, another thing (maybe I am just nitpicking at this point), Walker mentioning that, Ben, the person who took a bullet for him, was a great guy but a 'lousy' marine every damn time grated me. The guy took a fckin bullet for you by simply sensing there was danger and pushing you out of the way and these are the first words that comes out of your mouth everytime you introduce him. Slow claps.

Penny is the only reason I am giving this book 2 stars. She truly deserved someone who was way better than Cal because honestly, this kind of a relationship would never result in true love in a real life scenario.