First off this is generally speaking a well-written book. The author is definitely talented and I'd like to see what she could do with an idea of her own.Niceties aside, however, I came sooooo close to DNF this multiple times in the first 100 pages. The whole billionaire playboy, 'virginal' vague personality 'heronine' is actually kind of new to me, believe it or not. I think I may be the only woman on the planet who hasn't read FSOG(I read the sample, didn't feel compelled to continue)but I have heard enough from fellow readers and friends, and have run across a handful of other obvious knock-offs or books in the same type of vein. Only one of them was any good and that was the least like the stereotype. But to be fair, that one was phenomenal. I won't pimp it here, but you can easily spot it on my book reviews, it's the gushing 5 star one full of GIFs, lol.So for this book, Raina isn't AWFUL or anything, she is a kind, but somewhat boringly simple girl who could easily be a friend IRL, but that doesn't mean I want to read 170 pages about her. Tristan is better, but what really gets me—and not having read FSOG I can't compare if it is this bad as well—but the guy is borderline psychopathic. Hot as hell, but crazy as fuck.They met in a what is basically a summer theatre program for the billionaire set. Bankers playing at being actors. Raina is a stage manager, even thought she has zero theatre experience(something that also struck me wrong, smh) She crushes on the obviously out-of-her-league Tristan, then for some reason he almost, but not quite has sex with her once, then does have sex with her and is suddenly obsesssed. We have no idea why. And IMO, there is never any reason for him to fall for her, she is ridculously insecure, doesn't have a sparkling personality, or is particularly funny or sweet in a a way that would inspire anything other than 'meh'. Not that Tristan is appealing other than his looks and of-course mounds of money. If this is what FSOG spawned then I am kind of glad you can count me out. Seriously.(I'll probably still watch the movie, though, cause HELLO, Jamie!! lol)Excuse me now, I need to go read something with a kick-ass heroine and a man that doesn't come off as a total control freak stalker. This is exactly why the whole "50 Shades of Grey" franchise has ruined these type of books and stories for me...Because then everyone starts writing them, or what not. This book, was totally unbelievable and horrible. There was NO substance to either character and neither of them, are that likeable or even remotely worth remembering.Tristian, the sexy billionaire who works on wall street, has secrets, a past and he shadows as an actor in theater. Does anyone else see something wrong with that?? I don't know about you guys, but how many of us know billionaires who would shadow as actors in the theater, for little productions that are NOT known? He's crass, rude and down right an ass. He's your typical, "I think I'm too good for you, because I'm good looking, good in bed and have billions" character. Then you have Raina. The plain-Jane girl next door who has nothing to her. She has no sense of humor. She has no sarcasm. She doesn't know how to dress, etc. She's just that boring. She meets Tristian at this theater, because her and her roommate decided to swap jobs, so that they could experience different things. Not sure how that even works. Is that even possible? Anyways, she's right away "In love" with this man. She finds him alluring, sexy and wants to sleep him with him. Tristian never even glances her way, that's why I'm not sure how this "connection" even got started. One night, he just asks her to dinner. Umm. Okay. I guess.But they go from that to Tristian protecting Raina and her family, yes HER family from thugs. He pays for her parents to be moved to a secluded place for protection. Flies out without her knowing to her parents house. I mean it's just WAY TOO much, WAY TOO fast. I don't care if he's a billionaire, who does that? To me, I thought that was CREEPY, not romantic. He's just too much for my tastes. And this all happens, in a couple of days. Yeah, Okay.We're left with a cliff hanger, of course, but I won't be reading the rest. I don't care what his secret is. Nothing about this was likeable.
Do You like book Knowing His Secret (2000)?
In all honesty I remember only bits an pieces of the story. It just wasn't memorable.
—chillywillyn
was there a plot or did I just miss it when I snoozed through the end?
—barcarash
