Craves The Angst: NEW REVIEW! FAUX PAS by Natasha Madison is Now Available:

"... this one just wasn’t for me." - Craves the Angst

TITLE: FAUX PAS
AUTHOR: Natasha Madison
AGE GROUP: Adult
GENRE: Romance
RELEASE DATE: September 29, 2018
PUBLISHER: Natasha Madison
PAGES: Approx. 208
COPY PROVIDED BY: Author

BOOK BLURB:
Meghan
Five days in Paris sounded like a great idea for three friends. Especially when amazing wine was in play.

It didn't matter that our rented “apartment” only had one bed, and barely enough space to breathe. We were in Paris and our motto was c'est la vie.

Nothing would faze us, not even the rude waiter at the first restaurant we went to, or the insanely hot manager who was insulted when a bottle of wine was returned.

Nothing could bring me down or knock me off my path to the best vacation of my life.

Alex
I had six days in Paris and then I'd go back to my wine vineyard. It was smooth sailing until three "Americans" came into the restaurant and returned my newest full-bodied, savory creation.

I ignored her until she stormed out of the restaurant looking for a taxi at one in the morning. I couldn't leave her wandering around the streets of Paris, could I?

I’d give her a ride, make sure she was safe, and my duty would be done. Except, was it?

Something about her pulled me.

This could be a vacation fling. After all, there is no real reason for her to know my interesting secret.

I'm France’s most eligible bachelor.

This faux pair is almost a faux pas...

REVIEWER'S NOTE: I received an eARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.

1 Star!

The Review:

This was a DNF for me. The writing felt stiff and forced in places and the overuse of French in the dialogue followed directly by the English translation became a bit annoying after the first couple of times. I had to skip and skim through those parts and I felt like I was missing out on part of the read. It also pulled me from the story too many time.

The story itself dragged on in the beginning and I had a hard time getting invested. It starts out with three friends on a plane to their vacation destination in Paris, but I didn’t love the dialogue or the attempt at playful banter between them. I also didn’t really connect with any of the characters, including the lead, Meghan. I think she was supposed to be written as edgy, spirited and fun but for me, she came off as irritable, judgmental and a bit of a whiner. I found no spark between her and Alex and finally after a little over halfway through, I had to call it quits.

I like this authors stories. But this one just wasn’t for me.