You Know Me As Lad

The two stars this book got were strictly for the hero, Decker. The heroine, Rosie, was one of the most annoying heroines I've come across.

Rosie is nasty, full of snark, and sometimes mean. Decker was patient, understanding and fully invested in trying to help Rosie be true to herself. I have no idea why Decker was so interested in Rosie. There was nothing so great about her that made me think she was worth it.

Part of the problem with this book was that Rosie was so rude to Decker for an absolutely ridiculous reason. You see, Rosie likes to be spanked but she's terrified that someone in the town will find out. How will they find out? I have no idea. Is everyone in town peeping in her windows? Trust me, Rosie, you're not that important. Decker even points out multiple times that there was no way people would know what they did in the bedroom. I agreed with Decker because not knowing that there was very little chance of anyone finding out, well, just made Rosie look ridiculous.

Decker also points out that people really don't care if he and Rosie are a couple. They wouldn't be any different than all of the other couples in town. Rosie really needed to get over herself. Decker had to tell her about how no one would care they were a couple because Rosie was ashamed to be seen with him. Right there I wanted Decker to realize that Rosie was a self-absorbed woman who wasn't worth his time. I wanted Decker to walk away because Rosie didn't deserve him.

I can't remember ever disliking a heroine as much as I disliked Rosie. Wait, that's not true....but Rosie is definitely on the top ten list of heroines I wanted to smack some sense into.