Review of Reservation by Kindle Alexander

by Kindle Alexander 

3.5 stars

Wildly successful entrepreneur, Thane Walker is stubbornly set in his ways and adamantly resists the shackles of commitment. He’s seen enough unhappy endings to learn the best way to play is by keeping his men on the payroll.

Levi Silva’s dream of graduating from one of the country’s top medical schools is in his grasp, until news from home changes everything. Now, he’s raising his two teenage brothers and trying to keep everyone’s head above water, emotionally and financially.

When Levi’s new job puts him in Thane’s path, their chemistry explodes, but their fear of being involved in relationships keeps them apart. Unfortunately, despite the intense desire drawing them together, neither man can move forward until they get past their own…Reservations.

Kindle Alexandre books are always a special treat for us, and are truly some of our feel-good g-to reads.  And we were so excited about the release of Reservations that we dug right in.  We did *like* it, but struggled hard with one of the main characters.  How do you love a book when you can’t stand half the point of view?

The good?

-       -   Build-up:  We loved the first 40% of Reservations, the build-up in sexual tension between Levi and Thane was off the charts hot.  We were so excited by the momentum of the first few chapters; it was exciting and so hot!

-     -     Levi:  Levi is a fantastic character and truly saved this book for us.  We felt for him, Kindle Alexander created this huge empathy for Levi, leaving medical school to look after his brothers.  He is caring, solid, respectable, stands up for his beliefs and fights for what he wants. 

-    -      Secondary characters: Levi’s brother was fantastic.  We aren’t really fans of books with kids, but these 2 boys being a little older added a fun dynamic to Reservations.  Julian was snarky and lovely and a hoot – we can’t wait for his book!

-     -     Sexy Times: So good, there is some serious sexual tension between Levi and Thane that means all good things for us the reader.  However we never did think the bossy over bearing Thane could be so submissive in the bedroom.

The head scratching?

-     -     Thane:  Ugh.  He is too much, too controlling, childish, flip flops on everything, overbearing, he was just TOO much! He talks out both sides of his mouth, he doesn’t want/believe/need love, then all of a sudden he needs/wants/is in love with Levi.  He takes over Levi, pushes on what he wants and railroads Levi over and over and over.  He just itched under our skin.

-     -     Too Long: There was so much going on.  Strangers from the past, struggling with depression, family manipulations, weird family brunches, side business with friends, on and on and on.  It seemed every page we turned there was something else.  We honestly felt it could have been 50 pages shorter.

So, Reservations, phew.  Lots of good solid characters, hot-between-the-sheets and a fantastic start, but it fell apart for us.  We really wanted to love this book, but instead found ourselves rolling our eyes at Thane.