ARC Two-fer Review – Meat by Opal Carew

Meat was sweet and sexy with a bit of insta- lust thrown in for good measure. ~ Paige, Guilty Pleasures 

Description:
Just one taste isn’t enough…

I ran into Rex Keene—literally—when I was trying to catch my flight and his muscled, tattooed arms stopped my fall.
Then our flight gets canceled, and we’re stranded in the same hotel room together…it ended up being the steamiest night of my life.
All I knew is that I had to see him again.

I just didn’t expect him to show up a week later in the restaurant I manage…as our new head chef.
But the generous, tender man I spent that night with is gone; instead he’s arrogant, demanding, and terrorizing the staff.
But he won’t give up until we’re together – and I’m not sure I can stay away.
Which man is real?
Who is Rex Keene?

Review copy provided for an honest review. 

Although the book was predictable, I liked this quick read. I was immediately drawn into their world and the fast times that this couple shared.

Rex is our misunderstood sexy as hell chef that specials in meat. He’s finally figured out what he wants for his career and has made changes to continue his success. When he stumbles into Rebecca , Rex decides to take a night for himself.
While it probably isn’t the wisest move, Rebecca decides to share one night with a stranger. After her lust filled night she can’t wait to see him again only once she does she treats him like a stranger . I found her to be a bit wishy washy and a little immature at times.

The book had some steamy scenes between Rex and Rebecca but it wasn’t enough to sustain this pair as a couple though. The book had a little drama and suspense to keep me reading it.

It could have used an additional chapter to round out the story. The last few chapter were rushed and too much instant love for this pair.

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I thought we were going to get a fun, quirky and sexy story about a chef and his co-worker and instead we got a convoluted story of a hotel takeover and a guy with a big d*ck trying to woo a woman by lying to her. Ugh, I’m sorry but just NO! ~ Slick, Guilty Pleasures 

This is a case of the cover and blurb catching my eye but the follow through didn’t work. To say this book has issues is putting it mildly. I rolled my eyes so many times during this book I’m surprised they didn’t roll out of my head and down the street that is how completely unbelievable this book was and the only reason I finished it was because it was so short it took me no time at all to read it.

The good about this book; the cover, the way this couple meets and had they had more time together I would have thoroughly enjoyed watching them fall in love.

The things about this book that didn’t work; the hero having a schlong the size of a child’s arm with the head the size of a plum, so big that most women back off when they see it. Right, sure that happens all the time . The use of the word petal or petals for the heroine’s labia . The hero supposedly being a dominate…um, sure in what world? Maybe he likes to role play, but he is no dominate and she is no submissive; so completely unrealistic and honestly as slap in the face of that community. The rush to the “I love you” stage when they spent a good portion of this very short book with the heroine upset, angry and confused by the behavior of the hero just did not work.

This was my first book by this author and to be frank, I doubt I would ever pick up another book by her after this one. I was disappointed, I thought we were going to get a fun, quirky and sexy story about a chef and his co-worker and instead we got a convoluted story of a hotel takeover and a guy with a big d*ck trying to woo a woman by lying to her. Ugh, I’m sorry but just NO!

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