Review: Smart and Sexy by Jill Shalvis

Sky High Air Series, Bk 1

265 pages

This book falls into the following 2010 Reading Challenges:

Synopsis:

“Noah Fisher has worked for months to make Sky High the most prestigious charter airline in California. He’s long overdue for a break – something involving ski slopes, cold beers, and hot ski bunny babes, not necessarily in that order. The itinerary doesn’t include being hijacked by Bailey Sinclair, gorgeous widow of one of Sky High’s wealthiest (ex-) clients. But here they are, and being crammed in a cockpit with the scared, stubborn, unbelievably sexy former model he’s been fantasizing about invokes Superman tendencies that could get Noah in serious trouble. Bailey is desperate to find the stash of money hidden by her conniving, thieving late husband – before the bad guys he owed find her. It’s a long shot, but nothing compared to the gamble she’s taking by being so close to Noah. Every minute in his company has Bailey thinking about doing crazy, reckless things like touching, grabbing, kissing…and oh wow, being kissed right back. Suddenly, seat-of-your-pants seems like the only way to fly, and maybe it’s the altitude playing tricks, but this is one trip she never wants to end…”

My Thoughts:

I almost chose not to review this book on my blog, because I feel that my reading tastes have changed quite a bit lately and I didn’t want to give one of my favorite authors a bad review. But, I have to be honest with what I am feeling, so here goes!!

I have been reading Jill Shalvis for the better part of a decade and I have always enjoyed her romance books. It had been quite a while since I read one of her books, and I really wanted a dose of romance, with Valentine’s Day fast approaching. I just couldn’t get into this book, for some reason. It was a very hot and steamy romance, but the situations the main characters found themselves in were a bit silly, in my opinion. The characters came off as a couple of sex-starved maniacs who thought about sex nonstop, regardless of the fact that their lives were in immediate danger. I know it’s fiction. I know it’s a hot romance. I just found it not at all realistic. I am a fan of romance novels, so I will not give up on them, but it might be awhile before I read another one!

Maybe it’s just the “type” of romance book that I now prefer. I think I’m looking for a little more substance rather than the characters jumping each other every chance they get. Not to say that there wasn’t a storyline in this book – there certainly was. It just seemed so unrealistic to me that these characters would be thinking about sex so much! I mean – there are men chasing after them with guns and that seems secondary to the feelings of lust they are experiencing. I don’t know. I can’t explain it well, so I’ll just leave it at that. I’ll try again some other time and see if my feelings change!! I’d still highly recommend Jill’s books to any hot romance fan!