READING: Cherished & Blessed (Faith, Love & Devotion #4 and #5) by Tere Michaels

Publication date: February 15 2015
Published by: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: MM, Adult, Romance, Contemporary
Rating: 

Cherished

After several years of happy coupledom, Matt and Evan can relax in the knowledge that their little family has survived the worst of it. The two older girls are away at college, the twins have yet to fully hit teen angst, Matt is doing well with his part time security consulting, and Evan is about to be promoted to captain—it seems like things are calm and bright.

Until they aren’t.

As the holidays approach, Evan and Matt get a shock no parent is ever prepared for: feisty Miranda, Evan’s eldest, has a new boyfriend, Kent, and they are talking marriage after just three months together. In fact, Miranda wants to bring him to Thanksgiving dinner—along with his parents, Blake and Cornelia.

Blessed

Lives are in transition as everyone gathers at the stunning Hamptons beach home of Daisy and Bennett to celebrate the christening of their new baby. Griffin and Jim—secretly growing tired of their rootless lifestyle—are in a rocky spot in their relationship. And as the godfather, Griffin finds himself yearning for something he's sure Jim won't be interested in.

Is this an adult romance book or A Little House on the Prairie? Almost got diabetes from all the nauseating sweetness. And OK, Matt and Evan I know, I have read 2 other books about them, I have invested in them. The other couples, what? I'm supposed to suddenly take a liking to without knowing anything about them? I don't like Daisy and whats-his-name her husband, I don't like Helena's husband (he was together with whats-his-name and then he got with Helena? Who knows what went on there??) and Jim and Griffin are just too much. Jim I kinda like, but Griffin is a lot. So, all of these couples are all shoved in one book when all I wanted to read was about Matt and Evan, and by the end of the book, not even them :/

If that wasn't enough, there was absolutely no story. It was just assorted every day occurrences, household stuff, job stuff. Not much romance, zero sex-like a very very boring episode of Bold and the Beautiful.

And what is it with romance writers and extravagant wealth? Like people can't be happy if they don't oh so suddenly find a job with a lot of money, or go on holidays in the Caymans, or own a house in the Hamptons? Enough already. I get that romances by definition are unrealistic, but maybe take it down a notch.

Disappointing.