She can't let him out of her sight… Sizzling chemistry, a page-turning will they/won't they romance and the hottest twist on one of your favourite movies…British actor Zac Edwards is the latest heartthrob to hit the red carpets. Hot, talented and rich, he sends women wild…all except one.Close protection officer Kat Parker hasn't got time to play celebrity games. She has one job: to protect Zac from the stalker that seems to be dogging his every move.Zac might get her hot under her very starched collar, but Kat's a professional – and sleeping with Zac is no way part of her remit…Readers can't get enough of this romcom!‘Wow. This one blew me away…I felt a little bereft when I got to the final page' Sara‘A bloody good read' Rebecca‘Bursting with romance, intrigue and quite a bit of angst which makes it the perfect page turner to sit and read in one sitting' Kelly‘Kept me on my toes the whole time…exceptional' Julie
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Up Close and Personal follows Kat Parker as she starts to protect her new charge; Zac Edwards. Zac is the lastest British heartthrob and has a stalker. When things start to get serious, Kat becomes his close protection officer. But being this close both Kat and Zac start to fall for one another – but Kat must stay professional.
I wanted to love this book so much. It sounded like something that I would enjoy. But everything fell flat for me. Kat was a decent protagonist, but I just could not connect with her fully. I felt everything that she was holding back from Zac and that made it even harder to connect with her as a reader. I felt the same with Zac. Both characters lacked something and I can’t put my finger on it.
Because of this, I did feel that the romance felt off. I also felt that we didn’t get enough of it. Or the connection. At first, the reader can see the tension, but then it stayed on that level, until the end. There was just this whole part that felt missing and I wanted more of that.
In saying all this I felt the tension and stakes in the book were good and I did enjoy that aspect. I did guess some fo the things that were going to happen but then I was surprised by other things – which I found fantastic.
Overall, Up Close and Personal by Kathryn Freeman was an okay read. I won’t be talking about it again, but I didn’t hate it. I wish the romance was focused on more and the reader was able to see it grow a lot more. Both Kat and Zac felt a little flat for me and I do wish they were a little more fleshed out. - Angelique (QBD)
Guest, 19/06/2020
