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Review:Trust Me by Sydney Somers

January 7, 2011 by Mandi 12 Comments

Trust Me by Sydney Somers (Lassiter Group #1)
November 16, 2010
Romantic Suspense
E-Book
Samhain

Reviewed by Mandi

Cara Beckett is dead, and now Maxine (Max) is on the run. Set-up for her death, she has been hiding in Canada at a store one of her friends own. But she won’t be alone for long. Lucas McAllister is looking for Max – Cara was his partner. Working for The Lassiter Group, “a private paramilitary unit outsourced by the U.S. Government for covert operations and intelligence gathering,” Lucas wants to find Max under any circumstance. While many feel Samuel Blackwater, a drug and arms dealer has probably taken out Max (since she screwed up his last deal), Lucas is still hunting her. And can’t believe his fortune when he finds her. But his good luck doesn’t last long.

Blackwater’s men also discover her, and Lucas knows what they would do to her if they got her. Lucas just wants answers from her, so he decides to “help her out.” Of course, Max wants nothing to do with any of them – but she soon finds herself on the run with Lucas. She doesn’t want to trust him, but they soon discover secrets and a building attraction that can’t be ignored.

I have really enjoyed Sydney Somer’s books in the past. But I have to say I am disappointed in Trust Me. My frustration first starts after Lucas and Max go on the run together. Lucas spent six years in Special Forces and three years in the Lassiter Group. He has hunted down the worst of the worst. And yet – he gets outwitted by Max more than once. He doesn’t handcuff her until she escapes. She steals his gun. Based on his experience and what we are told of him, he doesn’t come across as a man who has been up against the scary drug lords and murderers. At one point he scolds himself for having his judgment clouded “by a sexy, determined woman.” Really? He never acts professional. And I actually love his demeanor and the way he acts – I just wish he had been presented with a more believable background.

I had a hard time warming up to Max as well. She is extremely smart mouthed and stubborn and I think it was too much. And for that reason I had a hard time believing in Lucas’ lust and eventual love for her. They just didn’t seem to go together.

Like I said, I really have enjoyed Sydney Somer’s work in the past, and I will definitely be reading her in the future. This one just didn’t work for me.

Rating: D+

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Comments

  1. Blodeuedd says

    January 7, 2011 at 9:23 am

    Sorry to hear it did not work for you. Gotta have those days and books too :(

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  2. Fiction Vixen says

    January 7, 2011 at 10:42 am

    I just kind of skimmed since I'll be reading this one soon. Sorry this one didn't work for you. :(

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  3. tori aka ggs_closet says

    January 7, 2011 at 11:10 am

    Sorry this didn't work for you Mandi. :( Here…have a cookie. *hands over last cookie*

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  4. Lori says

    January 7, 2011 at 11:13 am

    I'm glad you were able to articulate what didn't work for you, because it didn't work for me either, and was really unable to put a finger on what the problem was.

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  5. Mandi says

    January 7, 2011 at 12:25 pm

    Blodeuedd – Yeah..can't like them all:)

    FV – I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

    Tori -gasp..your last cookie? For me?

    Lori – oh good..I hoped I explained myself :)

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  6. Smokinhotbooks says

    January 7, 2011 at 12:54 pm

    Stubborn females are not my fav to read – sometimes comes off very combative with hero.

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  7. deannalynnc says

    January 7, 2011 at 5:37 pm

    Sorry this book didn't live up to how you felt about the rest of Somer's books! I guess we can't love every book written by an author right?!

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  8. A Buckeye Girl Reads says

    January 7, 2011 at 10:12 pm

    I sometimes think that once we read one genre by an author, it's hard to read another by the same author b/c you get so used to the characters being a certain way.

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    January 8, 2011 at 10:17 pm

    Sorry to hear this didn't work for you Mandi.

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