Sassy Surrogate is a sweet and light read that’s perfect when you’re not looking for anything too involved.
When the story begins, we find Heath at a low point in his
life. He’s recently divorced, and he feels as though his lifelong dream of
becoming a father is now out of reach. Danica’s life isn’t going all too great
either at the start, and it’s mostly thanks to her unpleasant father. She’s
found herself jobless and seriously needing quite a bit of money, and she’s not
sure how she’s going to come up with the cash. As luck would have it, Heath’s
got the perfect solution to both their problems in that he’d like to hire
Danica to give him the child he so badly wants.
What pulled me into the story was the notion that the hero
of the story is desperately desiring a family of his own. I liked Heath’s
vulnerability. I feel like male characters are always made out to solely be
portrayed as some macho alpha, but not all (or even most) men are actually like
that. It’s refreshing to see a male character displaying such uncertainty, and
I enjoyed it.
However, there are a couple things that just didn’t work for
me. First of all, there was a lot of lead up to Heath and Danica actually
coming together to decide she’d be his surrogate. Then when that moment finally
happened, the whole story began to feel very rushed. We went from veritable
strangers to BOOM! We’re making babies! That disconnect felt off for me.
However, I do understand that for the sake of the story being on the lighter
side that too much angst wouldn’t have worked either.
Another bit that was a miss for me was the fact that there
was a third party joining in the narration of the book a couple times. I don’t
have an issue with multiple narrators perse, but this inclusion felt forced and
unneeded. I suppose I just feel that because this book had a lot of material it
needed to cover in not too many pages, it took away the opportunity for the
main characters and their relationship to be developed further in parts where I
wish they had been.
This light read is a good choice for when you’re in the mood for a hero that’s unlike a lot of other similar characters in romances. It’s a quick read that’ll give you your happily ever after.
Overall Rating: 3.5 stars
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