Review: Together Again

Together Again by Peggy Bird

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



3.5 stars
Margo Keyes, a Portland D.A., double purposes a trip back to her native Philadelphia for a school reunion and work presentation. She's not looking forward to being back there for a whole week, until she bumps into her old high-school buddy, Detective Tony Alessandro. They had some past chemistry she was keen to rekindle...

[b:Together Again|16300521|Together Again (Second Chance, #3)|Peggy Bird|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1355105920s/16300521.jpg|22429937] was my first read by Ms Bird, and I came into the story with no previous knowledge or expectations of Margo and Tony’s characters. I enjoyed the pacing immensely, Ms Bird manages to pack quite a story in a seemingly short eBook length (170 pages estimated on Amazon) and at no point does the story lag. The writing is succinct, which may take a little while to get used to, but ultimately helps to move the story along well.

Right from the first we are introduced to a suspense subplot that runs concurrently to the romance and manages to weave through until it all comes together at the end. This was done very cleverly, the reader is left wondering not only who did it, but how and when it will all tie in.

I found Tony so likeable! He was sweet and sexy and charming, oh my! He likes to takes things as they come and has eyes only for Margo. Margo is the over-thinker, which is very much in keeping with her job and her independent streak. I had two gripes with this story and they both involve Margo. First, I felt like the conflict created between Margo and Tony had no purpose and went against both their characters... everything was going along swimmingly and then all of a sudden, BAM!, there are issues and they’re not even willing to talk about it. Huh? She negotiates for a living and yet seems unable to confront and all too willing to let go of, Tony. That made no sense for me. Also, not a big fan of a character who was supposed to be intelligent, putting herself in danger.

All in all, this was a fantastic book to while away a few rainy hours. I'll definitely be reading more of this author’s work!



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