Book Review: Making Her His by Lucy Leroux

A Singular Obsession Book 1

For almost five years, Alex has had one obsession. Her name is Elynn.

Alex Hanas couldn’t believe that after so many years as a widower, his father was getting remarried. To make matters worse, the American gold digger had a kid—a daughter named Elynn. After months of avoiding it, Alex goes to brunch with every intention of giving his father’s new family the deep freeze. But he can’t pull it off with Elynn’s anxious green-grey eyes locked on him.

That was the day his life changed.

Four years later, Alex is as close to Elynn as a stepbrother can be. But that’s not enough for him. He wants more…and he’s done waiting.

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My Review:

I really liked this. Having read the two books that come after this first, I kind of knew what was coming. A quick skim of some of the other reviews suggests that this is a very divisive story but for me it worked. I would never expect a man I'm not in a relationship with to remain faithful to me for half a decade with no promise of a relationship in the future. That's completely unrealistic. And to me, no relationship means it's not cheating. Okay, end of rant. Here's what I enjoyed most. I loved Elynn's quirky scientific mind. And even though Alex starts out as one of "those" alpha jerks the care he takes in making sure that Elynn is safe and protected and looked after really endeared him to me. The chemistry between them is a slow burn throughout the book, it doesn't start out big and overwhelming. They have the chance to become friends first before exploring a different kind relationship. I think what I appreciated the most, was that when everything went the farthest sideways, Elynn solves her own problems. Alex is there to help her clean up the messes, but she's the one who handles all the wrongness and puts it to rights.