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I love the shoes!
I should start by saying that my least favourite kind of heroine is the poor little rich girl. To some extent Lili is this character - definitely rich and a little spoilt. However, Lilly is also funny, hardworking and outrageous. It is hard not to admire her spunk - you certainly don't spend the whole book wanting to shake some sense into her (well except for when she demands to go swimming at the YMCA when Matt first starts acting as her bodyguard and then does something quite inappropriate at the poolside).
The plot is nice and twisty, if a little long-winded. All of the information about shoes is fascinating and I think that the lecture Lili gives on shoes is one of the best parts of the whole book - so sexy and fun. It made me want to parade around in some high heels myself. Lili and Matt clearly have chemistry, and their reaction to each other is fun to read about. Matt is tough and protective and Lili is feminine and feisty. At the end of the day Lili's reaction to the fact that Matt is a bodyguard is a bit overdone - for example, when Matt steps in to stop a suspicious looking man from chatting her up at a bar she and her friend seem take it badly, when in reality Matt is just doing is job. In the same way, Matt's endless protestations about why he doesn't fit into Lili's world are completely unfounded. Matt earns a six-figure salary - if that doesn't make him financially well-off then I don't know what does. Most people earn a low five-figure salary, so clearly Matt is a self-made man and should be proud. Then again, it seemed that Matt actually had quite low self-esteem in this area, which I thought was an interesting angle for a romance novel, if not exactly a `turn on'.
Overall the book is good, with plenty of light-hearted moments as well as gun-battles and action. The author pays close attention to clothes and shoes (in line with the heroine's job as a shoe designer), which I liked a lot. The fact that Lili was outrageous at times made me like her, she was a real `character'. I would class this book in the same category as To Die For, a book by Linda Howard where the heroine was nothing like my preferred type of heroine (down-to-earth and resourceful balanced with being a little vulnerable at times). The book is fun enough to carry this poor-little-rich-girl kind of heroine without making me want to hurl. Recommended as a light, escapist read.
JoAnne
Can't get worked up about it.
The author turned me off this book in the first few pages, when the lead character, Lili, reacts to the stress of an attempted kidnapping by coming on to her brand new bodyguard, rubbing her body against his to see if he'll react. Excuse me? All I could think was: what kind of promiscuous idiot does that? Throughout the rest of the book, I couldn't shake the feeling of being sorry for the bodyguard, Matt, for ending up with her. I don't think this author writes women well. Her character Matt was okay, but Lili? Even after this beginning, when things could only get better, you never really get a feel for her. And even when the author writes from a woman's point of view, she sounds like a man. Hint: when writing a romance, don't describe the blunt physicality of making love. This book was vaguely interesting because of the bit of mystery involving gangsters and a collectible pair of shoes (that's unique) but the romance? 373 pages and I'm sure glad it's over.
A decent read
I have to confess that the only reason that got Her Bodyguard was it was one the of the books that recommenned to me. It was an okay read, but Lili character seem a bit unbelievible to me. As a reader, I couldn't relate the character and I think that is important in order for the reader to enjoy a book. I read Her Bodyguard but its not a book that I will be keeping.
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