As I said in my review
for Sustained, while I thought
that it was Emma Chase’s best book yet, I was still open to the possibility
that I might end up thinking that she topped herself yet again with Appealed once I read it. Right off the
bat, I have to say that I’m very glad that I kept my mind open to that
possibility, because that’s exactly what ended up happening. As much as I loved
Sustained, I definitely found myself
loving this book even more than I loved Sustained
in some ways.
One of the things that I’ve
always loved about Emma Chase’s books, going all the way back to Tangled, is the fact that she often
writes her books in such a way that it feels like the protagonists of her books
are talking to the reader in the narrative and telling them a story. This
particular aspect of Emma Chase’s writing style is definitely more noticeable
at times than others, and it was definitely very noticeable in Appealed. The reason why I really love it
when she has the protagonists of her books basically talk to the reader from
time to time, is because it really helps to draw me into the story and become very
invested in the characters and the story itself. This particular aspect of
Chase’s writing style is definitely one of the many things that made me fall in
love with the book Tangled when I
read it, and it was one of the many things that has really made me fall in love
with her writing in general. While I’ve always loved it when she has her
protagonists basically talk to the reader, I especially love how she handled
that particular aspect of her writing style for this book. It was something
that really made me fall in love with the character Brent as I was reading Appealed.
I feel like I’ve made it
pretty clear by this point that one of the biggest reasons why I love Emma
Chase’s books so much is because all of her books are written partially, if not
entirely, from the guy’s point of view. Brent is yet another great character,
and I’d say that I love Brent about as much as I loved Jake in Sustained. Brent is an all around great
character, and I loved Brent’s internal narrative, because I often times found
the things that he was thinking rather amusing. However, the thing that I loved
the most about Brent is how he acted towards Kennedy, especially at the
beginning of the book before they really get together, his therapist, Dr. Waldo
Bingingham, and his butler, Harrison. I found it rather amusing that Brent was
so hung up on the fact that his therapist’s first name is Waldo. I could also
kind relate to that, because I definitely have a tendency to get hung up on
what a person’s name is sometimes, especially if it’s a name that’s kind of
unique. I also really enjoyed the dynamic between Brent and Harrison, because I
definitely saw a little bit of myself in Brent when it comes to how he acted
towards Harrison as well.
