Too little legal, too much romance.

I decided to find this title after reading the 3rd, 4th, and 5th books in the series. Big mistake. If I had read this one first, I never would have gone on to the much better books that came later.

It's not that I mind a tiny bit of romance in a good thriller, it's just that I can retrospectively see that Anna, the main character, is really quite the twit and I cannot understand her appeal to men. The plot of this debut was rather lame and predictable with many completely unrealistic situations.

On another note, I really do not like the narrator's voice in the audiobooks. The truth probably is that I would find most to be irritating. Even at twice speed, it moves slowly and the different voices and emotions attempted get on my nerves.

I borrowed this one from the library. Skip it. ( )

I'm not sure I liked the main character all that much, but I did really enjoy the story. Okay actually no, I did more or less like Anna right up until the backstory is revealed. Her and her younger sister were hiding while their father beat their mother up and she wanted it to stop and she panicked and pushed her little sister in front of the father's belt and her face got cut up. It was the push the mum needed to press charges. Frankly I lost respect for her after that. I know people do stupid things but up until that point I assumed she'd murdered the father or something. Or let the mother be beaten. Or accidentally managed to knife the sister while trying to protect them all. Not push her sister out of their hiding place. I get being scared and panicking but I'd be doing everything I could to protect my little sister in that situation, so I was horrified by what she did.

On the other hand I never liked Nick. I didn't understand the attraction and I certainly didn't understand why she bothers to date him at all once she hears him say to Laprea that he was sorry and that he'd talk to D'marco. I mean wtf? I wasn't sure I liked him prior to that, but I definitely didn't like him after.

I don't know, all the romances were weird in this book. Probably would've been better without it. I did like Jack though and I liked how that progressed but it was overshadowed by her relationship with Nick.

The actual legal side of things was interesting though. I liked how it unfolded and I definitely didn't see the twist coming. I liked Laprea and how her points of view were shown, it added to the story and made me feel all the worse for her because she really was just trying her best to provide for her children.

I wavered over the stars but for all my complaining about the romance it was a pretty enjoyable read. 4 stars. ( )

Bello, mi è piaciuto e mi ha intrigato. Il genere è quello del legal thriller e, anche se la parte gialla è abbastanza soft e facilmente comprensibile, la trama risulta avvincente anche per le vicende personali della protagonista che vi si intrecciano.
Una serie che continuerò a leggere. ( )

Title: [b:Law of Attraction|8517939|Law of Attraction (Anna Curtis, #1)|Allison Leotta|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1348064843s/8517939.jpg|13384596]
Author: [a:Allison Leotta|4101234|Allison Leotta|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1333539773p2/4101234.jpg]
Length: 279 pages
Publisher: Touchstone
Published: October 12, 2010
Genres: Legal Stories; Suspense Fiction; Fiction

My Rating: ✮✮✮✮✮

Synopsis:
As a newly minted Assistant U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C., Anna Curtis has already developed thick skin to deal with the brutality she encounters with her daily stack of domestic violence cases. Yet when Laprea Johnson walks into Anna’s life—battered by her boyfriend on the morning after Valentine’s Day—there’s something about this particular case that Anna can’t quite shake, something that reminds the prosecutor of her own troubled past.
At the trial, Laprea makes a last-minute reversal, lying on the witness stand to free her boy-friend. Shortly after he is freed, Anna is horrified to hear that Laprea’s body has been found in a trash heap. Hastily assigned to prosecute the murder case alongside intimidating chief homicide prosecutor Jack Bailey, Anna’s heart sinks when she learns that her own boyfriend, public defender Nick Wagner, is representing the accused.
Torn between bringing the killer to justice and saving her personal life, Anna makes a series of choices that jeopardizes her career, her relationships, and her very life as she uncovers the shocking truth behind the murder.
Weaving expert knowledge with deft storytelling, federal sex-crimes prosecutor and Harvard Law School graduate Allison Leotta takes readers on a thrilling ride through D.C.’s criminal justice system. From the back rooms of the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the flirtations and machinations of Washington’s Ivy League lawyers to the struggles of its poorest citizens on the gritty streets of Anacostia, Law of Attraction is a gripping debut from an exciting new talent.

My Review:
This was such a great, quick, easy read that I enjoyed throughout the entire story! It flowed so smoothly that it seemed to take no time to complete the entire book. It left me feeling like it was impossible to put down!

The characters were thick with detail and very in depth. They were likable characters that you wanted to read about. You couldn't help but root for Anna throughout the story, especially as the Rookie Prosecutor on her first big case that would define her entire career. I think there's a Nick in just about everyone's life.

The story was such an easy story to follow! The author wrote a detailed and concise story with such a great story line, that it left you wanting more!

This was the first Allison Leotta book for me, but it certainly won't be my last!
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A very good book. Finished it in one day. ( )