Title: Going the Distance by Julianna Keyes
Publisher: Omnific Publishing
Publication Date: January 27th, 2015
Paperback/Hardcover: 260
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Find it at: Goodreads
Summary:
Olivia
Clarke’s fall from pretty, perfect and popular happened in an instant. With her
life in tatters, she impulsively accepts a teaching job in the small city of
Lazhou, China. Three months in, she’s ready to admit she made a huge mistake.
She doesn’t speak Mandarin, the teachers at her school refuse to include her in
anything, and she spends her nights watching counterfeit DVDs in her twin bed.
Alone.
Jarek McLean
is a loner. He’s not looking for friends, and he’s definitely not looking for
love. The former army interrogator works as a carpenter for a small
construction company rebuilding a travel office in Lazhou. When he meets Olivia
he knows immediately she’s too wholesome to be his type, but when he discovers
the pretty kindergarten teacher is hiding a secret, his inquisitive side rears
its nosy head and demands answers.
Olivia isn’t
interested in a one-sided interrogation, and makes her position clear: if Jarek
wants to ask questions, he’ll have to answer some, too. Jarek’s never let
anyone in—not into his apartment, not into his life, certainly not into his
heart. But the closer he gets to Olivia, the more he falls for her, and
suddenly the man who doesn’t do relationships finds himself in a most unexpected
one. When he reluctantly admits that this could be love, he’s faced with the
most terrifying question of all: What the hell does he do now?
Review:
I have received this book as
part of a blog tour in exchange of an honest.
After her life is turned
upside down and after being offered a job in China, Olivia decides she is ready
for an adventure. Is not easy being a foreigner in China, though, and Olivia
feels increasingly alone. That’s when the mysterious and seemingly dangerous
Jarek enters the picture and the chemistry between them becomes impossible to
ignore.
I have previously read Just
Once by Julianna Keyes and really enjoyed it so I was happy to read Going the
Distance as well.
In the beginning I really
didn’t know what to think of Jarek and didn’t like him that much but he grew on
me as the book went on. He really doesn’t know what to think about Olivia and
is so scared of the things she makes him feel, it’s almost funny. He can be a
real jerk sometimes but, every now and then, we get to see the best side of
him.
One thing I enjoyed about
Olivia and Jarek’s relationship was the fact she gave it as good as she
got. She knew how to hold her ground around Jarek and make him feel
off balance and confused.
The relationship between
Olivia and Jarek develops nicely and the chemistry between them s good. The
book is well-written and the pace is just right.
All in all, Going the Distance
is an interesting and different book any contemporary romance fan will be able
to enjoy.
Rating: Somewhere between Readable and Worth Your Time ( 3 ½ Stars)
