Review: Chase Me If You Can by Heather Frances
Thank you Berkley Romance for my copy! All thoughts are my own.
It’s been a big year for storm chaser romance novels! I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about this one after reading another so close to it, but I actually ended up loving it! I really liked the relationship dynamics, the friend group, and the tropes. I’m a sucker for the “he’s always been obsessed with her while she thinks he hates her” trope!
Synopsis:
“Wedding photographer Sloane Michaels spends most of her year running after brides, but she lives for the six weeks each spring she chases tornadoes instead. When the prestigious magazine Nature Shots announces a storm cover contest, Sloane knows that winning could be her best opportunity to establish herself in landscape photography.
The last thing she needs is a distraction in the form of reckless “Wild Wes” Talbot. A legend among storm chasers, he’s been Sloane’s close, personal frenemy for the last decade and is the man to beat for the cover contest.
Sloane isn’t surprised when Wes gets in an accident that jeopardizes his chances. But with an active weather pattern emerging, she doubles down on her need to beat Wes fair and square, and begrudgingly invites him to join her for the remainder of the season.
As they race through hail, high winds, and stormy skies, Sloane realizes that Wes might be more than the rich, flirty, Texas wildcard she thought she knew — and that the feelings blooming between them are more charged and dangerous than the storms they’re chasing.” —NetGalley
What I Liked:
The Storm Chasing—The action! I have never experienced a tornado (and I do not want to) but I felt the stress, the fear, and the overwhelming aspects of natural disasters.
The Characters’ Chemistry—I loveddd Wes and Sloane. I loved their conversations, their chemistry, and how they played off each other. They had different forms of vulnerability and it was nice to see.
What Didn’t Work For Me:
The Third Act Break Up—It felt very forced. I didn’t really get that the FMC had trust issues throughout the book and while I could understand the betrayal she felt, it didn’t feel like a strong enough reason to end their budding relationship.