I really enjoyed the first couple of books in the series, which is why it has 2 stars instead of 1. I'm all about seeing a strong female character who doesn't take crap from anyone. I really liked the dymanic between Sophie and Marcus at the beginning. After the first book I bought the whole series, I just had to read more about Sophie and Marcus. The sex writing is pretty detailed and oh so steamy! What I did not like is her poor treatment of Christopher and her cheating ways. I know the point is to have her be unattached, but, in my opinion, there are better ways to show power women without having them stoop down to that level.
What really annoyed me the most is how needy and insecure she became later on in the series. It was jusy painful to read how Marcus constantly had to chase after her and reassure her. She knew exactly how he was before, he chose her, she should have stayed strong and confident. It would have been nice to see her claim her man instead of just running away after snide comments to Marcus. As a power woman, I felt that she should have walked right up to these countless women who kept hitting on him in front of her and stake her claim. Instead she was annoyingly insecure and pissy over things Marcus didn't even do and kept blaming him...and not once told off any of the other women. COME ON!! What happened to that strong, confident, woman I loved at the beginning of the series??
I also didn't like how the ending was so rushed. It would have been nice to see an Epilogue wrapping up their happy ending. I have so many questions: Did Mrs. Hunter finally come around too? Did they have kids? Did they decide to stay in London and raise their kids there or go back to LA so Sophie can be closer to her mother? It was just... oh look finally their wedding. The end.
Overall, the series was a great read at the start, but just went downhill. I will def read other books by C.C. Cartwright. I did enjoy books 1 and 2, and definitely the sexyness.