I was more than a little surprised that I liked this book. Tbh, lately, a lot of the MC romances I've gotten my hands on have either been terribly written, immature, or over the top. Usually all three. So if anything I expected to at least be annoyed, if not disappointed, by this book. And yet I wasn't.
Instead, I was surprised to find that Alejandro: Padre Knight MC was actually a sweet, romantic tale about a biker and his first love. There wasn't any Jersey Shore style drama, neither over the top or excessive, but realistic and believable given the situations. The characters were well fleshed out, if a bit simple in construction. And best of all nothing was dragged out or beat to death with its repeatativeness(I know that's not a word but I'm using it anyway, sue me).
The scenes with the MC were action packed and separate, giving the reader a sense that the hero's life and his life with the heroine were two different things: a life he felt he HAD to live and a life he WANTED to live (aka a life with the heroine). There was also the balance between the MC life and the romance that worked well. The action packed scenes involving his club were captivating and exciting and then the scenes between the hero and heroine were sweet and romantic. You could feel these two people who'd been torn apart by both themselves and by the world come back together. You could tell they'd never fallen "out" of love, just convinced themselves they had out of necessity.
The balance between the action and the romance was good, something a lot of MC romances never seem to get right. It's either too much action and death or too much romance.
There was also the added plus that it was short, simple, and to the point. There was no over the top, convoluted bullshit trying desperately to get your attention. It had a story, it told it well, and I was satisfied by the end of it. Not overwhelmed or rolling my eyes.
My only problem with this book is that i simply wished it were longer. I wanted a bit more time to get to know the hero and heroine, both in the present and in the past, as individuals and as a couple. This is mainly because there were times I didn't understand their motives so getting more of a glimpse into their past/present would have made me better understand their actions and motives. It would have for sure bumped up my rating to 5 stars had that been the case.
I also didn't understand why in the hell the heroine was so hell bent on satisfying her parents. Usually, with such overbearing, uptight parents, the child either conforms or rebels but the heroine had the problem of constantly switching between rebelling and conforming. I didn't understand this which leads me back to there should have been more time to get to know the hero/heroine.
Overall, for a shorter story, Alejandro did it's job and did it well. The writing was good, the characters and plot all did their job (and convincingly), and overall, it was a quick and enjoyable read.
It's may not be my FAVORITE MC romance but it's definitely up there.