This review contains mild spoilers -- no major plot points are revealed in the review! A Single Glance is currently available for free on iBooks and Kindle.
After the death of her sister Jennifer, Bethany is determined to find out what really lead to her death, and lucky for her, Jase is the one to deal with her constant snooping. Bethany has zero self-preservation skills when it comes to finding out the truth, and while her common sense does seem to be in fact, she is pretty reckless to say the least. Jase, on the other hand, is calculated and does not make a move without being ten steps ahead and two back up plans in place.
In her efforts to seek the truth about what happened to her sister, Bethany finds herself entangled in an unconventional contract with Jase, who is quite literally counting down the minutes when they are together. But what Bethany does not know is what truly is in store for her when she agrees to the unknown with Jase, and the more time she spends with him, the less she may want it to end.
"It's only a pocket knife" GIRL be so serious I am begging you. Bethany literally does not care what happens to her, it is actually so hilarious to watch her get thrown into less than safe situations and her just roll with every punch. Getting kidnapped? No big deal to Bethany, it is just like playing hide and seek!
The smut scenes are actually really well done and not completely over the top that they make you think that they simply are not possible. I really enjoyed the progression of Bethany and Jase's relationship -- it was not insta-love and had its ups and downs, making it much more realistic compared to a lot of mafia or dark romance pairings. With this series having the male lead own a club, we are not super far removed from the mafia world, but I think it was a great choice having him involved in crime that way compared to being a mob boss.
Jase is over here lighting Bethany on fire (safely?) and I am twirling my hair, giggling thinking it is so romantic and swoon-worthy. Perhaps this is the reason why I took a month long break from mafia romance books, because boy oh boy I am back on that ride for the upcoming month. The author actually does a great job articulating both Jase and Bethany's thoughts and emotions through their dual POVs, and we really start to see how similar they are to one another.
The way that Bethany seems to think things through only to do something completely unhinged in order to get closer to finding out who killed her sister actually had me cackling at some points. She literally does not care what happens at all, as long as she is able to finally get answers about what exactly went down between Jenny and someone from The Red Room. As she finds out more information from Jase about her sister, we see her really start to go down this path of throwing logic out of the window in place of rational thinking.
"Why did I have to fall for a villain?" Bethany, sister, that is a question I ask myself with every single book that I read. Too relatable. She really started putting the pieces together right at the end of the book, and the author did a greta job of weaving in the chapters of the book left for Bethany and her actual perspective together in order to make readers uncover what she was at the same time. I wish we were able to see more of Jase's backstory, and I am sure there must be more to it in the next book, I just wish it was a touch longer in this first installment.
I would definitely recommend this book to fans of Debt Inheritance by Pepper Winters and When it Raynes by Montana Fyre. I had a lot of fun reading this book, and with it being such a quick read, it definitely paces well enough that it makes you want to dive right into the next book.
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