Shattered by Lisa Wood
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Shattered is the first book in the Rhodes Family series by Lisa Wood. This is an erotic office romance- with plenty of sizzle, secrets, drama, emotion, and some insta-love. Ms. Wood is a new-to-me author so I was curious to see what her story would be like. I did enjoy the story and will definitely be reading the rest of the series.
The book is quite short, which makes for a quick and easy read- but there were a few things that didn’t sit right with me. The story is told from multiple POV’s- which I thought was a little ‘over-kill’ for such a short story. I get where the author was coming from, and I appreciate the added perspectives, but I think it would have worked better if the story was slightly longer as it did feel a little rushed at times, feeling as if the author ‘bent’ the story to fit the smaller space which gave some of the scenes and situations a slightly contrived feel.
The series focuses on the Rhodes family siblings- there are six siblings (2 girls and 4 boys)- and this is the eldest, Gabriel Rhodes’ story. While there are only two books in the series, so far, I imagine that the series will progress further, with each sibling getting their own instalment- hopefully that means at least a 6 book series(?). But here is where I had a bit of an issue with this instalment- the story introduces us to Gabe’s siblings and gives us snippets and a bit of a snapshot into the life of one of his sister’s in particular- who I later discover is the subject of Book Two- now, there were some revelations in this story which I consider to be ‘spoilers’ for her story- so I was a little perplexed as to why include that in this book, especially since she has her own book. I know the author was probably laying the groundwork for that next book- but I think this could have been achieved without revealing so much. But that is just my personal opinion, and it didn’t detract from my overall enjoyment of this book. I will have to wait and see how knowing these little snippets will affect my reading of Book Two.
There were a few editing issues with wrong words and/or wrong spelling, as well as some grammar issues. But these were fairly minor and again, didn’t detract too much from my overall enjoyment of the story. They just ‘pulled’ me out of the story when I encountered them- and I honestly feel that this book could have been quite stellar, if it had just been a little longer, and with a little more attention to detail from the editor/proof-reader.
I really enjoyed meeting Gabe, Olivia- and the rest of this family- I found it easy to invest in them and the outcome of their story. I am quite intrigued by what the author has in store for us in future additions.

Thank you, Lisa Wood!

Reviewed by @angelahayes

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