Major, as far as I could tell, didn't really love her that much and was mostly just using her for a job (I still don't fully understand the whole story here - a drug lord? Who were they trying to find?) and with Gannon, it was all lust.

I struggled with the love triangle because it didn't really feel like there was a lot of love. She deserved better than what Rosemary Beach could offer her, and she knew it.

She became a Blaire, or a Harlowe, just like she thought she wanted.

There was an opportunity for Nan to be whoever she wanted to be, to go against the grain, as she has been her whole life, for one more time, and that opportunity was missed. Sure, she has flaws, but at least she is able to live her life.Īnd I think this was my major problem with this book. Because she is a strong, independent woman who doesn't need a (Rosemary Beach) man to make her into her best self. I thought if anyone could leave this series without a man/baby/marriage, it would be Nan. I think my biggest problem with their relationship was that I finally thought Nan would rise above the formula - reform a manly man, unexpected pregnancy, quick marriage due to said pregnancy and 'feelings,' and then happily ever after. That leaves Gannon - and without spoiling things - he's not worthy of her either. He is a born-and-bred playboy who is not good enough for Nan. She's above all the hyper-masculine macho-man drama that is apparently pumped through the water at the club. I think part of the problem Nan faces is that she is on a higher level than the men of Rosemary Beach. And to be honest, I wasn't a fan of either of them. Nan's romance involves two men, Major and Gannon. I appreciated this new Nan - but I'm not sure about the explanation as to her changes. She outgrew her pettiness and gotten rid of her anger towards the women who stole the men in her life from her. And maybe that's just her growth over the series. But this book felt less like an explanation for that behaviour and more like a different person who was strong but not as mean as she had been in the past. Which I get, she was not a nice person to many of the girls throughout the series. And you know, in the other books, Nan is painted as a villain. The story starts off different than the others - Nan was standing up for herself. So when I started this final book, I was excited to see that this one seemed to break that mold a bit. Somewhere along the line, I went from enjoyed these books to being bored by the structure. Well, this was the final book in the Rosemary Beach series - and the formula got shook up a bit.

Bite Me by Mike Faricy