Defend Me

 Book Review of  Defend Me (Free Series)

Title:  Defend Me

Series: Free Series

Author: Grahame Claire

Date Published:    October 20th 2020

Date Read:  Nov. 5,  2020

The Blurb: 

I've done something stupid.

And I'm not even all that mad about it.
I've got a crush on my best friend's sister.
No, we're not five.
Though with the way we argue, it's debatable.
Half the time I don't like her.
She always says the wrong thing.
But I've got a soft spot for her and her little boy.
Yeah, me. One of the toughest defense attorneys in the city.
I never lose.
This might be a first.
Because I can't compete with a dead man.

My Review

4 Patrick Stars

As much as I love Grahame Claire's books, this one was a bit hard for me to rate. See I loved everything about this book, but the heroine. Even with my dislike of Marlow this book was still a good 4 star read for me. The plot was so good, the past couples and the Dixon family were amazing, and I was head over heels in love with the hero Patrick. He made the whole book for me.

I liked Patrick from book 1 as Andrew's lawyer friend who was so charming. I was really excited to get his story. He was everything I wanted and more. Sexy, loyal, smart, protective and caring. He accepted Marlow just as she was. He saw the good and the bad in her, but loved her, and never did he try to change her. He was so yummy. I also knew from past books that Marlow was blunt to the point of rude and had a painful past suffering the loss of her husband. I didn't much like her in the first two books in the series, and I really didn't like her in this book. I didn't hate her, just didn't like her. I may have never warmed up to her but I did understand were she was coming from. I felt her pain, and I understood her guilt and why she lashed out.

Patrick and Marlow made a good couple. They had a playful bickering kind of way to them that was funny and cute. Blake was so adorable. I loved that the few words he spoke were cuss words as a mom of 2 I laughed hard because it reminded me of my own kids learning and saying bad words. There was some exciting twist in this book that I really didn't see coming. Then the ending was so sweet. Overall it was a really good read and I can't wait to find out what's going on with Cricket.........