Fun premise falls in the execution

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The office romance premise of this book, while nothing new, can be very fun when the characters are well-developed and the story is paced to engage and keep the pages turning. The break-neck pace of this story gave me whiplash. There was no build-up, no chance to develop feelings for the characters or become invested in the outcome of the story. There was no ebb and flow of the storyline, no teasing push and pull between the characters, the book started at one speed-setting and never veered from it. Jack was pushy, Gemma was needy; throw in a compulsory, out of left field, Mr. Darcy-Elizabeth Bennett reference; add some confusing point of view switches, and the book that had the potential to be a fun, sexy read, just lost me.