I realized before starting this book that it would be a fairly short read and possibly have a cliffer. While I did finish it pretty quickly, there was enough of the first part of the plot resolved at the end to where the reader doesn't feel completely abandoned. Now that the important part is out of the way...What I likedThis was a pretty impressive read! This series is the only work of Jordan Burke that is listed on Amazon, so it's especially impressive if this is the author's first work. I was hooked on the first page of Privacy Code and finished within hours. Part of the intrigue is that it starts out with a couple of emails to and from the H/h. "Watts" and Christine had met a few months back on a dating site and the reader gets thrown right into the middle of their ever-progressing online relationship; juicy bits and all! I'm hooked any time a book starts out with some smart conversation, humor, and sexy banter.To describe the genre is a bit more difficult. Overall it is a contemporary romance. But the plot of book one is focused on Watts and Christine getting to know each other through emails and eventually taking the plunge to meet up (slight spoiler there, but I'm sure you would have figured it out anyways!). However, a majority of Watts' true identity is kept secret throughout the book - for reasons yet to be uncovered (book 2). And from what little information you have about him you find that he has an...interesting...job. So there is a bit of mystery and suspense added that gives the whole nature of the book a different feel; strangers meeting, online conversations, secrecy, excitement.Add in some some very sexy scenes and you've got yourself a pretty damn good book!What I didn't likeFor a book under 200 pages I felt that it was very well paced and covered a good chunk of a story. However, I've said this before and I'll say it again, I don't understand why the book was split into 3 parts and released 1 week apart from each other. Well, from an author standpoint I kind of do (hook the reader with a "glimpse" of the story and then have them buy the rest), but I wasn't able to invest myself enough into the characters the feel the immediate urge to buy the rest of the books. I think a little more background could have been included in this first book to really hook me. Too much of both character's information was kept hidden for books 2 and 3 and in the end I felt I could do without reading the others. At least for now.Honestly, more than likely I will not go back to the rest of the books. I've already moved on to others. This series will escape my mind for a while and then the next time I might happen across them who knows what I'll decide.Overall, I would recommend this for someone looking for a NA contemporary romance with a bit of a different feel compared to many others out there. You'll just have to pay ~$1.60 per book - and not feel too cheated after the first book to not want to buy the next books. The story line kept me interested and I'm currently reading the second book in this series. I use the word 'book' loosely because, in my opinion, a book consists of at least 300 pages. This book contains 175. This book is not standalone and you need to read books 2 and 3 in the series to know how the story concludes. The page count on books 2 and 3 are also on the lower side -176 and 218, respectively.The writing is very good. I like the mystery behind the main character, Watts, and am enjoying finding out exactly what it is he is hiding from Catherine, and why he has to keep his secrets. Another thing I really like is that the story is told from both Watts' and Catherine's POV.The series is definitely worth a read. The pace of the story is spot on. The sex scenes are written extremely well. An easy, fast and good read!The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is because of the length of the books.
What do You think about Privacy Code (2000)?
Really good book! Catherine and Watts, what a great pair, can't wait to see how this unravels!
—kay
This exceeded my expectations by a mile. Will probably read the next ones
—morgan
