Thank you, Jilly, for letting me borrow this book! 
 At first, I just wasn't sure how much I was going to enjoy The Only Gold because the beginning was a bit slow. And I mean s - l - o - w. 
 To put a better light on it, I will say that it gave me time to get to know the characters better. Just hang in there, things will get better. 
 After the first quarter, the pace picked up and I could see the beginnings of plot showing through. I like that the author made me wonder exactly what Reid was up to, if maybe he wasn't as good as I had hoped. Jonah was sometimes too stiff and unyielding, but he was still a very loveable character and I wanted to see him finally get the better of Reid. Reid is one of those characters you can't help but like, and even though he didn't have his own POV, I think Tamara Allen gave the reader a good sense of who he is. 
 Most of the book may have lacked the suspense that Downtime had, but the ending more than made up for it. 
 It was a wonderful love story, with characters I truly liked and a surprising twist at the end. 
 With one star taken away for pacing, I still consider it a solid four.