Review: Worth It
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 1, 2013
Every family seems to have a good kid and a bad kid.  Obviously, Olivia and Kyle are the good kids in their families while Noelle and Brandon are the bad kids.  Well, not horrible--they don't rob banks or do drugs, but Noelle steals Kyle from Olivia and gets pregnant and Brandon's a ski bum.  That's what his father calls him.  Actually, he's a champion skier with corporate endorsements--the whole nine yards.  But all his family sees is that he jets around skiing.  They think the logos on his clothing are just for decoration.When she breaks down on the way into town for the wedding and has to pull over to the side of the road because she can't see through the tears, Brandon is one of the last people she wants to see.  He dated her once in high school and then moved on, reinforcing her Plain Jane self image and his own ladies' man reputation.  She doesn't need him hitting on her when she's down.  But his suggestion they attend the wedding as a couple just to shake people up is an intriguing one...This was a pleasant read.  Maybe it's unfair, but I guess I'm holding Ms. Novak to a higher standard since she's a best-selling author contracted to a major publisher.  I suppose I expect to be dazzled more.  Maybe it's because I'm writing this the morning after reading another book by a debut author at a small publisher that kept me up all night because I couldn't put it down.  When We Touch is definitely worth the price, and I do recommend it.