Review: Fun and Charming
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 12, 2013
The story gets off to a brutal start, when Katrine's husband leaves her for another woman. I was honestly prepared for a lot more of the initial aftermath than what I got, but I was grateful. The story picks up months later, with Katrine moving on with her life. This part of the story was pretty funny, and that's because of Katrine's friends and sister. This group of ladies was hysterical. I was always happy when they had a girls night, and would've loved more of their interactions.Part of Katrine moving on includes getting a job. That's where Xander Abbott comes into the story. This guy did not make a good first impression, for neither Katrine nor myself.  I would like to say that I warmed up to him, but that never really happened. I felt like he went from rude and arrogant to the man of any woman's dreams, and I just never became completely invested in him. Maybe that would have been different if I felt Xander had truly earned Katrine's affection. There is another man who is out to win Katrine, Ian, but those moments are so brief that I didn't he stood a real chance against Xander.I did enjoy Rebound. Katrine was a really sweet, likable main character. I did find her ramblings to be a bit melodramatic, to me, at certain points, but she was definitely entertaining. There were some nice steamy moments between her and Xander, and I think those who like their intimate scenes less explicit will definitely enjoy them.  I have to say that the ending of Rebound was unexpected and a little unsatisfying.  I really didn't see "that" coming! I like how Katrine handled herself, at least. I just felt things were unresolved, which sometimes is way more realistic, but still left me feeling antsy. I'm thinking that there will likely be a second book.Rebound was a sometimes funny, sometimes sad story of one woman's bumpy road on the road to life after divorce