Review: Didn't really hit the mark
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 17, 2014
I have to say right up front that I'm not entirely sure I actually liked this one.  I've read quite a few of this author's works and enoyed them thoroughly, but this one just didn't come up to scratch.First, I just couldn't bring myself to care about the characters that much.  The heroine didn't come across as someone I would like to have as a friend, and frankly, I had no trouble picturing her ageing into one of those thin-lipped old biddies who eye everyone around them with sour disapproval while mentally calculating their nett worth and how they can get their talons on it.That may seem overly harsh, but then I didn't like the character of the chit.The hero?  There were lots of possibilities there, but his internal conflict - the fear of becoming a jealous husband like his father - just seemed too contrived and just wasn't a convincing obstacle.  Nor did it align with his ready ability to invest himself emotionally in the rest of his family life.  It did not sit well with me (the fear of becoming a jealous husband) and was a constant sources of angst while reading.I've rated it three stars because there's no half star facility, meaning I didn't exactly hate it (2 stars), but neither did I actually like it or feel that it was 'okay'.