Review: Weak premises, story doesn't hold together well
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 2, 2012
First the good news:  this was basically a good read and I'll keep trying Kate Perry's books.  The dialogue is good and the family dynamics are interesting.  The bad news is that some of the basic premises of the book are just too weak:  the heroine's devotion to her family and the reasons make sense but the theme of self-denial for her family doesn't really hold together since her sisters are now adults and her father is far from helpless.  Her "friendship" with the Hero also is nice (friends to lovers is a great trope!) but the reasons for "holding out" and keeping it a friendship, again, are weak.  The character of the sister who was going to get married never gelled and one has to conclude that she is just unpleasant and crazy, and her degree of disinterest in her own wedding just didn't ring true.  Finally, the chemistry between H/h isn't really there -- probably because the Hero is just a one-dimensional character and we don't really know (or find out) much about him.  I was disappointed because I really wanted to love this book.  For a very similar theme that is really well done, Kristan Higgins "Too Good To Be True" is one to try.All that said, I will keep trying Kate Perry's books.