Review: Okay
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 4, 2013
This book was free, so I decided to get it to read. It was okay - much better towards the end than the beginning.  I thought Travis was too a nice a guy who was treated like a door mat. He was so sweet and had been through so much (i.e. recovering alcoholic, abused child, divorced, etc.), but he just kept getting hit over and over by everyone who he cared about and/or loved. It hurt my heart because he genuinely was a nice guy who was doing the best he could with what life had handed him. He tried to always be happy and was pleasant to everyone he came into contact with. I mean his youngest brother really treats him bad, and he gives him chance after chance. Just thought the guy deserved a break, then the situation with his ex-wife...just thought he was given too much to handle.I'm not really sure what to say about Arden. I don't think I have ever disliked a main character more that was not intended to be a villain. She was the most selfish, snobbish, hateful, hurtful, self-centered person, and up until the end when she FINALLY changes her attitude, I was hoping she would get slapped. She was born rich and is very vocal that she thinks that Travis being a mechanic is below her and a low level job. When they do finally go out and she invites him to dinner and she starts shouting all his dirty laundry, no way he could have realistically put up with that.Emma was too nice and innocent at her age to be real. Seriously, what girl in her early twenties who is dating a hot guy keeps having their dates at the house where she lives with her parents? They even went on a couples date with her parents and her parents' friends. (Did I mention Emma's dad was the pastor for the church? No? Well, yes and the mom is worse than the dad.) Then on the 6th date Emma and Dustin go on, her parents gang up on  poor Dustin and start telling him about the wedding and what they are expecting. I think they already had the cake picked out. There was nothing wrong with Emma wanting to wait to have sex until she was married. But she didn't even want to date until Dustin could promise her they would marry, and this after six dates. WOW - just stupid and unbelievable.If you can make it until about 65% or so, the book actual gets a little better. I think there's supposed to be another book. There is a happy ending and cliff hanger.