Review: Obnoxious Heroine
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 25, 2014
It's not often that I have to force myself to finish a book but this was one of them. The heroine was, as others have said, judgmental - obnoxiously so. Every once in a while, the author would throw in a few paragraphs that made her seem mildly likeable, but then she was right back to being a judgmental b****. (Her sister was no prize, either.)**SPOILER ALERT** Allison cares deeply about continuing the Daddy School, but gets bent out of shape over the newspaper backing it because she's sure Jamie made it happen. Um, if it's that important to her, who cares how it gets done? She also gives him props for giving the baby away "even though it was the wrong decision", because she insisted that they couldn't have a relationship until he had learned responsibility, etc. She's real hung up on his lack of morality, too. In real life, most guys would say, "You know what, go find someone else who meets your impossibly high standards." I did like Jamie's character, though the plot was especially unrealistic when he didn't even get a paternity test. And handing over a baby that you've cared for single-handed for months, to a couple that's never even met her, just because "two parents are better than one"? The concept is a little outdated.According to other reviewers, the author's other books aren't like this, so it might be worth giving them a try.