Review: Sweet yet a little too much for the first date
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 10, 2013
After not being too happy with the previous Liv Morris book, Perfect Strangers, I went ahead and read this one liking the blurb. But it wasn't what I expected. The blurb mentions Ethan's nickname, the Panty Dropper, that Emily likes to call him when she talks about him with her friend Monica. It made it seem like he would be more of a funny, outspoken, more spirited type, sort of flirty, constantly going after women, the playboy type. He wasn't a playboy, which is really good, he was in fact very sweet. He just didn't turn out the more fun type, the kind that jokes around with the female lead and teases her. I guess what I mean is that it wasn't the two opposites attract type premises as I thought it would be because of the nickname.What I didn't like was how their romance progresses. They were a little too touchy considering it's their first date, the woman sort of took the initiative in most of the parts, not what I expected from the title or the blurb given to it. I didn't like how he sneaked in the wine in her glass every so often. He didn't have devious plans but still didn't seem gentlemanly even though he gives a cute reason for it. The fact that the characters are pretty much sweet and the story seems to lean more towards the sweet type, but instead the way their first date ends made me feel that things progressed too quickly for them. That part didn't fit with the sweet feel to the story.The characters as always were sweet as they are in all of Moris books. Emily's friend, Monica, is very supportive and I loved how she just burst through Emily's door with reinforcements to prepare her for her date. Also, I loved how a Valentine's day present from her father plays a huge role in Emily meeting Ethan.The writing was good though I still hope that the author tries third person point of views.