Review: 3.5 Stars - There were some silly moments in this book, and I loved them!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 22, 2014
I started this book loving it. It was funny and cute. I was anticipating every little thing that was going to happen. It just made me happy. Then the couple gets together and it's sweet. Then s*** gets serious! I don't know if I just wanted to stay in that happy place with Casper and Slater but I didn't get to. :( Their little bubble of happiness was burst by real life as it's wont to do. Sometimes this is good and grounds the humor of a book. Here I think it just went where so many have gone before. Not bad but kind of disappointing since I was loving it.Casper was sassy and fun but not in an over the top way. He's still heartbroken 3 years after the death of the love of his life. I haven't read the first two in this series. Like so many books on my TBR list I've been meaning to. Just hasn't happened yet. Anyway, I guess in a previous book Slater, a super sexy military man, whom also has a reputation for being a player, sets his sites on Casper. Casper's Ex was a closeted military man and he has no intention of going there again. So he rebuffs all advances from Slater.Slater isn't taking no for an answer. He gets a months leave and plans on making Casper go out with him. Not the traditional way mind you. He sends strippers and singing telegrams. Then shows up during the most important meeting of Casper's life, only to get booked to model for the ad Casper is pitching. If doing this gets Slater more time with Casper he's in.There were some silly moments in this book. I loved them. They really worked for me and the characters. The fun dialogue moves the book along at an enjoyable pace. I caught myself smiling throughout most of the book. The chemistry between the MCs was fun and romantic. Then tragedy slapped us in the face and Slater doesn't deal with it well. Totally understandable and this wasn't TOO heavy to bring me down. It just really changed the tone of the book. It did put a positive spin on it in the end.I enjoyed this book. I'll definitely be going back to read the others and the tease of the next couple is set up very well in this book. Good book!Originally posted at "Live Your Life, Buy The Book."