Review: I liked it but didn't love it...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 22, 2014
Oh Kent…. Why do you have to be such a jackass? Kent is perfect, pretty, arrogant, rich, snotty, a playboy looking for his next conquest. He’s not a nice person! Blaine, his best friend is bored at work one day and makes a bet with Kent. This seems to be a thing with these two, but this time it’s a cold, cold bet. Kent has to not only date the next person who walks in the door, but make them fall in love with him in the next six months. What a terrible concept! The next person to walk through the door is Terry, delivering a package to Kent. Conveniently Terry is young, gorgeous, and gay. Kent may not be gay, but he’s pretty sure he can fake it to win this stupid bet. So he begins to woo the unsuspecting Terry…I have to say I’m not really sure I liked this plot. The whole idea of someone playing with the emotions of another person, attempting to “make” them fall in love is repulsive to me. I liked the characters, well, I didn’t like Kent at the beginning, but he grew on me as it progressed. Terry was the better of the two, I liked him much better. I liked the family bits, Kent isn’t quite as obnoxious when he’s home with his folks.. The writing was ok, it felt a bit rushed at times though, but it is a short story so had to come together quickly. The first person POV was intense, Kent in particular is vain and self obsessed. We get a description about how perfect and smart he is at the beginning that had my teeth on edge a bit.It had the expected ending, it was good but not surprising. I liked it, but didn’t love it!3.5 stars.A copy of this book was provided for review. The original review posted at [...]