Review: 3.5 Stars, Comical and Witty
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 15, 2012
I bought this book, because I was intrigued with the step-sibling romance, and the sample made me laugh my butt off!For the positives, this book was very readable. It didn't feel like a chore to finish. The heroine resembles most young women during their first loves, the insecurity and nervousness. She is someone we can relate to. The author is very clever with dialogue, and the laughter didn't stop throughout the book. I would probably read more from this author. I enjoyed the book:)Constructive Criticism: Some situations felt too rehearsed. Ok, we want to go swimming, but we don't want to go all the way back to the house (20 ft. away) to get our bathing suits. Let's just go in our underwear! Not a direct quote, but you get the idea that some situations feel orchestrated, instead of happenstance. The girl is too obvious. She doesn't play hard to get. I wish she had had more pride. Also, to the author, try using symbols to break up the page when you change scenes in the middle of a chapter. I was sometimes confused, thinking it was just a paragraph break when it was a scene change or a time change.Again, I enjoyed it. It was a romantic comedy until the last 1/3 of the book. Then it becomes drama. I would read more, but I gave it 3.5 stars, because I might feel embarrassed recommending it to friends. Some things stood out as way too silly, or just ridiculous and I'd be yelling at the heroine to "shut up!"