Review: Has promise...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 5, 2013
This story had a cute premise and a lot of promise, but it just didn't quite do it for me in the end.Likes:- The idea of the plot. The whole bringing-the-guy-you're-secretly-crushing-on-to-a-wedding-with-you troupe is cute, and of course he's also secretly been crushing on his date as well--sweet.- The title.- Some humorous moments.- It was a quick, lighthearted read.Not quite sold on:- The characters. They frequently acted more like junior high or high schoolers instead of adults and centuries-old vampires: they had mercurial mood changes, and their insecurities and internal dialogue just didn't seem to match up with their ages.- Noah's language--though frequently only inside his head--tended to be quite crude. I'm not a prude by any means, but it just didn't seem to fit with his character; each time he used the f-word or the c-word to refer his male part, it took me out of the story a bit.- Not knowing enough of the backstory bothered me. Alice and her sister refer several times to their brother's ex-fiance, but we never really get the full story there, and it tended to be confusing to have it mentioned rather than illuminating. It might have helped them to come to terms with what Noah was, but it just made me feel like I was missing something. I also didn't feel like I understood Noah's world enough to share his concerns over his situation. More than once I checked to see if the author had another story set in this world so that I could get caught up, but none of her other books appeared to be related.- The resolution seemed a bit rushed. I'm not sure I truly believe that all their angst really is resolved in the end.Still, it was a pleasant distraction. I'm planning on having a look at the next "Sons of Kane" book in the hopes that my issues with this one are taken care of in the next.***I was given a copy by the publisher in return for an honest review.***