Review: Lacked development, a difficult read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 21, 2014
This novella left quite a bit to be desired. I found Nicole to be insufferable. She was wishy-washy and weak, despite supposedly having such a great professional presentation. She let everything happen to her without having any ability to assert herself, and seemed to forget that other people were involved.  Her poor decision-making seemed like that of a high school student, not an astute, adult, businesswoman.The male characters were one-dimensional and seemed to use her to measure their manliness ... she was more of a prize rather than a partner.  Their actions toward her were nothing more than controlling and sometimes disrespectful of her autonomy.  The friends weren't much better; they constantly gave contradictory advice to fuel Nicole's choices. It's hard to enjoy a book when the characters lack so much development.  They weren't believable, let alone relatable, which made me roll my eyes at everything they did or said.The premise of the story was also far-fetched and got more unrealistic as I kept reading. It wasn't particularly compelling and honestly, was frustrating. I just couldn't suspend my disbelief to think that Nicole and Kenneth's situation would play out how it did.