Review: Nice, but missing final Oomph
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 2, 2012
I really enjoyed this book. It was clean (topic wise), not a lot of foul language (I don't actually remember any off the top of my head), and likeable, well-rounded characters. There was even a lovely second romance that I really enjoyed as well. *synopsis found in other reviews*Dislikes:-I was not a fan of the fact that the word "bucolic" was randomly thrown in there. I don't like having to use a dictionary to understand what I'm reading. I understood it as it was very contextually understandable in the book, but it was very random and awkward to come across it when (up to that point) the book had flowed at an easy-to-read pace. It broke me out of the book unnecessarily.-the cover is horrible. It's a good book with a horrible cheap looking cover.-the heroine uses the Hero's name during the "love scenes" far too many times. It became repetitive and annoying.Reasons that it's not a 5-star:-*minor possible spoiler*- THERE IS INSUFFICIENT GROVEL TIME! If a man "does her wrong", he should give a suitable apology. There was not enough in my opinion. His realization/self-kicking was too rushed, quick, over when he should have agonized a bit more and apologized a lot more. I understand it was "in character" for him, but that doesn't make me forgive his character any more.-No real villains. When plot points are based on communication/expectations, it really needs an OOMPH. I didn't feel that oomph. I enjoyed reading it and it was very good. It just wasn't great.-Another point about the villains- How the character of the father was handled was sloppy at the end. Perhaps an extra paragraph or two for reflection/inflection/somethingection was needed to conclude his role in the book. He wasn't an important character, but it was just rushed and easy-peasy and an insult to the good writing the rest of the book had.OVERALL: Definitely recommend.