Review: FOR THE PRICE & FOR A SHORT STORY ITS GOOD - WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT IF A FULL STORY
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 7, 2013
I've recently read a few books featuring teenagers (the YA/ NA genre is dominating the chick lit world).Anyway, many of the books I read either feature "damaged" (author's words) protagonists or giggling childish bimbos. This book was refreshing as the protagonist is a mature 18 year old, which makes sense why an older man (well he's only 22) would be interested in her. I don't understand books where a giggling teen has caught the interest of an intelligent older man other than for nefarious purposes.The story starts out rather silly and shallow. However, it develops into a good read towards the end. There's very little teenage angst and over the top drama which (hence adults can read this without experiencing homicidal intentions towards the heroine).The heroine also doesn't go about judging other girls $luts and so forth. This sexist and misogynist attitude of judging women is paramount in YA/NA novels but this book has managed to avoid it.Additionally, this book doesn't have a hero who goes about sleeping around only to henceforth give up all because he glimpsed our fair heroine. He makes it very clear that his military father has taught him to respect women.Anyway - the author has improved since her first book flyboy.The book is short and the characters do require more development, particularly their relationship. A few more chapters on this would have sufficed. However, it's getting 5* due to the fact that I don't have to witness girls being described as $luts on every page like most novels featuring young women.