Review: Sometimes less is more
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 5, 2013
The PremiseDo you ever have that feeling when you get a big piece of cake and it looked so good and tasty, and you’re enjoying the flavor so much….but you took too big a piece.  If you had just cut the piece a bit smaller, or left a third on the plate, you would have been just satisfied.  But you didn’t, and you keep chewing, and now you’re realizing that instead of enjoying this tasty bit, it’s become a chore.  And at the very last bite, you’re fixating on all the calories and how it wasn’t that great and damn why didn’t I stop before I got this horrible stomachache? Unfortunately, I kinda felt like that at the end of this book.As the second book in the  Mid Life Love series by Ms. Williams, Claire Gracen finally has the life she’s always wanted: A career she loves, a man who’s willing to do any and everything for her, and friends that show her the true meaning of the word ‘friendship.’ Complications ensue as Claire tries to create her “perfect”wedding, and her ex-husband and ex-best friend come back into her life.  This is really not a standalone book - you should read the earlier book or you’ll lose alot of the plot and the struggles that Jonathan and Claire went through to be with each other.The GoodJonathan and his love for Claire was the big saving grace for me.  This series is truly the billionaire-who-loves-you-just-as-you-are- even-if-you-can-be-a-raging-bitch ultimate fantasy.  His love for her, and the eventual explanation behind some of Claire’s fixations in regards to her wedding helped me deal with some of the more annoying aspects of this book, such as….The Bad...Her bridezilla tendencies, which were really off-putting.  Alot of the charm and fun in the first book is missing here.  Her overwhelming rage and anger at her ex husband and BFF, which I could understand (somewhat) in the first book, seemed even more extreme and unattractive here.  Jonathan’s love for her became more possessive than protective.  There may be some tendencies towards high drama that I have a hard time dealing with in general, and they colored my perception of Claire this go-round.  What I found irksome in her personality in the first book, was worse in this one.The Bottom LineI would enjoy the first one, but I’d probably skip this one. It’s not necessary to the HEA you get in the first book, and there’s nothing here that enhances the story that was already told.