Review: A fun, fast read with more substance (and insight) than most...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 6, 2014
Really cute romance, with better characters than usual for this kind of book. I loved Finn and Dorsey, of course, but even all of the secondary characters were awesome, and some of them had great growth through the course of the book, especially some of the workshop attendees. Pilar was great, Dorsey's stepfather was great and so was Finn's aunt...even the villains were very well drawn and their motivations totally believable. While it's a really cute book, it tackles real-world issues very well, and some of the relationship stuff was really insightful. It also didn't do that "thing" that bugs me in so much contemporary romance, meaning offer cookie-cutter, "all men are like x" and "all women are like y" type solutions, which frankly seems super dated to me and bugs the crap out of me. Instead, all of the people in this were actually PEOPLE and didn't devolve into sexual stereotypes at any point. So yeah, a fun, quick read that offers more insight and awareness than most - along with some really well-drawn characters. Definitely recommend!! And definitely will be looking for more from this author!