Review: Refreshing Contemporary!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 3, 2013
I have to say that I really enjoyed reading  A Basic Renovation. Both lead characters, Lesley and Dominic, are” forty-somethings”, which is a refreshing change from the college age protagonists that are featured in most contemporary romances. I enjoy reading those as well, but it’s nice to venture down a different road now and again. Ms. Antonelli writes with a fresh voice that I loved. The banter between the characters was fun, and they literally stepped off the page and entered my life for a while. The grandfather was an absolute hoot! Dominic was Lesley’s ex-brother-in-law. Her ex-husband, the evil Terry,  had villainized her to his family so they blamed her for his transgressions. There are so many characters and sub-plots that I won’t get into for this review, but make this book SO worth the read. I love a book with dual points of view. It lends so much more to the story. The setting of Los Alamos was also new to me. I like to be exposed to different locations as I read. The story was well crafted and the characters were charmingly human. I definitely recommend taking the time to read A Basic Renovation.Book provided by NetGALLEY and the publishers for an honest review.