Review: Quick easy read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 11, 2013
RATING CLARIFICATION : 3.5 STARSI'm not to sure where to start with this review. I guess let me start by saying this book wasn't what I expected it to be. From reading some of the other reviews I was expecting a light hearted funny love story. This book was pretty lighthearted and a quick read, but I think the love story really kind of took a back seat in this story. With that said I did enjoy reading this book and it is a book that is great for a lazy day at the beach. It's definitely a book that can be finished in a day. I will say that the story was interesting and very well written and flowed well.I think one thing I had a problem with while reading this story was just that I couldn't connect with the characters. I did like Emma as a female character. She was very goal orientated and focused on her career, which kind of came off as closed off in the beginning of the book. Which is why I think I had a hard time connecting to her. We really never saw another side of Emma until closer to the end of the book. Now being that I said this was a love story, Guy was the hero of the story....I didn't connect with him very well because like I said their love story really took a back seat to the story of Emma's secret and career ambitions. I think had we seen Guy in the story more and had a little more character developement with him, he could've been an amazing hero. What we do learn about Guy I really liked....he was a very sweet guy.This story did have a couple other side stories going on as well. So I did like the secondary characters of the story. Howard, Emma's bff was a strong pillar of strength for Emma, he was supportive of her with everything she chose and she of him. I was glad to see things worked out well for Howard in the end with both Emma and his parents. Jayne was also another side story. She was Emma's closest girlfriend. I felt that her character was a little selfish in the beginning, but I was glad to see her character develop more as the story went on. I was also glad she made the decisions she made in the end.Overall after everything is said I did actually like the book. Right from the beginning you know that Emma has a secret that she is hiding and doesn't want anyone to find out about. I really wish that secret would've come out a little sooner in the story because then I think the love story between Emma and Guy could've been expanded on. Finding out so late in the book about Emma's secret really kind of made the ending slightly rushed. I think that is really the only major issue I had with this book.I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a light hearted summer beach read. It's got some romance but also has a twist to the story that you don't really see coming.**Copy kindly provided by author in exchange for honest review**