Review: Not What I Expected *Spoilers
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 7, 2013
I went into this book expecting something really steamy. How disappointing was it that there was nothing to that? Very.  I could have excused the missing sex for a well-written, enjoyable romance. But again, the book left me wanting. The story had all the necessary characters for a romantic comedy, but then the action and events were all disconnected and shunted. I felt like the story was there, but the author just forgot to tell it all.There were short, brief descriptions of character traits and history, but otherwise there was no further character development. Even the heroine's unusual name was never explained. Allarie? How did such an unusual name come to pass? Again, I might have overlooked that had there been any evidence of real attraction between the hero and heroine. But aside from an internal and visual appreciation of the characters from afar, there was nothing to suggest a forthcoming relationship.The entire time I was reading this book (which took considerably longer than it should due to my continued disinterest with the plot, wherein I would lay the book aside to clean the house or get my eyebrows waxed or something more enjoyable), I kept waiting for the two main characters to interact. But their one overnight trip was less exciting than a middle school field trip. And as a teacher I've actually seem more romance between thirteen year olds in the hallways than I did in this book. It was empty as far as the relationship possibility or even worse, the romantic connection between the two.Every scene in the story seemed abbreviated or just a product of the characters' minds. And then the scenes would end unresolved, leaving the reader wondering what the heck actually happened. And without even the hint of a good sexy makeout scene to cement a growing attraction or budding relationship, there was a fight and some drinking and then he met the heroine's folks? What happened? What about Allarie's dead fiancé? What about the date with Dailey that Allarie's sister and her friends bought and paid for to throw them together? What about Dailey's career in baseball? How did he and Diego resolve their trust/friendship issues? Too many questions and not enough orgasms for me.