Review: Light and easy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 3, 2012
When I finished this book, it was kind of a toss-up for me on how I was going to rate it. While this book does have entertaining characters and it is fun to read, the story is definitely predictable and at times, a real head-shaker. While I completely understand that this is fiction, I couldn't help but wonder what the author was thinking when she centered the story around a woman who wrote her first book about a college crush she once had. I could have believed it if it was mere coincidence or if she'd had the main character change the name of her love interest, but to actually use the name of a real person...and his likeness...and actual events from his life...COME ON? Even a for a fictional character that is a bit of stretch. There are some grammar issues in this book but not enough of them that I found it impossible to overlook. The daydreams this woman has fall somewhere between "Oh my....and....really?" They did add a measure of fun to the book.I felt like I was reading the journal of a stalker for the first few chapters as the main character admits following this poor guy around. I felt the way the book was written that it was more of a typical romance with a Christian fiction jacket on, as it wasn't really written from a religious standpoint. Although there were some other things in the book that gave me an eye roll or two, I felt like the author did her best to give her audience a pleasing experience and wrote a cute story that was fun to read so close to Christmas. It was light and didn't require a lot of concentration and was perfect for a lazy evening by the fireplace.