Review: Sweet Read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 8, 2013
As Reviewed for The Reading Cafe Blog4 out of 5 for this reader folks!Well well well!  What a pleasant surprise this book turned out to be!  I have to say I really admit that The Dumped Club by Ally Symmons was FAR BETTER than I thought it would be.  From reading the synopsis I thought this was going to ooze serious angst, boo hoo's and sniff sniff's.  Oh yes it had some of that, but there was some great story development, character growth, HOT SCENES, and serious hatred for ..  *AHEM* certain A-Hole ex.So I will lead into the review by posing this question.  Can two heart broken people engaging in the wrong kind of rebound actually make a right????Mardi Stewart is in a relationship that she believes is heading in all the right directions.  After being together for quite some time, she sits down to have a cup of coffee with her Mr Future only to be told that he is not only MARRIED, but is expecting a baby with his wife!  GASP!  Oh and that she has to just deal with it, leave the apartment he purchased for them by the end of the week, and quit her job as he is her boss.  He also does this in the most aggravating snide manner and smiles through it!  If I could of jumped in the story, this is where I would of ... GGGRRRR, oh never mind this review has to be kept somewhat PG!Then there is Rob Fulton.  I love great male leads, and I crushed on Rob through this entire story!  He is recently back from England after a heart break of his own (although it isn't overly exposed in the book), and is really interested in sharing a "friends with benefits" relationship with Mardi (although a much better vulgar term is used ..LOL).  They are both nursing broken hearts and what better way to ease the pain than with pleasures of the flesh!Off they go in this relationship, and while they are enjoying each other physically, they are really supporting each other and becoming fast and furious friends, and much more.  Either of them just can't seem to realize that they are actually taking the next step without even trying!  UNTIL .... A-Hole (I hated him that much that I refuse to type his name) comes back into the picture and uproots this budding relationship.I don't want to go into this story any more than that, as this isn't a long book, so there has to be some element of surprise for you.  Just know your blood will boil on so many levels.I want to write more about what I thought of Mardi.  At first I really felt bad for her but then found that I wanted to smack her back to reality and ask her when she got so weak.  I would also like to ask her why in the world she would put all her "eggs in one basket"?  Why did she put up with what she did?  Was she that naive, or that in love??  I loved reading her growth in self confidence and self discovery.  When she begins to practice old thinking and actions I could of shook her with my frustration but don't worry .. SMART MARDI breaks through and I cheered her on all the way!I did feel the ending was a little rushed.  Again, without going into too much, a bomb was dropped within the story and I would of liked to have read more of Mardi really dig deep to tackle it head on.  I think she deserved a far more dramatic "stick it in your face A-Hole" than she received.I think Ally Symmons has a great future as an author and if she publishes again I will for sure purchase her books.  She has a great natural flow to her writing and develops believable characters, in believable situations!So again .. can two heart broken people engaging in the wrong kind of rebound actually make a right???  YOU BET YOUR A** THEY CAN! ;)