Review: First half was okay, second half was REALLY good! Cliffhanger will drive you crazy!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 2, 2013
Arranged is about nerdy, innocent 19 year-old Rose who is attending college in Los Angeles. Rose's family is falling apart. Her grandfather died and her parents are having a financial crisis about to lose their business and home. Not only that but Rose is losing her scholarship and will no longer be able to afford college.That is when Rose finds out about her grandfather's will giving her money if she marries a grandson of his long lost friend. Rose immediately says no and wants nothing to do with this arranged marriage... The grandson is Lee, the college playboy who Rose has seen way too much of sneaking out of dorm rooms. They are complete opposites and Lee has some secrets of his own.Wow! I will warn you now! There is a nasty cliff hanger on this book, I seriously feel like I was punched in the stomach after reading the "ending" in Arranged. It just stops right when the book was getting AMAZING! The last 10% of the book was phenomenal; I am so glad book two is scheduled to come out at the end of May because my body couldn't take a long wait. Wow what a mean cliff hanger Ms. Wolf ;)Arranged took me a little bit to get into the story. I was really torn with the characters. I liked Rose a lot and respected her strive for her education and future as well as her commitment for her family. At the same time, I found her to be a bit immature but I think that also played along with her innocent character, maybe she was just too innocent for me. Lee, now he is an interesting guy. I usually love bad boys who turn good when they fall in love but I just couldn't trust him. I felt like he was playing Rose and was falling way too quickly and the whole "arrangement" seemed a bit off to me. At the same time I loved Lee... I know, confusing right? First, he's a swimmer and all I kept thinking about is "He must have a hot swimmers bod." Second, he came off super sexy and by the end of Arranged I was falling for Lee. I think in the next book he will really prove himself. I can't wait!I love all the deception and mystery that came out towards the end. I think the author left a fantastic set up for Disarranged (Arranged #2). I hope Rose and Lee both step up and Lee doesn't break my heart because I am putting faith into him after what he did for Rose at the end. As you can tell the second half really won me over! It was great!This is a great, fun romance! Don't be afraid of the cliff hanger, the second book comes out soon!I give Arranged 3.5 Stars.The book was provided by the author in return for an honest review.