Review: Overall Rating: 4.5 stars- Kept telling myself “just one more chapter.”
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 18, 2014
***Originally posted at Bedroom Bookworms. See my complete profile for more information.***I started No Dress Required without realizing it was a novella. (I liked the book title and the author, what more could I need to know?) So when I read for a few minutes and was already 20% into the book, I was surprised. I prepared myself to be underwhelmed because I just never feel like novellas tell a full story. I was glad to be wrong! While it definitely wasn’t epic, Cari managed to squeeze in a lot of stories in very few pages and still make it feel complete.Overall Rating: 4.5 stars- Kept telling myself “just one more chapter.”We meet Noelle as she’s been carjacked. Way to jump into the action! I was already amused and involved in the story within the first 2 pages. That was awesome. The humor didn't stop. It's not a quirky, madcap story, but it is filled with enough dry humor and sarcasm and it made me laugh out loud a few times.This really amounted to a one-day romance. While I think the book could have been easily expanded to be a little larger (and I would have loved that, being able to get to know our characters even more) I felt like we learned enough back story from them from our heroine’s inner thoughts and her interactions with Jake that it felt authentic anyway. I liked both of them and enjoyed getting to know them. There are more books in this series and I hope we get to check in with them in the future because I’d like to see how things are coming along.If you’re looking for a very quick funny read, maybe something while you wait for a doctor (long as you won’t be too embarrassed by all the SMOKIN’ HOT SMUT) or your car to be repaired, this is a great option."Let me do things to you, Noelle."Smut Factor: 4 stars- Smokin’ Hot!Character likability: 4 stars- I wish we were friends.Storytelling: 4.5 stars- Totally bought it.Writing and editing quality: 5 stars- Excellent!