Review: No deal
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 16, 2014
I was really looking forward to this book. So much so that I bought it a few days earlier from the publisher, which explains the lack of verification. I was really disappointed.**Spoilers ahead**With stories such as these, where the wife leaves the husband, I expect there to be some type of redemption. There was literally none. Kameron left Gabriel because he forgot several important dates including their anniversary because he was working too hard. She was tired of feeling second best and left to wake him up. I really don't think it worked. In fact, Gabriel, and I quote "refused to jump through hoops" to get his wife back. She asked him for simple things like go to lunch with her or have dinner with her and he said, "I don't have time for your childish tea parties and stupid games, grow up." He felt she should be okay with the fact that she was second and basically only wanted sex from her. Kameron got zero support from her friends and everyone in the story, including the author apparently, felt she was being weak and needy. Its a shame when an author doesn't even believe in her character and it so blatantly showed. Kameron had valid reasons to be upset, and instead of making her a strong woman that could represent the millions of women in her position, Ms. King chose to instead make her whiny and wish-washy and apologetic for things she shouldn't be apologizing for. In the end, Gabriel made absolutely no attempts to get his wife back. Instead of spending time with her, the only thing she asked for, he tried to buy her forgiveness and only made time for her when he thought he was going to get sex. The deal mentioned in the title and summary doesn't come until the last few pages, and for me, its too little too late.**End of Spoilers**I think that a lot of people are going to think that Kameron is weak, and that's a shame because her feelings were valid. Despite the fact that I really don't think the plot was executed well, I'm giving this three stars because it was technically written very well and I really like this author. However, she's getting a little one dimensional with her character types and 3.99 for 91 pages is ridiculous. I would recommend this read if you are a fan of this author already, but if you are new to her, you may want to skip.