Review: Fluffy Romance Novel -- 3.5 Stars
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 4, 2013
Lizzie divorced her husband Jared several years ago.  Both were architects but Lizzie liked doing fun projects (like her haunted houses) whereas Jared wanted to be a "serious" architect.  He was also from a wealthy family (with an uptight mom) while Lizzie was from modest means.  Lizzie has become famous for her haunted houses.  Jared contacts her when he wants help with a haunted house he is helping build to serve as a fundraiser for a non-profit he cares deeply for.  The story concerns the two of them reconnecting while building Jared's haunted house.  Note that this is from 1993 so it is a bit dated (e.g. there are no cell phones).It was interesting reading about Lizzie and the haunted houses she built.  There was chemistry between Lizzie and Jared.... and a roadblock to them getting back together.  However, I felt like Jared was a stuck-up jerk half the time.  He still thought haunted houses were frivolous and didn't seem to respect Lizzie's skills.  Even when they got back together, I kept thinking that they were going to run into the same problems as they had in the past as he still seemed too wrapped up in his image and being a serious architect (besides which, living in separate cities adds more difficulty).  I also felt like she wasn't acting like a responsible businessperson by dropping everything to help out her ex-husband as a favor.  It felt like she wasn't taking her business and customers seriously (and maybe that's why Jared treated her work as frivolous).All in all, it was a light, enjoyable read.  I would give it 3.5 stars.  I rounded down to 3 stars (which is "okay" per Amazon) as I was very irritated by the characters' behavior (mentioned above).