Review: This book is all sorts of crazy, and I could not put it down!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 14, 2014
“I also wanted to kill Brodie for putting me in this mess, for making me become attached to him when he was obviously the wrong guy. Men with disemboweling experience were not in the Mr. Right category. I was sure I read that somewhere, maybe Cosmo or Marie Claire.”—AbbyAbby goes from (1) a dead-end job and her crazy new-age mother to (2) an amazing new job in London to (3) her first magazine assignment in a hotel in a country just taken over in a coup by mercenaries to (4) getting kidnapped by a mercenary that screams incoming Stokholm’s Syndrome to (5) getting engaged to a murderous, psychotic dictator old enough to be her great, great grandfather to (6) getting kidnapped again by an armsdealer and his dominatrix-wannabee girlfriend who is great in the kitchen to (7) trying to stop a political conspiracy while (8) trying to protect her kinda boyfriend. Worst. Week. Ever…“I wouldn’t have to protect you so much if you didn’t get yourself into so much trouble.”—BrodieWow. This is one of those books where you read it, and you’re just like “What did I just read?” There were so many spots where I couldn’t believe the author put what she did in and there were many, many spots where I burst out laughing. This is such a random book that is funny although you feel a little bit guilty for finding it funny! From the very start with the prologue, I could tell I was going to like Abby and the author’s outrageous humor.It’s hard to describe the humor, but I guess in a way you can call most of it frat humor with some slapstick. It’s not that it’s filled with jokes that are funny although there are funny jokes, but the dialogue and situations are almost like a parody of all the action/spy movies out there with some romance tossed in for fun. You have villains that are so out there and evil and don’t mind people knowing about it. You have unkillable heroes that can be shot point-black and still be gorgeous and attract all the nurses. You have heartless, power-hungry dictators that kill subordinates for fun but don’t realize that our heroine is making fun of them.Ah, speaking of heroines… Abby is like a spoiled rich girl who wasn’t ever rich or spoiled, but she learned to grow up early taking care of her mother’s craziness although she’s extremely naive and gullible, and she’s gorgeous and attracts everyone she shouldn’t be attracting although she does spend a lot of time in the book covered in dirt, poo, vomit, fungus, or other miscellaneous gross stuff. Let’s just say Abby is a whole lot of contradictions, but she does have a fun character voice and a compassionate heart. For some reason, I imagine Katherine Heigl playing her character in a movie!As for heroes… um, Brodie is so not typical hero material. In fact, he’s pretty much a bad guy at the start, especially with how he treats Abby—and that’s when he has a crush on her! While this doesn’t seem very romantic—Brodie really isn’t—but when push comes to shove (err…kidnapping turns into rescue), Brodie is there when she needs him. Kinda.This book is all sorts of crazy, and I could not put it down! I found it hilarious and over-the-top—the perfect book to read if looking for something with fluff and fun and nothing too serious. Although there is romance, it’s pretty low-medium heat with quick sex scenes that weren’t much to comment on. The ending was pretty abrupt, and I wish there was more to it. On the other hand, the final show-down was sooo great! Overall, this was a 4.5 out of 5 for me!(Originally posted on my blog; I received a copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.)