Review: Lack of execution and character development stopped this from being a better story
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2014
Reviewed by DanielleBook provided by the publisher for reviewReview originally posted at Romancing the BookThis story was a contemporary romance novella that could have been a much better book if it wasn’t for some key factors.  The high school reunion concept was not used to its full potential as the actual reunion played only a very minor role in the novella and all events that occurred during the scenes located at the reunion could have just as easily occurred elsewhere. This was especially made obvious by the fact that the main characters were already reacquainted because of a different situation which therefore meant the reunion didn’t even provide the reason for the main characters meeting each other again after all the years.The main characters were not overly likable; Barry, in particular, tended to be rather irritating and unrealistic in his expectations and actions. Furthermore, the ‘intentions’ that Barry had towards the future outcome of a relationship with Amanda when they were not together seems unbelievable considering the period of time between when the novella is set and when they last dated.While this was a good concept, the execution and the characters’ personalities were the main factors that stopped this novella from being a much better contemporary romance read.