Review: Honest review given
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 2, 2014
Talk about a comedic romp! This book gave me many a chuckle, I mean any book that has a pet hedgehog in it name Heath Ledgehog (which I gotta say might be a good porn star name) is instant gold to me, especially when he gets called “Spiny Satan”. A Tale of Two Pretties follow the antics of MacAllister “Mac” Barlow and Darcy Pepper, who went to high school together and are thrown together later in life by sheer coincidence. Mac is probably my favorite of the two; she’s fun, sassy, and oh so snarkalicious. Poor Mac got burned by her husband who she found screwing his secretary on not one but two occasions. She decides to move on with her life and runs into Darcy while trying to drown her sorrows at the local pizza place. Darcy has had a string of really really short term boyfriends. After her fallout with her last one (a drunken frat jerk name Dylan, who Mac calls the Dyl-hole) she decides she needs to get her life in order too. Darcy, I found harder to like because she seems to use men for material stuff. I think the reason behind this is that she’s never had a real relationship with a man, only ones where they give her stuff so she thinks that she’s only good for that kind of thing and that no one will want her for more. She’s so bubbly and happy; she’s a very good contrast to Mac who is much more serious. I thought it was really great when she finds B-rad (yes, your read that right) who values her for more than sex, although it takes some time for him to get through to her. B-rad (also known as Brad) seems like a joke at first. He has a stupid nickname and the fact that he’s a 30 something man that works in a pizzeria….plus he has some pretty groan-worthy pickup lines. But he’s a real softy and he’s completely loyal, which is exactly what Darcy needs after her relationship disasters. Mac’s love interest is the totally swoon inducing Preston! I swear he could give a girl the big “O’ just by talking. He’s probably the only guy who can deal with Mac’s constant snarkiness….he actually thinks that it’s cute. The book is full of witty comebacks and smart dialogue, and the characters are compelling and well developed. This is the first book in the series so it does end with a cliffy….which makes me crazy for the next book!!!