Review: A good clean read that was an enjoyable pastime, but...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 30, 2014
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and the story line. It was a cute read to get my mind off of finals, and I definitely purchased the second book to enjoy later on. I liked how Ms. Hampton didn't just tell the story of them getting together, blah blah blah, marriage and then bam it's over. It was nice to see some real life struggle after the marriage, because marriage is a continuous battle.I have a few beefs with this book (that stretches out to others). I like reading interracial books. Its a genre I frequently enjoy and read on a regular basis. My big thing is the whole "race--black/white thing". Yeah, we get it, people will look and be snarly, but please don't bring it up over and over and over again. There is so much complaint that people aren't "equal". Well, if you want to be equal just shut up about all that crap--it's 1) annoying and 2) doesn't help the whole "equality" movement thing. IT JUST MAKES THINGS STAGNANT. Another beef, minor one, was the fact that some parts felt like an essay...I mean, in essays, you're not allowed to use contractions such as "don't" "won't" "can't" etc. There were MANY times throughout the book where she wouldn't use contractions, and it just sounded weird, 'cause people don't normally talk like that. Plus, she wouldn't use contractions in one sentence, but would use them in the next. ...It was very confusing, and awkward for while I was mentally reading. And my last beef, which is more of a personal thing was the whole "social networking" did bit at the end of every chapter. I honestly don't get the point of them. I thought it was a waste of space...that and it made them seem SO JUVENILE. I am a young adult, and even I DON'T post stuff like that. It was such a turn off.. like yuck! Don't post your dirty business like that on social network guys....Overall, this book was good. The heroine was annoying, but I totally get her point of view. I laughed so hard when the hero came in with a mullet. I couldn't do it lol. Very few grammatical errors were present, but the storyline helped distract me from them.This is a good, clean read that I would recommend to someone.