Review: Good premise.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 17, 2014
For the Love of Laney started off well. I liked the premise of a less than typical thin girl finding love with her brothers college roommate. Both Laney and Levi were sweet together and he made her feel special when no one else even bothered.Laney' s mother was downright cruel to her overweight daughter and her Dad and brother Ajay were indifferent. So when a summer houseguest in the form of a very hot Levi starts to pay some attention to the love starved Laney, feelings start to emerge that Laney never thought possible.Their romance is sweet and thoughtful. However, when a subplot involving Laneys mother comes to the forefront of this book, that's when it all went south for me. The book descends into a silly story with both unpredictable and far fetched reactions.I wish the story was just about Levi and Laney and her struggles to accept some happiness but the rush by the author to finish up the storyline left me scratching my head. It just went in a less than satisfying direction and never got its groove back. I would hope future books by the author will take a bit longer to tell the story properly and give a chance for the reader to embrace the characters. This story had potential but overall fell flat.