Review: I Tried to Like This One (***Spoiler Alert***)
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2014
The premise of this book was one I thought sounded fun, but the reality of the book was too much. Or, more accurately, not enough. I had so many questions by the time I finished reading!The two biggest questions of all would be 1) why on earth would anyone end up liking a self-absorbed guy with the personality of a bowl of oatmeal? There were no redeeming qualities. None. There's just no way a woman--any woman--would fall for a man like that when he hasn't even said or done enough to show who he really is.And question 2) why on earth would a professional man (and we never did find out what Alex does, did we?) fall for a nutjob like Karen? I'm sure we were supposed to find her zany and kooky and fun, but she just came across to me as childish and more than a little simple. Everything about her irritated me, from her eating habits, to her "hearty" laugh. She seemed to have the same effect on Alex, so why would he suddenly, magically realize he loves her enough to give her his grandmother's ring again? I don't think so, Scooter.And am I the only one who is still trying to get a visual of what either Alex or Karen look like? Talking heads. No descriptions, no setting, nothing.Sorry, I just didn't enjoy this one.