Review: I liked it well enough, just couldn't dig most of the characters
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2014
Ahh, the age old question of should you take a chance on ruining a good friendship by dating your best friend...I've heard from some men that women and men cannot be friends...specifically that men cannot be friends with a woman...and that the men are secretly hoping to get close enough to the woman to date her. I'm a firm believer that men and women can be friends, but am honest enough with myself to say that it may not be strictly platonic on both sides in all cases.Megan and Ben have been best friends for 10 years. They have a lot in common, including working for the same company. The night before they are set to fly out for their other best friends' wedding, after being stood up, Ben calls Megan to join him for dinner at the local bar. Later that evening, given Megan is between boyfriends at this time, and has a few drinks under her belt, Ben proposes a coin toss to decide if they should sleep together. The next morning, hung over and sporting a headache, Megan wakes up to find Ben in bed beside her. Panicked and trying to recall the events from the night before, all she can think about is the fact that this could ruin their friendship. She basically kicks him out with a "this is a mistake, let's just forget it ever happened and keep this between us" and finishes packing for her trip. Poor Ben. Talk about not getting a chance to see where things could go from here. It's not that I can't understand where Megan is coming from. When you are as comfortable with someone as she is with Ben, knowing him as well as she does and vice versa, you don't want to risk that sex can change the dynamic of your relationship. However, panicking and effectively acting like it was a huge mistake isn't going to make it all go away.Once they get to the island, Ben has other ideas and forgetting it ever happened is not one of them. Things get complicated though when you have a bride from hell, promiscuous friends, and an interested third party. Especially when you're torn between trying to stay friends and fighting the attraction, not to mention the best sex of your life.Where I struggled is that I liked Ben. I wished he had stepped up though and told her he had feelings for her. What I didn't like was that aside from Ben, the other male characters, from Michael to Steven were just there. Michael pretty much let Jessica control everything. And Jessica? Jessica was the worst BEST FRIEND ever. I understand stress from planning a wedding, but she was absolutely, hands down horrible to Megan. But, the worst part, Megan was disappointing. She didn't stand up for herself when Jessica and her friends walked all over her, she wasn't honest with Steven nor Jessica, and she wasn't fair to Ben. Yep, he was a man-whore, but she knew this going in and didn't TALK to him, about their relationship nor his feelings. She had so many hints, but just ignored them all. And when he wanted to talk, she wouldn't even give him the chance, then blamed him for their "break up". So my rating is based on the fact that all though I got it, and I did, Megan and most of the characters just were not very likeable. I could have handled the others, but not when the main character frustrates me as much as she did.Bottom line, a contemporary romance that some will love while others will find it a little cliched. If you're looking for an easy read, and are ok with adults acting a bit immature (although I can honestly say I knew people just like these), then you may enjoy reading this. The grammatical issues others noted in earlier reviews have been cleaned up, but there are still a few. It can be a little distracting so if you are someone who gets easily annoyed by grammatical / spelling issues, forewarned is forearmed!!