Review: To be or not to be
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 25, 2012
Nico and Amanda met in the most unideal circumstances. Their siblings who are romantically involved was in a car accident. Nico's sister Carita was in a coma while Amanda's brother Jonathan suffered broken bones but not life threatening. Like in most romance novels, sparks flew immediately when they met. But unlike other romance novels where the protagonists banter, Nico and Amanda indulged in silent soliloquy, which in terms of romance novels is actually a refreshing way of finding out what the hero and heroines are thinking,Very little dialogue might not be fun for most readers yet, in real life, we don't usually blurt out or act on fantasies with someone we just met, no matter how attractive. We go with the floe, so to speak.I like Jennifer Blake and I am familiar with her work. I enjoyed readingThe Tuscan's Revenge Wedding (Italian Billionaires Collection). I even like the two protagonists. So, why am I giving this book only four stars instead of five?It's because there were two subplots that were clamoring for more intrigue and climactic solutions but were just explained away. The explanations were good and believable but it could have been better --- the mystery of the car crash and the paparazzi involvement.Of course, this would have meant a much longer book. Nevertheless, I had to take away one star for that.