Review: A pleasant read overall; more nice, wasn't a make-me-swoon type of romance
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 9, 2013
Falling For the Guy Next Door is told in third-person, and we get both leads' POV. There are a few flashbacks as well, allowing the reader to see where things went wrong for this couple in the first place. About seven months ago, they moved from the friend zone and had a one-night stand, and then Jack does what he says he does best: leaving. He totally skips out on Megan. I mean, the sheets are hardly cold and he's out the door, running away from what he's feeling, running away from Megan and what she may represent to him. The story begins with Jack back in town, wanting Megan again, but he's also fighting his feelings again. The big question for the romance and for the reader is will Jack stay and take a risk with love or will he leave?Overall, the story is nice, soft and easy, a gradual kind of romance, which in itself is not bad, but I did find myself skimming some pages at times. There are some sensual scenes I enjoyed, and there is a nice feeling of romance to this couple, for the most part. And I guess that's my overall feeling about this romance: nice. I enjoyed the second-chance-at-romance angle, and I also enjoyed the small-town feeling of the setting (a coastal village in Cornwall, England). I liked both leads, but I wasn't too caught up in their story, wasn't too consumed with finding out how this was all going to turn out for them. It was pleasant while I was reading it, just not compelling, not that make-you-melt kind of love going on. Light, easy reading, a nice romance that maybe should have felt a bit stronger, fuller and deeper.