Review: Cute but perdictible
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 6, 2014
The Best Man for the Job by Lucy KingGrade: C“That was hotter than I’d ever have imagined. You’re hotter than I’d ever have imagined.”Celia Forrester has spent her life trying to get to the top and win her father’s approval. At her brother’s wedding Celia finally lets loose a little and it leads her straight into the arms of her brother’s best friend Marcus Black. Marcus was the one who broke her heart as a teenager but that doesn’t stop Celia from finally giving into the chemistry that has been swirling around them for years. One month later Celica gets an unexpected surprise that will change both her and Marcus’ lives forever.Marcus Black always tried to stay away from Celia Forrester but one moment of weakness and no he’s ruined for all other women. No matter what he tries marcus can’t get Celia out of his head and he is shocked when he finds out their one night of passion ended up with her pregnant. As the two get to know each other more and try to figure out their next step the more they realize they actually like one another. The more things start to get real the more old emotions and fears arise which could tear these two apart and end their family before it even begins.I am a sucker for any book where the little sister and the older brother's best friend have had crushes on each other for years but when you add in a surprise pregnancy, well I just had to read this book. I found The Best Man for the Job to be very cute and fun but at the same time very predictable. I felt that I was reading the third book in a series but as I checked over and over again I could not find out if this was true. The way the book starts feel like we should know about Celia’s brother and his wife Zoe as well as a couple named Lily and Kit. I found this to be very confusing but other than that I had no problems getting right into the story of Celia and marcus.I liked both Celia and Marcus and thought they were very fun and brought out the best in one another. Celia is the fun character who you get to watch transform over the course of the book and really see her find out what is important and what isn’t. Marcus is great at getting under her skin and making her really look at things in her life. Marcus on the other hand seems laid back but has way more issues then Celia. These two together made this book very cute and fun to read.As I mentioned before I liked this book but also very predictable. Nothing really major happens that really shakes things up and you know how thing will be resolved halfway through the book. I would have liked to have seen these two as Celia got further along in her pregnancy and how they handled all of it. I would have also liked to see them with the baby and found the time frame of the book too short for what I was hoping and expecting. Again very cute but there were some things that could have been added to make it better.