Review: Nice novella
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 3, 2014
I received this book from Netgalley for an honest review.This book isn’t a novel, it’s a novella of a decent size. It’s a fast read, well-written and sweet. I didn’t blow my mind, didn’t make me fall for the characters and didn’t make me feel like I couldn’t put it down. It was just a nice read.The characters are more mature in age than I’m used to and it’s an agreeable change, but unfortunately, other than the mention of both characters’ age, mention written repeatedly to the point of making me roll my eyes a couple of times, I couldn’t exactly see it.Also, the characterization didn’t convince me all that much. Lauren said several times that she’s not a “nice” woman, that she’s not girlfriend material, but then her words and actions later on contradict that affirmation. Since it’s a novella, we can’t see the build up, the evolution. It put me off a little.The plot itself is pretty straight-forward, easy and without real threat for both characters or any consequences. Is it because this book is a novella and not a full length novel? Maybe, but in the end it bothers me a little bit.Though, the connection between Jake and Lauren was nice to read about even though I had a hard time believing it fully close to the end. The writing style helps a lot to win me over some since Victoria Dahl seems to be pretty at ease in this genre and this atmosphere.