Review: 3.5 stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 6, 2013
Sometimes I wonder if I read contemporary romance novels (with or without smexing) just so I can feel smugly superior about my ability to communicate in my relationship.Other times I choose not to question my own motivations... because what fun is that?The Seduction Hypothesis (which sounds like the name of a Big Bang Theory episode, and might actually be what they were going for) is the story of two former lovers who had the misfortune of having been friends first. While normally being friends first is a good thing... in the case of a messy break up it can lead to unpleasantness. Or in the case of novels, hilarity. Especially when said friends are all planning a romp to a con together.You can feel me doing the Burns impression, can't you?Alright, now that we've gotten that out of our (my) systems...I actually enjoyed this book. It wasn't ground breaking, or earth shattering, but that's okay. I don't need that in every book I read. What I do need is to be engaged with the characters and entertained, and TSH delivers in the form of these two crazy kids learning to stop being scared of what they want. To embrace their inner freak with open arms and admit that they both made mistakes but they're willing to learn from them and move on.Plus it had a con back drop and an excellent cast of supporting characters.Dude seriously, Ivan is so awkward it hurts a little bit. But the good kind of pain, you know? Add in his Camilla and their techno version of Cyrano and that's just a heaping helpful of win.(I just fanned through some other reviews to see if I was missing anything or if there was a common complaint I disagreed with and was reminded that things don't always go right for our dynamic duo- you know... in the bedroom- but that's okay because it makes the main characters seem more human and makes the story feel more real)3.5 StarsI received a free copy of this title from Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.