Review: Just Okay
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 13, 2014
This book was just okay to me. I know the Cosmo Red-Hot Reads are often short, but this one just seemed like it was missing something. I don’t know if it was a lack of emotional depth or the plot holes that seemed to be everywhere, but it was just okay.First of all, the whole premise of the plot is cute. Except it’s kind of done badly. First off, Jessica means to leave her credit card for her waiter, but she accidentally leaves her hotel key card instead. She heads back to her hotel before she realizes her mistake and Sam has to rush after her. Cute concept, but why would she have left her credit card there in the first place? If it had been a mistake, I’d almost understand, but this is never mentioned as being a mistake. That just seems strange to me.Next, I did not like how the book ended. Jessica never actually tells Sam that she really does live in Seattle, not Chicago like she lets him think. I kept waiting and waiting and waiting for her to say something, but it never happens. Even at the end, she doesn’t actually say anything. I don’t even know if she was GOING to say something in the future. This kind of open-ended scenario drives me crazy. I wanted to see Sam’s reaction.Finally, I definitely believed their chemistry, but I didn’t really believe that they were in love so quickly. They’ve known each other for a handful of days—only actually spent time together for a little over one—and they’re suddenly in love. I just didn’t buy it.The story wasn’t terrible, but it just didn’t do it for me. I would’ve liked to see a little more depth. It was just okay.