Review: Sweet and fun read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 18, 2013
The Good:I really enjoyed reading Desire by Design. It was a fun and fast read. The characters were sweet and watching them get to know each other and get close made me want them to end up together.I liked that Evie was a tough cookie and could hold her own on a construction site. I also appreciated that she really wanted to be independent and make her family proud of her as well as being proud of herself.Matt is a sweetheart. He's just an upstanding kind of guy who tries really hard to do the right thing and live up to his expectations of himself.Uncle Bob, the Mayor, steals the show for me, though. He is so totally offensive and over the top with how he treats Evie. It's like he goes out of his way to be "that guy" and push every last one of her buttons. Obviously, you aren't supposed to like him at the beginning of the book, because he comes off like a jerk. But as soon as I figured out what his real agenda was, everything he did was pretty hysterical. Uncle Bob's talent for manipulation is epic and I love the twist to the title in light of his hijinks.The Bad:Evie, while a good character, kind of irked me a bit. She did things that made me want to smack her and yell at her to smarten up. As much as she made me cranky, her actions were consistent with her character and her internal motivations. So I can't complain TOO much about it.Overall:Desire by Design is a fun read and leaves you feeling good after you've finished. Even without that, it's totally worth reading just to watch Uncle Bob work his crazy manipulating magic.