Review: 3.5/5
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 30, 2014
TITLE~ Consolation PrizeAUTHOR~ Abbie St. ClaireGENRE~  Contemporary-RomancePUBLISHED~ Published May 23rd 2014 by Southern Ink PressPURCHASED/COST~ ARC for ReviewMY RATING~ 3.5/5SYNOPSIS~(From Goodreads)**Mature Content**A woman who knows that the only guy she ever loved was a cheater and a slime-ball, but hates the idea of being the last one of her friends to be single…A man who spent years chasing the beauty queen and always coming in second, takes a bet from his friends for a little action. Little does he know that when they up the ante, they also get to pick the girl…That’s when Miss Pinkhaired Girl suddenly turns into Miss Blue Eyes…Flynn Davis had spent years waiting on Courtney to give up the chase for the crown and settle down to married life and babies. When they broke up, he thought maybe he’d missed his chance to have the family he always wanted, regardless of how hard his friends, Drew and Allen, tried to hook him up.Chloe Howard had her heart broken at Moody’s Bar when she discovered her boyfriend cheating on her. She left with tears, he left with a beer in his face. Now, at 29, she’s convinced the only males that give her any attention are her four-legged patients and they can’t talk back.A bachelorette party brings her to Moody’s Bar once again. A guys night out brings Flynn. Because of a bet, they’re matched up whether they want to be or not, despite how hard they fight it. If only she could remember what happened last night…MY THOUGHTS~I chose to read this book because I was provided with an ARC for review.I would love to give this book a 4 Star rating, but I just can't. Consolation Prize was well written, grammar-wise, but it didn't seem like a full story. The story line seemed really rushed and the characters could have been a bit more developed. I think the author, Abbie St. Claire, could've used the time within all the gaps to let us get to know the characters better and give them more depth. I was left feeling like I missed something, ya know?Overall, Consolation Prize was a good story and the author had the right idea with it. I just would rather have had it been "beefier".