Review: Sweet book geared toward younger adults but not if you want developed characters & a developed plot.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2014
I really wanted to rate this book at 2 1/2 stars. After reading it, I was somewhere between "don't like it" to "It's ok.". I probably won't buy another book from this author but at the same time it wasn't a waste of my time to read the story.The premise behind this book is 2 long time college best friends agree to pretend to be engaged at each other's events. Wes needed a pretend fiance to take the heat off him at his sister's wedding while Dani needed one in order to impress her boss at a company retreat. Add an ex real fiance on Wes's part and a jerk co worker on Dani's part plus some family drama herself and you have the makings of a really good story. Unfortunately, all of these sub stories were glossed over instead of adding substance to the characters.The story was sweet enough at points. The dialogue between Wes and Dani was entertaining but there wasn't much else to it. The self talk was too much and at times caused me to skim over parts of the book plus at times the self talk didn't seem to add much to their interactions. The book seemed rushed as well which frustrated me as I would have liked to have more of everything but especially how they both decided to come together. The ending irritated me. When reading this grand gesture from Wes, which I liked, Dani's initial response with her interrupting Wes, made me wonder if she really was a Junior Executive or a much younger girl. The way her response and reaction was written, it reminded me of how an 18 year old would react, not someone in her mid twenties. The story also needed an epilogue. Leaving the reader where it did was anticlimactic.Overall, this book is a sweet book geared toward the younger adults. If you are looking for well developed characters and a plot with substance, this book is not for you.