Review: umm...what happened here?
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 3, 2014
Let me start by saying that Elle Casey is an insanely talented writer.  I love her voice.  I'm sad to give this less than a five star....because oh, how I loved Shine Not Burn.  This book just mystified me, honestly.  The hero and heroine came off as so immature to me.  I had to keep reminding myself that she was almost 30, not 18.  Ian is on her 'doo doo list'.  For 30 seconds.  Then he's just not.  For no other reason that I can see except that he's hot and she wants to have fun with him while she's there.  We have this huuuuuuuge buildup to them finally really kissing (umm not until 72%.  WHAT?!), and it's just glossed over.  And the primary conflict is how Andie has no girlfriends bc there's gossip about her in town.  Wait.  The conflict isn't even about the main characters?  Maybe Andie should hint in the slightest that this bothers her before our heroine is out starting chick fights.  And then he's just proposing.  At her work.  And she talks to every single person around her before addressing him and saying yes?  Huh?  I was so disappointed in this, maybe bc my expectations were so high after the Amazingness  (yes, with a capital A) of Shine Not Burn.  Please forgive me Ms. Casey, but I'm very glad this wasn't the first book I read by you...I don't think I would have come back for a second if it had been.