Review: Eh......Not what I expected
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 10 25, 2013
Firstly I must say that the book was well written.However....The part that left me feeling like something was missing, and was a struggle for me to push through with the story was the likability of the characters.I found Josh sweet, but too self-absorbed in his "little problem", which is what led to the conflict in the book.  Nick came across as a sufferable martyr that would put up with anything as long as it made Josh happy.  For me this lent an instability to their relationship where Josh always felt guilty for his needs, and Nick was always being hurt by caving in to his misgivings and beliefs, as long as it was in the pursuit of Josh's HEA.Now on to to Laura.  Even though she came in as an innocent to their plans, her complete selfishness at wanting another mans husband just left a bitter taste in my mouth.  I know the inevitable HEA was on the horizon, but I hated that I could not take a liking to the heroine of the book.I'm not saying that the book was bad - because it wasn't.  I just had a problem liking the main characters which at the end of the day made the book less interesting to me.Also, another reader passed a comment on the book being along the lines of a Barbara Cartland novel, and to a certain degree I agree.  Usually I don't have a problem putting pictures to the scene the book depicts, but I struggled with this one.  The book is written in the present day, but I could not for the life of me imagine it so.  The only modern thing I pictured was the island hotel and Josh's blue Subaru.  Everything else I pictured tended to resemble things from two decades past.I know I said a lot in this review, and I don't feel the need to pass comment on all the books I read.  This book however made me want to put my own thoughts out there to see if I am the only one who had a problem with the characters.Overall, the book was nicely done, just not my cup of tea I guess.