Review: A book to pass on maybe
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 12 29, 2011
I came online to write a review and the cover art totally shocked me. I definitely missed it when I was downloading books. I cant actually see what it had to do with the storyline.I didnt like this book. Its icky to think that a father would basically bully and coerce a mature woman to date his 17 year old son to teach him a lesson. And giving a child or teen the illusion of freedom almost always backfires. The basic storyline was pretty predictable although I was continually surprised that a 30-something, in-control woman would allow a teen to date her within her own sphere. Even hanging out in his world seemed a stretch. I guess that this was the author's idea of a meet-cute but it left a bad taste in my mouth. And who was taking the calculated risk on romance? It seemed to me that (despite the ending) the calculated risk was all about parenting and not about romance.The writing wasnt awful, but neither did it wow me. Overall, the story was imaginative and well-paced even though it was a little creepy and repellant. If you don't have high reading expectations and just want to be amused for a while, you can try this book, but I have to say- I wish I hadn't spent the time on it.