Review: Had the potential to be a good book....
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 08 21, 2013
The fact that this book had only two reviews and few stars going for it, should have been a sign. But I gave it a chance based on the previous reviewer who said that it was realistic and there was more to the story even after they got together (which I love the idea of that). However this book was far from realistic, so here are only some of my pet peeves with this book and its author.- It's wordy- way too verbose, superfluous language and often redundant. Since both POVs are included one would assume it would add to the book but it just regurgitates what you read a few paragraphs ago.- The book was all inner monologue and very little dialogue between the characters. I found that the book excruciatingly detailed stuff completely unnecessary to the story line. It was at times just painful to get through.- I don't know what generation this author was born into but if this was supposed to be a contemporary romance between the two lead characters who were in the late twenties/early thirties, then she missed the mark- BIG TIME. I doubt anyone in that age group today talks like the way they did to each other and with their peers. Seriously- this read more like a historical romance. I would recommend the author actually read a few contemporary romances first before writing anything more in this genre. I mean who uses words like wench. C'mon now?- NO it is not normal and usual for couples to match their clothing. Really?- If my husband called me "little one or young lady" all the time- I would be pissed and mortified because he would sound more like my dad and to add to the ick factor of that- it's what we call our daughter. Ugh.- Giggling all the time is not cool for an almost 30 year old professional woman.- I don't know what happened here but for someone using all those GRE words she sure spelled some really simple words wrong.I could go on and on but I really don't want to waste more time on this and really really wished I had not wasted my money either. It is a shame I cannot get my money or time back. Live and Learn or in this case read and learn- I guess.