Review: 106 pages and it took me 4 days to read it
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 10 18, 2013
1 1/2 STARSThis book is 106 pages and it took me 4 days to read it. I was beyond bored with this story. I thought the synopsis of the book sounded a little cheesy, but sometimes I want a cheesy romance to sweep me off my feet. I felt like there was a basic story line given to this book and that was it. The Blind Date is about Shawna and Ryan who get set up on a blind date and unbeknownst to their friends that set them up... they went out years ago and it ended badly.Shawna was sweet enough, but just so boring. She went to Chicago to work at Saks for the summer after she graduated.... when Ryan sees her in a store and asks her out to dinner. Shawna gets burned by him after a weekend together and now she is bitter and closed off. I don't know if there wasn't enough time to develop her enough, but I just couldn't connect with her. I should have been championing her or feeling some kind of emotion, but really I just wanted her to shut-up.Ryan screwed up years ago with Shawna and all he wants to do is get her back and make it right. Again... maybe there wasn't enough time to develop the characters, but to me there was no connection. I didn't care if Ryan convinced Shawna to take him back... or if he was going to turn out to be an Ahole again. He started off doing her wrong and I think I just wrote him off after that.The sex was ok. There was a little heat, but I think you get teased too long. When I read a short book like this one I'm ready to either dive head first into the sex or it better damn well be worth it. I felt like it fell flat when there was a lot of potential.This story, for me, was missing a plot. I didn't walk away with a real feel of who the characters were and what their future held. So many moments were skipped over and then some were drawn out that felt unnecessary. This was a super short read, but I struggled through it. I can't figure out why exactly this book has great ratings other than the fact that its a quick read with a HEA.