Review: Cute, witty concept of a story....
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 27, 2013
While I never read the first story of the series... "The Bet", I did not feel lost in how this story panned out.  Definitely a stand-alone book, if need be.Not to offer spoilers or too much depth of what the story is about, I will tell you this.....  You will laugh, you will cry, and you will..... feel...  with this story and how it is told.  Grandma Nadine is an absolute hoot!  Jake seems to be quite swoon-worthy when his character evolves.  Char, on the other hand???  She seems to be a little TOO believable of a heroine in an unbelievable set of events.  I have NO doubts that there are some women out there (including myself) that tries to keep their feelings in check when things do not work out as imagined, only to allow second, third, and fourth chances happen.  There are plenty of other characters to mention and that is probably why I could not give the solid 5-stars, but the character list does narrow down when there needs to be more focus.Just be prepared to go on a roller coaster of emotions reading this book.  Once you accept that... just sit right back and enjoy the ride you are taking with this story!(Oh, and on a side note....  There are some reviewers that had issues with how some characters were portrayed as being seen, example: the allergy thing on the plane and how Grandma Nadine reacts, well, the plane ride in general....  If the reader takes the time to absorb the events prior to that and the mention of "ruining" Jake in order to fix past mistakes before they get out of hand announcements from Grandma Nadine, you will understand the severity of the acts.  It was not truly mean and malicious acts, but a "tough love wake up call" being performed by an 80+ year-old woman on a mission.)