Nice, but forgettable

This was an “ok” sort of romance. No great drama, no great angst. In fact that was the problem. It was just too real. I read to escape from reality, and this just felt so normal.

The H had commitment issues – don’t they always – but for no real reason. His parents were divorced and he lost touch with his father, but apart from that he had a fairly normal single parent upbringing. The h also came from a broken home and had “issues” with her parents, but again, this was just a bit of light background filler that seemed to really have no impact on the story, or the couple themselves. They were two sensible, well-adjusted, successful and independent characters. She agreed to a “no strings” friends-with-benefits sort of relationship after finding her fiancé having sex with a man, but I could never understand why the H was also so keen to avoid relationships. There was nothing in his background to justify why he was so adamant that he could never be seriously involved with anyone. And he was apparently too oblivious to realise that he was already in a serious, monogamous, relationship with the h, even though he was still determined not to officially acknowledge it.

One thing I did like about the story was that it did not just happen overnight. They lived in different cities and there were large gaps of time spent apart due to jobs and life separating them, however as they were both so comfortable with such long separations it did mean the relationship did not feel promising or exciting. It was just nice. Comfortable. Normal. Boring. I listened to this book with no real feeling of connection to the story, or the couple, or the romance. At the end the h realises she is “in love” and “wants more” and so she tells the H, and dumps him. He leaves in a huff, stews over the issue for a week, then realises that he, also, is “in love” and “wants more” and comes back with the obligatory ring and cute puppy. They lived happily ever after. The End. This book was well written, and well narrated. Unfortunately it was also completely forgettable.

2 persone l'hanno trovata utile

I’m sorry, I can’t! I DNF…

Oh goodness me! This is so tedious! The first book in the series started off interestingly and engagingly, but this is just, plain tedious!

Both main characters are trying too hard to convince us and themselves that they don’t like each other - so much so, that I’ve arrived at chapter 7 and I’m bored out of my mind!!! When is the story going to start? Sigh! I’m sorry, for me it’s just not worth pursuing.

1 persona l'ha trovata utile

Nice story

I like the author writes steam but makes you wait a bit for it. this was a good book, I thought the character and relationship development was better in this than the first in the series. really enjoyed the story, easy listening

Westly

Really nice story, I like the characters, plenty of sparks between the love interest, overall a good performance

lovely read

lovely read, was easy to listen to. only one weird thing how the narrator pronounces wh- words.. cant get used to that :D otherwise, she is great with both female and male lead.

Great holiday read

Great second book introducing, Claire after Lucy’s wedding. Now looking forward to Maddie’s and Adele’s stories to conclude this series - great holiday romance reads