southernbellebooks's review against another edition
3.0
This was kind of your typical early 2000's love story gone wrong turned right again. I enjoyed it but it's not the first thing that would come to my mind if I wanted to read a love story. I would overall recommend to someone else.
jackie_shimkus's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
amarrymeinbostonacademic's review against another edition
2.0
Reshelving to be read at a later date, possibly... DNF around page 35.
This didn't draw me back in when I put it down. Maybe I can't relate to the character as much as I should be able to? The pressure to get married is not as bad on women as it was almost twenty years ago when this was written (2002). At least, not where I live and I'm probably the age of the main characters. They sound like they're all youngish professionals in their late twenties or early thirties.
I think I was also hoping for more drama too. I read the first few chapters and it's not very dramatic. Perhaps I'm still used to the intensity of Outlander (which I finally finished) and these are just very different books. I wanted to read more classic romance so I had a better idea of what's on the market and what works have influenced our culture and writers today.
Admittedly, the title was what drew me in. I thought "Well, this is going to be good- juicy, dramatic." I wanted to know what was up in this relationship that made her break-up with him. He dumped her actually and she still acts like they are in a relationship to everyone she knows because she doesn't want anyone's pity. That was kind of sad, honestly. So fun gossipy drama, there was not much or perhaps not enough for me.
This didn't draw me back in when I put it down. Maybe I can't relate to the character as much as I should be able to? The pressure to get married is not as bad on women as it was almost twenty years ago when this was written (2002). At least, not where I live and I'm probably the age of the main characters. They sound like they're all youngish professionals in their late twenties or early thirties.
I think I was also hoping for more drama too. I read the first few chapters and it's not very dramatic. Perhaps I'm still used to the intensity of Outlander (which I finally finished) and these are just very different books. I wanted to read more classic romance so I had a better idea of what's on the market and what works have influenced our culture and writers today.
Admittedly, the title was what drew me in. I thought "Well, this is going to be good- juicy, dramatic." I wanted to know what was up in this relationship that made her break-up with him. He dumped her actually and she still acts like they are in a relationship to everyone she knows because she doesn't want anyone's pity. That was kind of sad, honestly. So fun gossipy drama, there was not much or perhaps not enough for me.
stephaniereads9b0f8's review
1.0
This book was just sooooooooo riveting that days after I finished it, I couldn't remember if I read it or not...
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