37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
This was a "Hero" ?, July 6, 2010
This review is from: Almost Perfect (Fool's Gold, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)
I have to agree with "readsalot", I got half way thru this book and wondered why Liz would even want this guy! Liz is really great---kind, caring,almost too good.
Ethan, on the other hand, thinks primarily about himself and his own needs and wants. Liz nails it when she says that he has only ever loved his own family. If you read the first in this series, "Chasing Perfect" then you'll know that he didn't speak to his best friend Josh for 10 years because Josh became the champion cyclist that Ethan wanted to be and couldn't because of an injury. Then he trashes Liz who he supposedly loves; greets her when she returns to Fool's Gold as though nothing had ever happened; blames HER because he didn't know about his son (inspite of the fact that she had proof that she tried to tell him twice), then trashes her to her own son. This is a love story? I was so frustrated and angry at the end I had to remind myself that this was only a work of fiction. Unless you have masochistic tendencies don't waste your time or money on this would be romance.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
not that great, July 8, 2010
This review is from: Almost Perfect (Fool's Gold, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)
I usually really like Susan Mallery's books but this one left me tired and bored. The hero was a jerk. It was predictable that Liz would move to Fool's Gold. Why? Ethan didn't deserve her. It seemed that Liz was doing all the compromising. All the parts of people stopping Liz on the street and berating her for how she supposedly treated Ethan were not only unbelievable but sounded really just stupid. I hope the next book in the series is better. I may have to think about buying the book at full price and wait for the discount.
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27 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not very heart felt, July 5, 2010
This review is from: Almost Perfect (Fool's Gold, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)
Unfortunately, this book had everything I despise in a romance novel. Firstly, too many children in a romance novel! Plot line is based heavily around kids, her (secret) baby, and her 2 nieces, that she never knew about until she ends up taking care of them.
Next, a hero who's not worthy of this title. Furthermore, a hero who never grovel enough or redeem themselves in a satisfactory manner by the end. Here is a guy, who tells all his buddies in front of the heroine(the secret girlfriend he supposedly loved) is a slut, and doesnt know her when teased about them. Heartbroken, she runs away only to returns 3 weeks later to tell him she's pregnant, but finds him in bed with one of her tormentor from high school. Of course, this makes her run away again, to return 5 years later to try telling him about the baby. This time she finds out he married another girl (which we later find out because he got her pregnant too, what a nice guy). And not once did he go after the heroine to apologize or to get her back. We're lead to believe its because he was young. Strictly speaking for myself, I just plainly felt he didn't love her at all. Ever. Even towards the end, right before the big corny HEA scene.
Lastly, I hate main characters who are authors in books and make the whole book what being a writer is all about. Heroine in this book is an author and its very thoroughly discussed here, which bored me to tears. She is ridiculously glorified as some hotshot author, who has a stalker, and even had some college scholarship named after her. I am guessing this is someone's ridiculously gloried dream.
This book disappointed me because when I read a romance novel, I expect to see true love, soul mates, some incredible love that only happens once, if lucky twice in a life time. However, in this book, I never felt the hero loved the heroine, and if in fact he did love her, it was your very average, everyday, plain joe, realistically boring love. Who wants to read about that...This is suppose to be a escapist story, isnt it?
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