6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
I didn't like it, but it was okay., December 1, 2009
This book starts out with the heroine being a spineless annoying girl who's willing to do anything to keep her man. She's pretty much been turned into a brainless sex object by her boyfriend because she loves him and doesn't want him to leave her, so she always tries to do stuff that will keep him. The fact that he has 0 respect for women means that it's impossible for her anyway.
The hero is supposed to be..I don't know. I don't think the author knows. He comes across as having no respect for women at all. He wants women that don't want him, but when he gets them he wants them to have their own mind and do things they want to do, but if they try to do things they want to do then he gets pissed because they should always do what he wants instead. If they do what he wants, then they're too clingy and boring. In a nutshell, he wants what he can't have and when he finally does get it, he doesn't want it anymore.
So when he finally ditches the heroine, she gets her act together and grows a spine. Now that the heroine wants nothing to do with him, but she's carrying his children, he's intrigued and wants her all over again. Same pattern as before so why should I believe that he's changed at all?
The author spent so many lines and pages reaffirming what a scumbag emotional waste the hero is, that those three or four one liners such as he'd thought about her more than he'd assumed he would, really don't give a 'secretly he's in love but he doesn't know it' feeling.
I read another comment about this book and I have to agree, I can see him divorcing her in a few years but I can't see them living together forever in happy loving bliss.
The writing style itself was good but the convincing emotional depth of the hero was a complete failure. I didn't like this story but it wasn't a wallbanger.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Satisfying Typical Read, February 14, 2010
This is a good middle of the road Harlequin. Sometimes you just need that quick candy bar read. You know what you're going to get and if the writing is well done you're satisfied. This one was a bit different in how the hero reacted to the heroine's pregnancy. Nice satisfying ordinary read.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
The hero was selfish., January 9, 2009
The story was okay. Although the two leads had good chemistry the hero was selfish and a snob. There was very little that was attractive about him except maybe his physical appearance. Overall an okay read.
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