From start to finish I was disappointed with this book. I expected more from what I’ve heard about this author and this series but for me it was a let down. Looking at reviews on Goodreads all I see are GIF’s – which by the way are the most annoying thing to me ever in a review, but I digress. These GIFs are filled with excitement and glee, which makes me feel like I’m missing something. So I reread. Which left me more disappointed.

Jen’s brother died in Iraq and her life kind of fell apart. She ended up doing things she’s not proud of and doesn’t really want to face those things again Her brothers’ best friend Colin came to the rescue and she’s been working in his restaurant and living in his house ever since. And falling in love with him more and more. Jen is overwhelmed with feeling like owes everything to Colin and just feels like it’s time to be on her own.

The bare bones of a plot is there but it is not well fleshed out. Actions and reactions of both Colin and Jen didn’t really seem to make sense to me. From the beginning they were pretty much admitting their feelings to each other but then not without much explanation for why they weren’t acting on them. Which drove me crazy and not in a good way.

But my main problem with the book was the writing. It felt kind of amateurish to me, very much a quick read that will not last or stick with me at all. There isn’t anything wrong with that kind of book but I like more meat to a plot, more meaning to an overall book. My light hearted romances that I love and read a ton of still have depth and passion to them, which I felt this was lacking.

2 Stars.

~Clio