Helpful Score: 1
I really, really wanted to like this book because I thought the premise was fantastic, 26 dates based on the letters in the alphabet. Unfortunately, this book was a huge disappointment. I gave it 3 stars and I wouldn't recommend it to others unless you want a fun idea to try with a significant other, husband or whole family maybe.
Unlike other reviewers I didn't have too much of a problem with the various sets of charachters, although I would have rather their stories been interwoven instead of seperated. The problems I personally had were the writing style. She likes short sentences. And sometimes not even real sentences. The writing is choppy. It was aggravating and very noticable. It got on my nerves. And most times I don't notice stuff like that. The other things were that I actually identified best with Anna and Nicholas even though I'm the same age at Natalie! There was no heat in Natalie and Tom's relationship and there never was, not even at the end. I know Natalie doesn't settle for Tom but I was hard pressed to believe she actually loved him at the end. Unfortunately, there was a lot of heat between Lucy and Alec. I hate stories that make adultery seem ok/commonplace/glamorous/soul-mate seeking. This one didn't and at least the fall out is realistic. That's the best I can say about it. The dialogues were also really good and fun. Except I didn't understand much of the British slang. It took me a while to figure out snogging wasn't sex! lol
Unlike other reviewers I didn't have too much of a problem with the various sets of charachters, although I would have rather their stories been interwoven instead of seperated. The problems I personally had were the writing style. She likes short sentences. And sometimes not even real sentences. The writing is choppy. It was aggravating and very noticable. It got on my nerves. And most times I don't notice stuff like that. The other things were that I actually identified best with Anna and Nicholas even though I'm the same age at Natalie! There was no heat in Natalie and Tom's relationship and there never was, not even at the end. I know Natalie doesn't settle for Tom but I was hard pressed to believe she actually loved him at the end. Unfortunately, there was a lot of heat between Lucy and Alec. I hate stories that make adultery seem ok/commonplace/glamorous/soul-mate seeking. This one didn't and at least the fall out is realistic. That's the best I can say about it. The dialogues were also really good and fun. Except I didn't understand much of the British slang. It took me a while to figure out snogging wasn't sex! lol
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