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abbyreads2's review
3.0
I have a lot to say and It's more than 400 words.
First of all, this book seemed so stereotypical. It was so pathetic. She knew he didn't want that lifestyle but it seemed like she was trying to change him in a way. This book is the reason most people hate romance books. Honestly.
Secondly, how convenient that she gets pregnant knowing he didn't want kids? And the fact that after barely two seconds he suddenly accepts it and want to get make a second one? Not at all realistic. It gives people the idea that love makes everything okay and It doesn't work like that. I hated that.
She was stubborn and he was...well I'm not sure. This book annoyed me. I guess they were okay, the writing was okay and the plot. I'm not sure why I'm giving this book a three star, maybe because I rarely give one or two stars. And it was okay. But it was too stereotypical, too ridiculous, too basic. I did like that he always cooked dinner and not her, I think that's why i gave it a one star.
Anyways, I have a lot more i can say. I'll summarize it. This book wasn't for me. She obviously expected him to be okay with the pregnancy even though he repeatedly stated he didn't want kids. I feel like no one was listening to him and expected him to change his views. And the fact that he did, it just urked me. Someone can be in love AND make the decision not to marry or have children. Love doesn't equal marriage and babies. I'm getting tired of these one dimensional, one way of thinking or ending. I'm over it. Barely three stars worthy. And I usually like most romantic books I read.
I feel like I wasted my time reading this book. No memorable. I'm mad that I didn't like it or that it was written this way because I wanted to like it. I thought I would've liked it and I didn't. I'm also mad that I'm mad about it cuz it's just a book yet it isn't just a book. It's a way of thinking and it's normalized. Daily. This type of ending. I'm also mad that I'm mad about it because now I'm making a big deal of it and it shouldn't be. I guess this book frustrated me on a personal level. Okay read, wish I never came across this book.
First of all, this book seemed so stereotypical. It was so pathetic. She knew he didn't want that lifestyle but it seemed like she was trying to change him in a way. This book is the reason most people hate romance books. Honestly.
Secondly, how convenient that she gets pregnant knowing he didn't want kids? And the fact that after barely two seconds he suddenly accepts it and want to get make a second one? Not at all realistic. It gives people the idea that love makes everything okay and It doesn't work like that. I hated that.
She was stubborn and he was...well I'm not sure. This book annoyed me. I guess they were okay, the writing was okay and the plot. I'm not sure why I'm giving this book a three star, maybe because I rarely give one or two stars. And it was okay. But it was too stereotypical, too ridiculous, too basic. I did like that he always cooked dinner and not her, I think that's why i gave it a one star.
Anyways, I have a lot more i can say. I'll summarize it. This book wasn't for me. She obviously expected him to be okay with the pregnancy even though he repeatedly stated he didn't want kids. I feel like no one was listening to him and expected him to change his views. And the fact that he did, it just urked me. Someone can be in love AND make the decision not to marry or have children. Love doesn't equal marriage and babies. I'm getting tired of these one dimensional, one way of thinking or ending. I'm over it. Barely three stars worthy. And I usually like most romantic books I read.
I feel like I wasted my time reading this book. No memorable. I'm mad that I didn't like it or that it was written this way because I wanted to like it. I thought I would've liked it and I didn't. I'm also mad that I'm mad about it cuz it's just a book yet it isn't just a book. It's a way of thinking and it's normalized. Daily. This type of ending. I'm also mad that I'm mad about it because now I'm making a big deal of it and it shouldn't be. I guess this book frustrated me on a personal level. Okay read, wish I never came across this book.
mehsi's review against another edition
4.0
A girl who needs 150k for her family, a boy who needs a wife for an inheritance. Will they be able to live up to the contract they set? Or will they fall hard in love?
So, I had to read a few books for a copycat challenge, and this was one of them. The book really seemed adorable, sweet, and cute, and I was eager to see if these two would fall in love, or if they would manage to resist all temptations.
Meet our two characters. Nick. A rich guy with a troubled past (parents who didn't love him, a dad that left his mom, and more unhappiness). He is an architect and loves making/designing buildings. He needs a wife due to a certain requirement in his late uncle's inheritance. Now to find a woman who can deal with his contract, and who doesn't mind marrying and staying together for a year.
Alexa. A sweet girl with her own book store (which made me love her even more), a big heart, an animal lover, and a girl in desperate need for some money. The money isn't for her (though she will pretend it is), it is for her parents.
I loved that Alexa and Nick had a past. That they were childhood friends. I loved seeing their shared past, see how they felt about each other (not that well, though we can also see there is more to it).
I loved the contract, but of course, it was just that obvious, I knew that there would be breaches soon. Still, I admire that they both managed to make a contract, add some things, subtract some things (like Alexa who didn't think it was fair that she couldn't have sex, but Nick could).
It was great seeing these two open up, getting closer, figuring out how they feel about each other. I was rooting for them to get together, to make this marriage a real thing and not a fake thing.
I just wished Alexa had been honest about what she had done with the money. But I guess then we wouldn't have had so much drama. :P
I had quite a laugh at the fact that every time they went for it, or were planning to go for it, they were interrupted. Thankfully, eventually they are able to go for it without interruptions, and oh my!
The sex scenes are perfect! I loved them, they weren't too much (as some books I have read), but just right. I also loved the sexual tension between the two characters, plus it was quite funny that they were both trying to ignore it, but that it got worse with every page, until the tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife.
Sorry, but what happened at Chapter 10? Helllllloooo, why was that needed? Good grief, it was just too coincidental to be funny. Plus, who doesn't know what happens when you mix the those two things? The whole book was amazing, it was cute, it was sweet, it had tension, it had good sex scenes, but right after the moment Nick meets his daddy, what happens to our girl? Yeeeeeeep. You can guess. :| And of course after that x happens. Of course, so cliché, so urggghghgghhgg. *rolls her eyes until they pop out* Then in the next chapter there is the big reveal, because DUH, the book is almost over so hurry hurry and get it all out in the open air. Good grief. Why. Why. -0.5 star for this BS.
The ending, eh, sure, it was as cliché as you can get, but OK, it was still pretty sweet, and yes, I cried. I was still very very happy with it.
All in all, I just loved this book, and I will keep on reading this series. Especially seeing that the next book is about Michael and Maggie. I just adored both these characters and I was already rooting for them to get together in this book.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
So, I had to read a few books for a copycat challenge, and this was one of them. The book really seemed adorable, sweet, and cute, and I was eager to see if these two would fall in love, or if they would manage to resist all temptations.
Meet our two characters. Nick. A rich guy with a troubled past (parents who didn't love him, a dad that left his mom, and more unhappiness). He is an architect and loves making/designing buildings. He needs a wife due to a certain requirement in his late uncle's inheritance. Now to find a woman who can deal with his contract, and who doesn't mind marrying and staying together for a year.
Alexa. A sweet girl with her own book store (which made me love her even more), a big heart, an animal lover, and a girl in desperate need for some money. The money isn't for her (though she will pretend it is), it is for her parents.
I loved that Alexa and Nick had a past. That they were childhood friends. I loved seeing their shared past, see how they felt about each other (not that well, though we can also see there is more to it).
I loved the contract, but of course, it was just that obvious, I knew that there would be breaches soon. Still, I admire that they both managed to make a contract, add some things, subtract some things (like Alexa who didn't think it was fair that she couldn't have sex, but Nick could).
It was great seeing these two open up, getting closer, figuring out how they feel about each other. I was rooting for them to get together, to make this marriage a real thing and not a fake thing.
I just wished Alexa had been honest about what she had done with the money. But I guess then we wouldn't have had so much drama. :P
I had quite a laugh at the fact that every time they went for it, or were planning to go for it, they were interrupted. Thankfully, eventually they are able to go for it without interruptions, and oh my!
The sex scenes are perfect! I loved them, they weren't too much (as some books I have read), but just right. I also loved the sexual tension between the two characters, plus it was quite funny that they were both trying to ignore it, but that it got worse with every page, until the tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife.
Sorry, but what happened at Chapter 10? Helllllloooo, why was that needed? Good grief, it was just too coincidental to be funny. Plus, who doesn't know what happens when you mix the those two things? The whole book was amazing, it was cute, it was sweet, it had tension, it had good sex scenes, but right after the moment Nick meets his daddy, what happens to our girl? Yeeeeeeep. You can guess. :| And of course after that x happens. Of course, so cliché, so urggghghgghhgg. *rolls her eyes until they pop out* Then in the next chapter there is the big reveal, because DUH, the book is almost over so hurry hurry and get it all out in the open air. Good grief. Why. Why. -0.5 star for this BS.
The ending, eh, sure, it was as cliché as you can get, but OK, it was still pretty sweet, and yes, I cried. I was still very very happy with it.
All in all, I just loved this book, and I will keep on reading this series. Especially seeing that the next book is about Michael and Maggie. I just adored both these characters and I was already rooting for them to get together in this book.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
adorkablybritney's review
4.0
This book was an easy read and kept my interest the whole time. Solid romance novel.
charms1976's review
5.0
I put off purchasing this book because of all the hype around it. I am not a huge fan of marriage for money usually, and I just didn't want the disappointment when I read it. Now, I am kicking myself in the rear wondering what the heck I was thinking!
When Alexa finds herself needing money to help save her family from losing their home, she casts a spell to find Mr. Right. While she isn't so sure it will turn out the way she is hoping, she did try to put in specific details on what she is looking for in this man. One of the main things is money to help her family. It is the only reason she is even attempting to do this.
Nicholas Ryan is rich and a loner. He doesn't do commitment and he doesn't want a family. He is focused on his career and growing his business. In order for him to inherit his father's business, he needs to get married. His sister, who is friends with Alexa, decides to intervene and propose a solution for both. What starts out as a contract of convenience, quickly becomes a battle of sexual wills.
Alexa lies to Nick and tells him that she is going to use the $150,000 for an expansion to her book store. She doesn't want him to know the real reason she agreed to the contract. Nick figures she is just out for money and doesn't think he will have any problem with Alexa wanting a commitment. What they think will be an easy year of being married in name only turns out to be a heck of ride for the both of them.
I loved the writing of The Marriage Bargain and the dialogue of each character. I loved how they bantered back and forth while trying to fight the attraction between each other. While the plot is something that has been around in romance books for decades, Jennifer Probst brings the characters to life with her wonderful writing. I am now anxiously waiting the next book in the series and have added this author to my auto-buy list!
When Alexa finds herself needing money to help save her family from losing their home, she casts a spell to find Mr. Right. While she isn't so sure it will turn out the way she is hoping, she did try to put in specific details on what she is looking for in this man. One of the main things is money to help her family. It is the only reason she is even attempting to do this.
Nicholas Ryan is rich and a loner. He doesn't do commitment and he doesn't want a family. He is focused on his career and growing his business. In order for him to inherit his father's business, he needs to get married. His sister, who is friends with Alexa, decides to intervene and propose a solution for both. What starts out as a contract of convenience, quickly becomes a battle of sexual wills.
Alexa lies to Nick and tells him that she is going to use the $150,000 for an expansion to her book store. She doesn't want him to know the real reason she agreed to the contract. Nick figures she is just out for money and doesn't think he will have any problem with Alexa wanting a commitment. What they think will be an easy year of being married in name only turns out to be a heck of ride for the both of them.
I loved the writing of The Marriage Bargain and the dialogue of each character. I loved how they bantered back and forth while trying to fight the attraction between each other. While the plot is something that has been around in romance books for decades, Jennifer Probst brings the characters to life with her wonderful writing. I am now anxiously waiting the next book in the series and have added this author to my auto-buy list!
jenlynnhill's review
2.0
If I had bought the book I would have been disappointed, but it was a free download on my e-reader so I couldn't be too disappointed with it. It was so predictable and cliched and I didn't feel as if the characters were fleshed out enough to make them interesting.
amym84's review
2.0
This was a very cookie cutter story. Everything was predictable. But it's a good book if you're looking for something to not take too seriously, something to take your mind off the day. I don't know if I will read the other books in the series when they come out, but I may if there was nothing else.