Reviews

The Marriage Bargain by Jennifer Probst

yesididbringabook's review against another edition

3.0

The end is pretty typical. I saw it at the beginning, but the book is a good way to lose yourself.

jadebooks's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

lisabbyi's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

ailinnr's review against another edition

1.0

Surprisingly it wasn't a bad book and I did enjoy most of it. I have little complaints but mainly I had just decided to read it for fun in the first place so I'm content with the result :)

michellefleming33's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars. I really like this author. glad I spent the $3 on this ebook. totally predictable ending, but super cute. can't wait to read the next installment.

maggiemaggio's review against another edition

3.0

This book was mindless, fun, and actually not bad. I loved the description of a bookstore owner having to save her family by marrying her best friend's wealthy brother. I think it's pretty obvious how the story will go, but I still enjoyed the ins and outs the characters went through and how the story progressed. I don't necessarily feel a strong need to read any of Probst's other books, but I'll see how I feel down the line. This book reminded me a lot of [b:Married by Mistake|2238082|Married by Mistake|Abby Gaines|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1266661551s/2238082.jpg|2243930].

princess_whitelily's review against another edition

3.0

A humorous fairytale.

gittav's review against another edition

1.0

Asking for a storyline in a romance novel is a lot to ask, but this one really puts it to the test. After you get past the incredible beginning, the book continues with a sequence of chapters, which one can hardly call events. This book does not contain the conventional element of the problem to be overcome.

I read this book about a week ago and can hardly remember the characters names, yet I can explain what happens because so little does happen...

shannon_cocktailsandbooks's review against another edition

3.0

Alexa needs to save her family's home, so she tries to cast a love spell to capture a man who has a lot of money but also meets the other qualities she looks for in a man. If she's going to use a spell to help out her family, she might as well get what she wants to. Enter best friend Maggie with her own suggestion: marry her brother Nick, who needs a wife in order to retain controlling interest in his family's architecture firm.

Of course, neither of them is what the other imagines in the spouse they need, but they agree to a one year arrangement anyway. But things get a little messy when childhood feelings and lustful stirrings get in the way.

I enjoyed this story, especially since the arranged marriage storyline didn't include complete strangers but instead two people who knew each other as children and one of them harbored feelings for the other. It gave this a whole new emotional twist, which I really enjoyed.

As expected, there were jealous feelings, miscommunications, accusations and finally heartfelt apologies, but the story was engaging and both Alexa and Nick were wonderful characters that had you hoping they could make it work.

robazizo's review against another edition

3.0

Entertaining up to about 75 percent, but by the end it was terribly cliché and unbelievable.