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3.31 AVERAGE
3.31 AVERAGE
A friend of mine recently pointed out that he's tired of watching anything other than scifi thriller movies because everything else (read chic flicks or anything essentially with romance) is just "brainwashing." That because of those movies he's expected to be this perfect arrangement of guyness that movie dudes present. Or otherwise that he'll go along doing what he's doing and then suddenly through some strange sequence if events experience an epiphany that he's happier being another way with the perfect girl for him. But mostly, he said, those movies lied to him too, that finding and keeping love would be easy; that he should change.
I jumped at his statement, quick to assert that I enjoy lighthearted movies with neat endings (read: chic flicks) for just those very virtues: I have my own problems, plus there's starving children somewhere, I don't always want to watch some fictional movie that makes me cry.
But he really got me thinking, do those movies - and, really, do these books - slowly but surely start to subtly change how I view love and how relationships work? Have I become too doe-eyed and naive as to what it all entails? Do I really think some ordinary joe Prince Charming will fall madly in love with me and spend the rest of his life trying to convince me that we are meant to be together?
So I determined to look at things differently on the chance this was the case. And tbh, I have gotten tired of the same old story. And yet, somehow, this book got through my barriers. And boy oh boy, woo-ee.
This book is: Absolutely super fantastic. A little slow going at first in the sense that there wasn't a lot of action *wink wink nudge nudge* if you know what I mean ;-). But still good all the same. And then it just all WHOOSHED. You know, sorta meaning "it all came together" but not so much that as certain characters had their scheduled epiphanies at the appropriate moments in the book la-de-da. But still,swoon, this book was so well written that it didn't matter how predictable it all was; all that mattered was, geez is he gonna sweep her with adoration or what?! Basically, I'm in love with this book for now.
I rate a book based on how it makes me feel once I've turned the last page. So, yep, I felt 5-worthy.
I jumped at his statement, quick to assert that I enjoy lighthearted movies with neat endings (read: chic flicks) for just those very virtues: I have my own problems, plus there's starving children somewhere, I don't always want to watch some fictional movie that makes me cry.
But he really got me thinking, do those movies - and, really, do these books - slowly but surely start to subtly change how I view love and how relationships work? Have I become too doe-eyed and naive as to what it all entails? Do I really think some ordinary joe Prince Charming will fall madly in love with me and spend the rest of his life trying to convince me that we are meant to be together?
So I determined to look at things differently on the chance this was the case. And tbh, I have gotten tired of the same old story. And yet, somehow, this book got through my barriers. And boy oh boy, woo-ee.
This book is: Absolutely super fantastic. A little slow going at first in the sense that there wasn't a lot of action *wink wink nudge nudge* if you know what I mean ;-). But still good all the same. And then it just all WHOOSHED. You know, sorta meaning "it all came together" but not so much that as certain characters had their scheduled epiphanies at the appropriate moments in the book la-de-da. But still,swoon, this book was so well written that it didn't matter how predictable it all was; all that mattered was, geez is he gonna sweep her with adoration or what?! Basically, I'm in love with this book for now.
I rate a book based on how it makes me feel once I've turned the last page. So, yep, I felt 5-worthy.
C asey Greene bersama sahabatnya mengikuti kuis Kiss The Bride. Suatu program acara di televisi dimana para cowok melamar kekasih mereka dan menikah dihadapan para penonton yang disiarkan secara langsung. Joe, pacar Casey, mendadak dicara tersebut menyatakan tidak bersedia menikah dengan Casey. Casey dipermalukan di hadapan seluruh kru televisi, penonton di studio dan di rumah.
Tapi seorang cowok tidak dikenal datang menyelamatkan muka Casey. Namanya Adam Carmichael. Pemilik setengah saham Carmichael Broadcasting sekaligus cowok paling diminati di seluruh New York. Adam melakukan hal tersebut tak lain karena ia tidak tega melihat Casey dipermalukan oleh pacarnya dan bersedia lah ia menikahi Casey. Toh pernikahan itu juga pernikahan bohongan. Mereka menikah dan berbulan madu di suite "Romeo and Juliet" yang disediakan oleh sponsor acara Kiss The Bride.
Pernikahan mendadak Casey dengan orang yang tak dikenalnya ternyata punya maksud tersendiri. Casey menikah agar ia bisa keluar dari rumah dan fokus pada kuliah psikologi serta berkonsentrasi menulis buku. Semntara Adam menikah agar sahamnya di Carmichael Broadcasting tidak jatuh ke tangan Henry sepupunya. Surat wasiat ayah Adam mensyaratkan Adam harus menikah sebelum batas waktu yang telah ditentukan atau sahamnya jatuh ke tangan Henry. Dengan kesepakatan tidak tertulis Adam dan Casey memutuskan untuk menikah hanya selama satu bulan.
Dalam perkembangannya rencana mereka tidak bisa dilaksanakan. Mereka tak bisa menikah lantas satu bulan kemudian bercerai. Mereka dituntut untuk tetap menikah atau minimal mempunyai bayi. Ketika Adam mengutarakan hal tersebut Casey mundur dari kesepakatan mereka. Ia sudah divonis dokter tidak bisa punya anak. Jadi untuk apa melanjutkan rencana mereka.
Karakter
Casey Greene, mahasiswi psikologi yang sedang menulis buku pertamanya. Casey merupakan tipikal cewek yang gampang iba pada keadaan apa pun dan pada siapa pun. Hal itu menyebabkan ia selalu dimanfaatkan oleh orang-orang terdekatnya. Sang Ayah menyerahkan perawatan rumah pada Casey. Kakaknya menyerahkan pengasuhan anak perempuannya seratus persen pada Casey sehingga ia bisa hidup santai tanpa terbebani seorang bayi. Akumulasi semua itu menyebabkan Casey memutuskan menikah agar bisa terbebas dari "kekangan" mereka dan mengurus hidup dan cita-citanya.
Adam Carmichael, bujangan paling diincar di kota New York, ganteng, bukan tipikal playboy, dan pekerja keras. Sewaktu kecil Adam terbiasa dinomorduakan oleh ayahnya yang lebih mementingkan bisnis sehingga ia berpikir kalau seandainya ia punya anak nanti maka kebiasaan sang ayah pun pasti akan menurun kepadanya. Adam memutuskan menikah agar harta warisan ayahnya yang susah payah diselamatkannya dari kebangkrutan tidak diambil alih oleh sepupu dan bibinya.
Plot, PoV, Setting
Beralur maju dengan sudut pandang orang ketiga dan berlokasi di kota New York.
Ide Cerita
Saya suka pada ide ceritanya meski terkesan tidak masuk diakal. Masa sih ada orang yang bersedia menikah dengan orang yang tidak dikenalnya. Kalau menikah dengan orang yang tidak dicintai sih banyak ya #eh
Cover dan Terjemahan
Saya suka pada covernya yang simpel dan manis. Dua orang cowok-cewek berpakaian tuksedo dan gaun pengantin yang duduk dalam posisi yang tidak formal. Seolah-olah mereka memutuskan untuk duduk berdua melepas lelah setelah seharian mengikuti rangkaian prosesi pernikahan yang melelahkan.Sayangnya buku ini belum diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Indonesia.
Tapi seorang cowok tidak dikenal datang menyelamatkan muka Casey. Namanya Adam Carmichael. Pemilik setengah saham Carmichael Broadcasting sekaligus cowok paling diminati di seluruh New York. Adam melakukan hal tersebut tak lain karena ia tidak tega melihat Casey dipermalukan oleh pacarnya dan bersedia lah ia menikahi Casey. Toh pernikahan itu juga pernikahan bohongan. Mereka menikah dan berbulan madu di suite "Romeo and Juliet" yang disediakan oleh sponsor acara Kiss The Bride.
Pernikahan mendadak Casey dengan orang yang tak dikenalnya ternyata punya maksud tersendiri. Casey menikah agar ia bisa keluar dari rumah dan fokus pada kuliah psikologi serta berkonsentrasi menulis buku. Semntara Adam menikah agar sahamnya di Carmichael Broadcasting tidak jatuh ke tangan Henry sepupunya. Surat wasiat ayah Adam mensyaratkan Adam harus menikah sebelum batas waktu yang telah ditentukan atau sahamnya jatuh ke tangan Henry. Dengan kesepakatan tidak tertulis Adam dan Casey memutuskan untuk menikah hanya selama satu bulan.
Dalam perkembangannya rencana mereka tidak bisa dilaksanakan. Mereka tak bisa menikah lantas satu bulan kemudian bercerai. Mereka dituntut untuk tetap menikah atau minimal mempunyai bayi. Ketika Adam mengutarakan hal tersebut Casey mundur dari kesepakatan mereka. Ia sudah divonis dokter tidak bisa punya anak. Jadi untuk apa melanjutkan rencana mereka.
Karakter
Casey Greene, mahasiswi psikologi yang sedang menulis buku pertamanya. Casey merupakan tipikal cewek yang gampang iba pada keadaan apa pun dan pada siapa pun. Hal itu menyebabkan ia selalu dimanfaatkan oleh orang-orang terdekatnya. Sang Ayah menyerahkan perawatan rumah pada Casey. Kakaknya menyerahkan pengasuhan anak perempuannya seratus persen pada Casey sehingga ia bisa hidup santai tanpa terbebani seorang bayi. Akumulasi semua itu menyebabkan Casey memutuskan menikah agar bisa terbebas dari "kekangan" mereka dan mengurus hidup dan cita-citanya.
Adam Carmichael, bujangan paling diincar di kota New York, ganteng, bukan tipikal playboy, dan pekerja keras. Sewaktu kecil Adam terbiasa dinomorduakan oleh ayahnya yang lebih mementingkan bisnis sehingga ia berpikir kalau seandainya ia punya anak nanti maka kebiasaan sang ayah pun pasti akan menurun kepadanya. Adam memutuskan menikah agar harta warisan ayahnya yang susah payah diselamatkannya dari kebangkrutan tidak diambil alih oleh sepupu dan bibinya.
Plot, PoV, Setting
Beralur maju dengan sudut pandang orang ketiga dan berlokasi di kota New York.
Ide Cerita
Saya suka pada ide ceritanya meski terkesan tidak masuk diakal. Masa sih ada orang yang bersedia menikah dengan orang yang tidak dikenalnya. Kalau menikah dengan orang yang tidak dicintai sih banyak ya #eh
Cover dan Terjemahan
Saya suka pada covernya yang simpel dan manis. Dua orang cowok-cewek berpakaian tuksedo dan gaun pengantin yang duduk dalam posisi yang tidak formal. Seolah-olah mereka memutuskan untuk duduk berdua melepas lelah setelah seharian mengikuti rangkaian prosesi pernikahan yang melelahkan.Sayangnya buku ini belum diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Indonesia.
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This will sound like a contradiction to my rating, but this was a fun, light read.
HOWEVER, this was a short read and I was short on patience. It started off rather nicely until it got ... annoying.
The premise is simple enough. Heroine wants to marry jerk guy she’s with in a reality TV show, he tells her no, then the hero goes to the rescue so the show doesn’t lose face, thinking it was fake. Due to legalities, the marriage turned out to be real.
Then stupid things got in the way.
I just didn’t like the way it turned out. They let the issue go on and on before they decided they wanted each other. Hero would not admit feelings.
Heroine would be the sad, broken-hearted girl, it made me feel awful. I felt for her.
It was a cycle. Hero would be conflicted. He says/implies/does something cold.
Heroine's heart is shattered.
Repeat process, until HEA.
It took them months before they finally reached the same page.
I like to feel happy when I read a book. I got my HEA, but it got to the point where it took them so long and they were so stubborn that by the ending, I felt that it was just cheesy.
This will sound like a contradiction to my rating, but this was a fun, light read.
HOWEVER, this was a short read and I was short on patience. It started off rather nicely until it got ... annoying.
The premise is simple enough. Heroine wants to marry jerk guy she’s with in a reality TV show, he tells her no, then the hero goes to the rescue so the show doesn’t lose face, thinking it was fake. Due to legalities, the marriage turned out to be real.
Then stupid things got in the way.
I just didn’t like the way it turned out. They let the issue go on and on before they decided they wanted each other. Hero would not admit feelings.
Heroine would be the sad, broken-hearted girl, it made me feel awful. I felt for her.
It was a cycle. Hero would be conflicted. He says/implies/does something cold.
Heroine's heart is shattered.
Repeat process, until HEA.
It took them months before they finally reached the same page.
I like to feel happy when I read a book. I got my HEA, but it got to the point where it took them so long and they were so stubborn that by the ending, I felt that it was just cheesy.
I read this on the plane to NY - it's been on my e-reader a while. I really enjoyed it - a unique premise and lovely characters made it a fresh, fun read.
The main characters were charming.
It was a delightful read while preparing for a little time off.
It was a delightful read while preparing for a little time off.
This book was an easy read that made you laugh, cry, and show great appreciation for those you love.
Not my normal genre, but my brain couldn't handle much and it was free. It was OK. Next book.
Got a free ebook of this while Harlequin was still offering them. It's actually really cute! I mean, pretty predictable because, hello...it's a romance novel, but sweet nonetheless. I gotta say I loved the sub-relationship with Sam/Eloise just as much. All of the secondary characters were just as interesting and likeable. Very quick read, nicely done. I wouldn't mind reading a longer story from Gaines if she wrote one.