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3.42 AVERAGE

emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Vance Banning datang dari Washington untuk menenangkan diri. Selama ini Vance merasa sakit hari dan lelah akibat pernikahannya dengan perempuan yang hanya peduli pada hartanya, lantas menjadikan pekerjaan sebagai pelarian Vance. Vance mengasingkan diri untuk memikirkan kembali tentang hidupnya. Ia membeli rumah kosong dan berniat menyendiri hingga batas waktu yang tak ditetapkannya.

Rencana itu bubar akibat kedatangan tetangganya yang memperkenalkan diri sebagai Shane Abbott. Meski bersikap kasar agar dijauhi siapa pun, tapi Shane tak peduli. Dia tetap menjadi tetangga yang baik. Bahkan menawarkan Vance untuk merenovasi rumahnya karena mengira Vance seorang tukang kayu yang sedang menganggur.

Shane yang ceria, terbuka, impulsif, dan tak bisa menyimpan rahasia membuat Vance tahu segala cerita tentang Shane langsung dari Shane sendiri. Tentang rencana pernikahannya yang gagal dan membuatnya mendapat tatapan iba dari seluruh penduduk kota, ibu yang tak pernah peduli, nenek sebagai satu-satunya anggota keluarga pun kini telah meninggal dunia. Vance sendiri tak pernah bercerita pada Shane tentang dirinya. Tentang siapa dia dan apa yang dikerjakannya di Washington.

Vance mulai merasa nyaman dengan hidup sebagai tukang kayu dan pelan-pelan mulai mendapat order pekerjaan dari para tetangga yang lain. Tepat disaat itu ibu Shane yang seorang sosialita muncul dan mengenali Vance sebagai CEO Riverton, perusahaan besar di Washington. Dia mulai memeras Vance dengan mengancam akan membeberkan rahasia Vance pada Shane karena ia tahu Shane sama sekali tak tahu siapa sebenarnya Vance.

Sebenarnya cerita bagus tapi entah mengapa saya tak simpati membacanya. Bagi saya karakter Shane agak kurang lovable meski saya sendiri tak mengerti dimana letak kekurangan Shane.



@ Halmahera
02062013

Didn't even finish it. It was going well enough until her mother showed up. Just ruined my mood for anything but a comfort book. grr.

Very sweet little read. Quite refreshing after all the books I've read lately.

I needed a little filler in between audio books, so I grabbed this one. It was simple enough, and of course you know what's going to happen in the first chapter or so. Just a little cheesy romance.

One suggestion? If you like Nora Roberts (I don't think her writing is for me), DON'T listen to it. The voice actor is terrible. She has no emotion in her voice whatsoever.
It's just BAD. Really bad.
emotional lighthearted slow-paced
emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I've got 9 books to read in December to make my goodreads goal. I have set a goal for the last two or three years and never made it. I will make it this year if I have to read all the crappy romances in South Carolina to do it.

So I went to the library and prepared myself for the next week. I got Christmas romance, vampire romance, Victorian romance, and prairie romance. Yeehaw.

So about this book. Meh. It wasn't the level or horror I'm anticipating over the next few weeks but it was pretty shtick. Rich and successful, amazingly hot, troubled and moody man tries to escape it all by buying a house in the country and pretending to be an out of work carpenter....

And she falls in love with him on sight. No literally, ON SIGHT.

Sigh, but still, it could have been worse.

8 more to goal!

Not in love with the writing style, and the characters felt forced. Well I guess Nora is just not for me. Not enough steamy or christmas for me. For others who enjoy a slow build and not much detail in the bedroom this could be a fun read... just not my cup of tea.
Do have to say I was waiting for the reveal of his identity so it did keep me interested enough to finish it in one night.

Will not finish