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A review by cristalclearshershelves
Fumbled by Alexa Martin
3.0
"Fumbled" is a contemporary romantic comedy that hit the spot, though I think the confines of the genre prevented this okay-good read from being a great and potentially outstanding read.
(I'm blaming the genre and not the author's skill, because that's kinder.)
With this second chance romance, I was immediately engrossed in the story (one of my favorite tropes) and found the characters humorous and entertaining, but this story could've been more. "Fumbled" is about a woman who had a baby at sixteen, raised the baby alone because she was told by her boyfriend's family that she should get an abortion, who then ten years later runs into her ex at her workplace. This woman, Poppy, within the span of hours, is fighting feelings--sexual and emotional--while engaging in cute banter with this dude she's allegedly pissed at.
Okay, so I knew immediately that this story wouldn't have a lot of character or story development. I was cool with this since, ya know, rom com. Except...Alexa Martin threw in conflict with the aforementioned family member, and this conflict was hardly developed and resolved. Also, she threw in unique conflict with hero, a character whose POV we don't get so that might've been a variable explaining why his story line was weakly developed. But, I found his struggle particularly fascinating and wouldn't have minded if the story had more dramatic layers and depth.
In short, although "Fumbled" was fun, and I found Poppy vibrant and endearing; and I found TK sexy and sweet. Although I enjoyed the secondary characters, found the story entertaining enough to read in three sittings, and I'm very much excited to jump back into this world for the next book and love story, I can't help but be a little disappointed because of its potential. And ain't that a bitch?
(I'm blaming the genre and not the author's skill, because that's kinder.)
With this second chance romance, I was immediately engrossed in the story (one of my favorite tropes) and found the characters humorous and entertaining, but this story could've been more. "Fumbled" is about a woman who had a baby at sixteen, raised the baby alone because she was told by her boyfriend's family that she should get an abortion, who then ten years later runs into her ex at her workplace. This woman, Poppy, within the span of hours, is fighting feelings--sexual and emotional--while engaging in cute banter with this dude she's allegedly pissed at.
Okay, so I knew immediately that this story wouldn't have a lot of character or story development. I was cool with this since, ya know, rom com. Except...Alexa Martin threw in conflict with the aforementioned family member, and this conflict was hardly developed and resolved. Also, she threw in unique conflict with hero, a character whose POV we don't get so that might've been a variable explaining why his story line was weakly developed. But, I found his struggle particularly fascinating and wouldn't have minded if the story had more dramatic layers and depth.
In short, although "Fumbled" was fun, and I found Poppy vibrant and endearing; and I found TK sexy and sweet. Although I enjoyed the secondary characters, found the story entertaining enough to read in three sittings, and I'm very much excited to jump back into this world for the next book and love story, I can't help but be a little disappointed because of its potential. And ain't that a bitch?