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A review by obsidian_blue
The Accidental Proposal by Matt Dunn
2.0
I can honestly say that I really did enjoy the first novel of Matt Dunn's that I read, The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook: Eddie will do whatever it takes to become her Mr. Right. I was happy that I had found a new author to read and sat down and promptly bought the next two novels starring Ed Middelton and his best friend Dan. The second novel, Ex-Girlfriends United: Dan used to get the girls. Now the girls are getting him back. could have been a brilliant novel if only it had been told from Dan's point of view. Having Ed still going around and acting insecure through a second novel was just a bit too much for me to deal with. Not to mention that he was being really dumb how he handled things with his ex and current girlfriend.
This novel is book three starring Ed and Dan and how I am wishing that I had never bought it at this point. Matt Dunn can definitely write. He definitely knows the male brain and it would be great to read about the inner workings of a male mind while in a relationship. If this novel had been told from a different point of view's than Ed's I probably would have enjoyed it more.
The novel begins with Ed telling Dan that he is engaged since his girlfriend of a couple of year's Sam asked him while they were in bed one night (Quick Aside #1 I honestly don't think that Sam asked him to marry her, but was just chatting about marriage and the future and since Ed is dumb as a bag of hair he did not get that) and with Ed quickly becoming insecure that Sam may not want to marry him. Ed eventually proposes to Sam, but he still thinks that she asked him first. None of this is ever resolved in the course of this novel and it becomes a moot point anyway so I have no idea why it was even brought up as a thing throughout the novel.
Ed throughout this entire novel just ran around acting insecure and just stupid (once again) due to the fact that his ex-girlfriend dumped him via a letter and cheated on him with someone else. I have never in my life yelled at a fictional character the way I did Ed. I said at least 20 times
"For all that is holy, GET OVER IT!"
Ed remarks about Jane and Sam constantly to Dan, in his inner meanderings, and to Wendy the waitress at he and Dan's favorite pub. There is very little plot going on besides Sam and Ed planning the wedding and Ed pouting like a child because Sam wants to have a smaller wedding and Ed wants to have a huge big celebration in a church.
With Ed questioning whether Sam really loves him and if she is cheating on him (Quick Aside Two: I have never hoped for an affair so much in my life) the novel became tedious. Seriously, the entire novel is just Ed whining to Dan about Sam and Dan using common sense to get Ed to come to his senses about Sam. When I eventually finished the novel I just felt relief combined with annoyance that I wasted my time finishing this novel. I would still recommend, The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook but would not read beyond that novel.
This novel is book three starring Ed and Dan and how I am wishing that I had never bought it at this point. Matt Dunn can definitely write. He definitely knows the male brain and it would be great to read about the inner workings of a male mind while in a relationship. If this novel had been told from a different point of view's than Ed's I probably would have enjoyed it more.
The novel begins with Ed telling Dan that he is engaged since his girlfriend of a couple of year's Sam asked him while they were in bed one night (Quick Aside #1 I honestly don't think that Sam asked him to marry her, but was just chatting about marriage and the future and since Ed is dumb as a bag of hair he did not get that) and with Ed quickly becoming insecure that Sam may not want to marry him. Ed eventually proposes to Sam, but he still thinks that she asked him first. None of this is ever resolved in the course of this novel and it becomes a moot point anyway so I have no idea why it was even brought up as a thing throughout the novel.
Ed throughout this entire novel just ran around acting insecure and just stupid (once again) due to the fact that his ex-girlfriend dumped him via a letter and cheated on him with someone else. I have never in my life yelled at a fictional character the way I did Ed. I said at least 20 times
"For all that is holy, GET OVER IT!"
Ed remarks about Jane and Sam constantly to Dan, in his inner meanderings, and to Wendy the waitress at he and Dan's favorite pub. There is very little plot going on besides Sam and Ed planning the wedding and Ed pouting like a child because Sam wants to have a smaller wedding and Ed wants to have a huge big celebration in a church.
With Ed questioning whether Sam really loves him and if she is cheating on him (Quick Aside Two: I have never hoped for an affair so much in my life) the novel became tedious. Seriously, the entire novel is just Ed whining to Dan about Sam and Dan using common sense to get Ed to come to his senses about Sam. When I eventually finished the novel I just felt relief combined with annoyance that I wasted my time finishing this novel. I would still recommend, The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook but would not read beyond that novel.