A review by bookishblasian
The Invitation by Vi Keeland

3.0

As with all Vi books, I liked this one, I just didn't love it. Somehow I love the books she writes with Penelope, but the ones she writes alone leaves me wanting a little more. With that being said, I do manage to read everything she writes because even if I don't love it, I know for a fact that I will like it. And sometimes that's enough! The beginning of this book was adorable and probably the most interesting part of the story. The rest of it seemed very formulaic to me. It almost felt like I had read it before. Quirky career driven woman meets brooding, wealthy businessman who also happens to be a single father. A crazy secret threatens to tear their new relationship apart. I liked the characters, but their story just got a little stale to me. The whole diary thing was just super weird to me... is that really something people do? LOL I mean it makes sense but the situation didn't grab me and pull me like it should have. And the twist? It wasn't very shocking to me. I honestly had it figured out the first time she spoke about it. While I obviously have a lot of criticism about this book, it was a pretty good read. Vi's books always are. This one in particular just seemed a little too similar to all of the others and didn't have the wow factor I was looking for. It was still worth the read, it just wasn't one of my favorites.