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A review by lauraanne9
Only You by Denise Grover Swank
3.0
***ARC Provided by the Publisher and NetGalley***
This book was light and funny. It was well-written and there were definitely characters in it that I enjoyed.
I liked Kevin and Holly and I liked them as a couple. There was an attraction there from the beginning that I was compelled by...I did want to see where their story would go. I was cheering for them to succeed, to be happy and to find their HEA.
To me, a 3 is a book that is neither notably bad or impressively good. And this book was exactly that for me. I thought the pacing was a little off...and I was a little off-put by the fact that there always seemed to be a bigger than life drama. The house that was falling apart, the friends with the over the top ex stories, the abandoned pet, the boss who was a nightmare...all of these rolled into one story made it feel less emotional to me and a little bit of a comedy.
I think I felt that too much effort was placed on the funny and over the top that the heart of the story was lost in the shuffle...which was a shame, as the heart, the relationship with Holly and Kevin was short changed.
I do recommend this book, but it is not quite as good as I think it could have been.
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This book was light and funny. It was well-written and there were definitely characters in it that I enjoyed.
I liked Kevin and Holly and I liked them as a couple. There was an attraction there from the beginning that I was compelled by...I did want to see where their story would go. I was cheering for them to succeed, to be happy and to find their HEA.
To me, a 3 is a book that is neither notably bad or impressively good. And this book was exactly that for me. I thought the pacing was a little off...and I was a little off-put by the fact that there always seemed to be a bigger than life drama. The house that was falling apart, the friends with the over the top ex stories, the abandoned pet, the boss who was a nightmare...all of these rolled into one story made it feel less emotional to me and a little bit of a comedy.
I think I felt that too much effort was placed on the funny and over the top that the heart of the story was lost in the shuffle...which was a shame, as the heart, the relationship with Holly and Kevin was short changed.
I do recommend this book, but it is not quite as good as I think it could have been.
***This and other reviews also featured on “I’m A Sweet and Sassy Book Whore” http://www.imasweetandsassybookwhore.com***