A review by jessshine
The Buy-In by Emma St. Clair

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Cute, small town romance. Found the characters a bit annoying at times - the main female character has been through a lot and is trying to get permanent custody of her child so it makes sense in context, but she also came across as selfish and bitter and taking the main male character for granted for much of the book. The main male character was sweet, but also single mindedly bending over backwards to pursue the female (at the expense of any other plot function in the book, such as helping his dad fix up the town), which also got annoying at times. The little girl was adorable, but not written as a 5 year old -- even precocious genius 5 year olds don't talk and act like she does in this book -- the author really should have made her like 9 or so to make her character seem real.