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kimmiereadsalot 's review for:
The Marriage Trap
by Jennifer Probst
Review for all 3 books in the series.
As a whole, I give the series 3 stars. There were times where I thoroughly enjoyed it and other times I was just annoyed. But these are basically lifetime movies in book form so you have to take read them with a grain of salt. The books were at the best when the couples were talking and getting to know each other. With the exception of all the men apparently being extremely well-endowed, generous, skilled lovers, the characters were pretty different from book to book--even if the story arcs were mighty similar.
Book 1: Bargain
Loved Alexa. She was a great character. Nick took some getting used to but eventually grew on me. I absolutely loved the toddler/bathroom scene. Hilarious.
Book 2: Trap
Maggie was funny and I liked the bluntness of her character. But I have to say that Michael was probably my favorite of the leading men in this series. I liked that their story mostly took place in Italy, but I wish Italy had played more of a character. Instead, it almost felt like they could have been just about anywhere. I did get quite annoyed with Maggie's constant insistence that Michael was in love with Alexa. She acted rather childish about the whole thing, but I guess it did help set up yet another pretend marriage.
Book 3: Mistake
Carina was a feisty little thing in this one and I liked seeing the evolution of her character since being introduced in 'Bargain'. However, I had a hard time buying the sheltered 26 years old virgin bit and just how badly she was ready to lose it. I think I could have bought it a bit more if her character was closer to 23 or 24 max. Overall, another "cute" book.
As a whole, I recommend this series to anyone looking for a little fluff/mind-candy with just a little bit of steam. It's not serious stuff, and the plots often feel a bit contrived, but I think most people expect that when reading books liked these. Oh and they are super short--which is good. Any longer would have been too long.
As a whole, I give the series 3 stars. There were times where I thoroughly enjoyed it and other times I was just annoyed. But these are basically lifetime movies in book form so you have to take read them with a grain of salt. The books were at the best when the couples were talking and getting to know each other. With the exception of all the men apparently being extremely well-endowed, generous, skilled lovers, the characters were pretty different from book to book--even if the story arcs were mighty similar.
Book 1: Bargain
Loved Alexa. She was a great character. Nick took some getting used to but eventually grew on me. I absolutely loved the toddler/bathroom scene. Hilarious.
Book 2: Trap
Maggie was funny and I liked the bluntness of her character. But I have to say that Michael was probably my favorite of the leading men in this series. I liked that their story mostly took place in Italy, but I wish Italy had played more of a character. Instead, it almost felt like they could have been just about anywhere. I did get quite annoyed with Maggie's constant insistence that Michael was in love with Alexa. She acted rather childish about the whole thing, but I guess it did help set up yet another pretend marriage.
Book 3: Mistake
Carina was a feisty little thing in this one and I liked seeing the evolution of her character since being introduced in 'Bargain'. However, I had a hard time buying the sheltered 26 years old virgin bit and just how badly she was ready to lose it. I think I could have bought it a bit more if her character was closer to 23 or 24 max. Overall, another "cute" book.
As a whole, I recommend this series to anyone looking for a little fluff/mind-candy with just a little bit of steam. It's not serious stuff, and the plots often feel a bit contrived, but I think most people expect that when reading books liked these. Oh and they are super short--which is good. Any longer would have been too long.