shellireadz 's review for:

Just the Way You Are by Barbara Freethy
1.0

I read this a number of years ago and though I am sure it is as equally well written as other novels by Freethy, I could not enjoy this one.

This book is based on a basic betrayal that was hard, if not impossible for me to overlook. Allie has a tremendous crush on her sister's boyfriend for years. She does everything she can to be involved in their lives, tagging along when they do anything, working very hard to be Sam's friend.

In a moment of intense stupidity and insecurity, Sam gets drunk and sleeps with Allie. She gets pregnant.
It bothers me tremendously that Ali could so easily betray her sister. For this reason, I could not sympathize with her pain. I also could not be excited by her happily ever after. I am not sure why I finished this book.

I didn't like Ali or Sam and felt nothing but tremendous sympathy for her sister. I hoped that there would be a book about her, no such luck.

this was not for me but I could see others would love it.