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Disorderly Conduct
by Tessa Bailey
3.5 Stars!
I want so bad to give this book 4 stars, but I just can't. It's killing me because the last 20% of this was so good and it made me want to bump up my rating. However, I can't get ever the slight mess that was the start of this story. The characters, their chemistry, the dialogue, etc was great. The story itself was entertaining and captured my attention immediately. It was just the beginning that felt so rushed. Charlie and Ever meet in a bar and decide right then and there to have a no-strings attached relationship. Ever has a one month rule, so I looked forward to seeing her and Charlie throughout this month falling for one another. However, that did not happen. Instead, we get a fast forward to the month that has already passed by. And all of a sudden Ever's mother (who is the person who influenced her to have no-strings relationships) shows up and convinces Ever that the no serious relationships rule isn't a good thing. And Ever decides to end things with Charlie and start seriously looking for a commitment partner. Just like that. A girl who for most of her life has treated relationships a certain way changes her ways in a matter of minutes. Personally, I just found that unbelievable. When I read these types of stories where the parents of our hero/heroine are the ones who have affected the way they are in their romantic relationships usually these type of revelations don't come up until almost the end. On Charlie's side of the story, I felt that his realization came up more naturally and believably.
Besides that, I also got kinda frustrated with both Charlie and Ever. Once they both realized they wanted more from each other they kept tip toeing around it. They would never outright tell each other that they had real feelings for each other. This went on for a while and it got so tiring at one point that I started speed reading - not totally paying attention and just reading dialogue. But, somewhere towards the end the story grabbed me again. You know once they actually got a wake up call from their friends and family. They finally got together. From there I finally got the story I wanted.
This story wasn't bad. It just had some things that could've been better. I'd still say to give it a try. These things might not bother you the way it did to me. Reading this is worth it for the characters and the humor. And of course the romance, too. I'm actually looking forward to reading the next two books in the series. I'm just hoping it goes a little better for me than this one did.
I want so bad to give this book 4 stars, but I just can't. It's killing me because the last 20% of this was so good and it made me want to bump up my rating. However, I can't get ever the slight mess that was the start of this story. The characters, their chemistry, the dialogue, etc was great. The story itself was entertaining and captured my attention immediately. It was just the beginning that felt so rushed. Charlie and Ever meet in a bar and decide right then and there to have a no-strings attached relationship. Ever has a one month rule, so I looked forward to seeing her and Charlie throughout this month falling for one another. However, that did not happen. Instead, we get a fast forward to the month that has already passed by. And all of a sudden Ever's mother (who is the person who influenced her to have no-strings relationships) shows up and convinces Ever that the no serious relationships rule isn't a good thing. And Ever decides to end things with Charlie and start seriously looking for a commitment partner. Just like that. A girl who for most of her life has treated relationships a certain way changes her ways in a matter of minutes. Personally, I just found that unbelievable. When I read these types of stories where the parents of our hero/heroine are the ones who have affected the way they are in their romantic relationships usually these type of revelations don't come up until almost the end. On Charlie's side of the story, I felt that his realization came up more naturally and believably.
Besides that, I also got kinda frustrated with both Charlie and Ever. Once they both realized they wanted more from each other they kept tip toeing around it. They would never outright tell each other that they had real feelings for each other. This went on for a while and it got so tiring at one point that I started speed reading - not totally paying attention and just reading dialogue. But, somewhere towards the end the story grabbed me again. You know once they actually got a wake up call from their friends and family. They finally got together. From there I finally got the story I wanted.
This story wasn't bad. It just had some things that could've been better. I'd still say to give it a try. These things might not bother you the way it did to me. Reading this is worth it for the characters and the humor. And of course the romance, too. I'm actually looking forward to reading the next two books in the series. I'm just hoping it goes a little better for me than this one did.