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A review by abbyreads2
The Marriage Bargain by Jennifer Probst
3.0
I have a lot to say and It's more than 400 words.
First of all, this book seemed so stereotypical. It was so pathetic. She knew he didn't want that lifestyle but it seemed like she was trying to change him in a way. This book is the reason most people hate romance books. Honestly.
Secondly, how convenient that she gets pregnant knowing he didn't want kids? And the fact that after barely two seconds he suddenly accepts it and want to get make a second one? Not at all realistic. It gives people the idea that love makes everything okay and It doesn't work like that. I hated that.
She was stubborn and he was...well I'm not sure. This book annoyed me. I guess they were okay, the writing was okay and the plot. I'm not sure why I'm giving this book a three star, maybe because I rarely give one or two stars. And it was okay. But it was too stereotypical, too ridiculous, too basic. I did like that he always cooked dinner and not her, I think that's why i gave it a one star.
Anyways, I have a lot more i can say. I'll summarize it. This book wasn't for me. She obviously expected him to be okay with the pregnancy even though he repeatedly stated he didn't want kids. I feel like no one was listening to him and expected him to change his views. And the fact that he did, it just urked me. Someone can be in love AND make the decision not to marry or have children. Love doesn't equal marriage and babies. I'm getting tired of these one dimensional, one way of thinking or ending. I'm over it. Barely three stars worthy. And I usually like most romantic books I read.
I feel like I wasted my time reading this book. No memorable. I'm mad that I didn't like it or that it was written this way because I wanted to like it. I thought I would've liked it and I didn't. I'm also mad that I'm mad about it cuz it's just a book yet it isn't just a book. It's a way of thinking and it's normalized. Daily. This type of ending. I'm also mad that I'm mad about it because now I'm making a big deal of it and it shouldn't be. I guess this book frustrated me on a personal level. Okay read, wish I never came across this book.
First of all, this book seemed so stereotypical. It was so pathetic. She knew he didn't want that lifestyle but it seemed like she was trying to change him in a way. This book is the reason most people hate romance books. Honestly.
Secondly, how convenient that she gets pregnant knowing he didn't want kids? And the fact that after barely two seconds he suddenly accepts it and want to get make a second one? Not at all realistic. It gives people the idea that love makes everything okay and It doesn't work like that. I hated that.
She was stubborn and he was...well I'm not sure. This book annoyed me. I guess they were okay, the writing was okay and the plot. I'm not sure why I'm giving this book a three star, maybe because I rarely give one or two stars. And it was okay. But it was too stereotypical, too ridiculous, too basic. I did like that he always cooked dinner and not her, I think that's why i gave it a one star.
Anyways, I have a lot more i can say. I'll summarize it. This book wasn't for me. She obviously expected him to be okay with the pregnancy even though he repeatedly stated he didn't want kids. I feel like no one was listening to him and expected him to change his views. And the fact that he did, it just urked me. Someone can be in love AND make the decision not to marry or have children. Love doesn't equal marriage and babies. I'm getting tired of these one dimensional, one way of thinking or ending. I'm over it. Barely three stars worthy. And I usually like most romantic books I read.
I feel like I wasted my time reading this book. No memorable. I'm mad that I didn't like it or that it was written this way because I wanted to like it. I thought I would've liked it and I didn't. I'm also mad that I'm mad about it cuz it's just a book yet it isn't just a book. It's a way of thinking and it's normalized. Daily. This type of ending. I'm also mad that I'm mad about it because now I'm making a big deal of it and it shouldn't be. I guess this book frustrated me on a personal level. Okay read, wish I never came across this book.