Right, okay. *Takes deep breath* Honest reviews, right?
That's the deal here. So let me be honest - STEALING THE
BACHELOR
didn't work for me. I
trudged through it because I made a commitment to review
it, and I take those seriously. I found the book
cloying and frustrating, the characters odd, and the pace
of the story off. I usually like the Cyrano trope—I'm
going to help you find someone but actually we'll end up
together—but this one felt forced.
However, I've poked around the internet and noticed
I'm in the minority on not liking it, so take everything
I'm saying with a grain of salt. Other readers reported
finding STEALING THE BACHELOR sweet—they really like
how Ann
found
redemption of her past bad choices in Eric. I couldn't
believe how someone like Ann could make such bad choices
and then choose Eric. Other readers like how Eric defied
his family to offer financial support to Ann. I found the
fact he hid his help in the way he did super
unsupportive and sent a signal to Ann he found her
to be as useful as a puppy in living her own life. His
family is a nightmare of Gothic novel proportions, and her
family is fine but unremarkable.
I'm a firm believer that not everything can work for
everybody. This is, therefore, not a bad review of
something as much as it's a "great for others, not for me
and maybe not for you" type of essay. The people who
loved STEALING THE BACHELOR found it heartwarming, sweet
and charming
and maybe you will too. If you do, make sure to leave a
comment and tell me what I've missed! Happy reading,
whatever you choose.
A sweet category romance from Entangled's Bliss
Imprint...
She needs his help, but he has a
price...
Having missed out on the "drop-dead-gorgeous" gene in her
family, Ann Snyder decides to kick a little butt in the
business world instead. That is, until her skeezy manager's
"side business" has the FDA raiding her chocolate shop. Now
Ann's in huge trouble...and the only person who can help her
is the adorkable guy who completely humiliated her in high
school.
Lawyer Eric Maxwell has been in love with Ann as long as he
can remember. He figured he never stood a chance-don't the
beautiful girls always prefer the bad boys to the nerds? So
he makes Ann a deal. He'll provide her with free legal
services...if she'll move in and help transform him from
nerd-without-a-clue to bona fide bad boy.
And once
the transition is complete, all he has to do is prove that
he's the only bachelor for her...
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