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This book started slow and I was beginning to lose hope but by this point I need to trust Admans. As we found out more about Joss' parents, it became a painful echo of my own life and my heart went out to him. I loved how Essie saw past Joss' gruff exterior to the pain he was carrying underneath. I do think she over-reacted during the third act reveal - couldn't she credit that he had changed his mind - but that's a minor quibble of the book. I love how we got to know the residents by the Gardens and the sprinkles of magic that MMM brought with her. A satisfying read.

This book was utterly delightful. I stayed up to finish it. It has a hint of mystery but at its core it's about recovering from trauma by looking for the goodness in the world. Tav is a wonderful, complex character and since it's told in Sasha's voice, we get a good sense of her challenges, especially around her father. Watching the two of them get past their fears to fall in love, reviving the world around them in the process, was very satisfying and a great message for me right now.

Ok, I'm now officially down with Jaimie Admans' Christmas stories. Wasn't sold about it initially but the story was so good, a beautiful mix of magic and heartbreak, of characters learning to let each other in, of finding the joy and magic of the holidays. Using the nutcracker as a guide for the hero was so beautifully done. Just loved it so much. So off to her next Christmas story!

Chessie is an awkward girl who is in love with a boy that doesn't know she exists. In order to gain his attention, she goes to massive lengths, embarrassing herself time and time again. I was literally cringing while reading how bad Chessie ended up embarrassing herself. It's weird but when I see or read about someone embarrassing themselves to such an extreme, I actually feel embarrassed inside. Like I'm so embarrassed for them that I become embarrassed myself... ok it's hard to explain.

Chessie reminded me of a young Becky Bloomwood (of Confessions of a Shopaholic). She got herself into some CRAZY situations. And while she was trying to dig herself out of what she'd gotten into, she'd only end up in deeper. These situations were really silly, but actually really funny too. I felt bad that Chessie liked some guy so much that she was willing to sacrifice all of her dignity in order to get his attention, but I could also relate... a little. I don't think I've ever done anything quite like Chessie, but I will admit to having some intense crushes in my day and feeling dumb when they witnessed me do something stupid in class... or if they caught me staring at them. But unlike Chessie, I learned my lesson! Chessie was definitely not taking no for an answer and it lead to some crazy, funny, silly, messed up, offensive,annoying, laugh-out-loud situations. Seriously, you all should read this just to witness all the things that Chessie does for love.

OVERALL: Reminiscent of Becky Bloomwood's behavior, this book features a girl with no shame. And hilarity ensues. Definitely recommended for anyone looking for a light, silly read. You might cringe your way through half the book, but at least you'll realize the stuff you did to get a guy to notice you wasn't so bad after all!

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This was an utterly charming Christmas romance.

What a perfect novel to begin reading on Christmas Eve! Description advertised an uplifting Christmas romance but it's so much more than a contemporary romance. If you believe in magic and specifically the most magical time of year this is the most endearing and heartwarming Christmas story to read. If you feel like you've lost your Christmas spirit, Jaimie Admans will refresh your thoughts with her enchanting creation that takes place in the North Pole Forest at the northernmost part of Norway or otherwise described as 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle. The dedication says it best, "For everyone who still looks to the skies on Christmas Eve and hopes to see something magical."

Although Sasha Hansley loved Christmas as a child as an adult it became only a reminder of a lost Christmas wish and a broken promise by her father. But suddenly he's calling for her help with a reindeer sanctuary as he's had a heart attack and finally he wants to spend Christmas together if she comes to him. Sasha loves animals and deep down she loves her father. Her Dad is the global traveler. Sasha's never left the U.K. and now she's to travel above the Arctic Circle where temperatures are below freezing. What's a daughter to do?

It is rare for me to even consider reading a book again as there are only so many novels I'll be able to read in my lifetime and I want to read as many as possible. With hot cocoa of my own in hand, I wouldn't hesitate to read this holiday story on Christmas Eve again and again. It's simply magical! I can imagine traveling to the North Pole Forest to meet Santa and touring his home and seeing the reindeer. The only question is will I dream of staying in one of the cozy Christmas-themed cottages or in one of the Northern Lights glass igloos?

Sasha Hansley hates Christmas, and has ever since her mother was killed in a car crash, and her father, Percy, after recovering from his injuries in the crash, left England. He calls, but he doesn't come home, not even for Christmas, not even when he has promised to do so. Instead, he asks her to join him on one travel adventure after another, and she refuses, having no desire to travel. Sasha occupies her time with one dead-end job after another, feeling unimportant and unvalued. Her father, though, thinks she's now the manager of a major hotel, and turned its fortunes around. She didn't tell him that; it was a misunderstanding when she applied for the job, told him, and he decided that she obviously got it. Now, she feels he's finally proud of her, and can't bear to tell him it's not true.

Right now, she's just lost her latest job, with a dog-walking business, because the owner's sister needed the job.

And her father calls from Norway, sounding old and frail, and telling her that he's had a heart attack. He wants her to come to the Christmas village where he's living and working. He's insistent. He's already paid for her tickets. And he needs her.

The woman who hates Christmas finds herself at the North Pole Forest. It's failing business that her father wants to save--wants her to save, his daughter who turned a major hotel around.

Her father owns it. He bought it from the former owner. His only staff now is Tav, a tall, handsome, powerful, very closed-off man. Not silent; he's full of stories about elves and knowledge about reindeer, and he runs a reindeer sanctuary. He talks about the magic of Christmas and the value of the North Pole Forest for children. What Tav doesn't talk about is himself.

There is something especially charming about the place, even for someone who hates Christmas, but all its income-earning parts except Santa's Grotto are in poor repair, and Tav is trying to do all the repair work himself. Despite her determination to persuade her father to be sensible and sell the property, Sasha finds herself being drawn in to the necessary work, including reading the letters to Santa that still arrive in quantity, and answer the ones where it seems appropriate.

Sasha is also getting drawn in by Tav's reindeer, and by Tav.

But all three of them, Percy, Sasha, and Tav, have secrets, and those secrets are going to collide in an emotional blow-up.

I really enjoyed the story, and the characters. Sasha's feelings of not being important to her surviving parent, and therefore not important to anyone, were all too familiar to me.

Recommended if you enjoy a satisfying, magical, Christmas romance.

I received a free electronic galley of this book from the publisher via NetGalley and Rachel's Random Resources.

Georgia Bailey works at a charity shop for a suicide prevention nonprofit when she gets a call from someone contemplating suicide. She realizes he dialed the wrong number but she doesn't hang up and talks him down. The next day she realizes it's Leo, the guy who runs the coffee shop down the street.
I read other of Ms. Admans' books and really liked her writing so I grabbed this one before the holidays. I found the story forced too much into the framework of the movie, which made parts unbelievable. Leo and Georgia are a sweet couple and it's a nice holiday read, but not my favorite of her books. It just felt too unoriginal.

This book was such a total letdown for me. I just finished The Little Bookshop of Love Stories by the same author and loved it. Raved about it. Gave it all the possible stars, then ran eagerly to get another book by her.
Okay, the concept is interesting. The overbearing mother is interfering with the daughter's relationship with her boyfriend, so Mac, the daughter, decides to find her mother a significant other of her own.
The characters are awful people. Mac is judgemental and whiny. She 'interviews' each guy on a first date to see if she thinks they're good enough for her witch of a mother. And her mother is obnoxious. She constantly denigrates Dan, Mac's boyfriend, who is the only good person here. Most of Mac's interviews/dates are horrifying and not in a funny way. She's a mean girl, just like her mother, without an ounce of compassion. She thinks nothing of using Dan's credit card to buy a 100 quid bottle of champagne for one of her mother's dates without bothering to ask and while she's agreeing with her mother about Dan's imagined deficiencies. This was so not a feel-good romantic comedy, at least for me. However, it is the author's first book, I guess, and she wrote such a lovely book after this. I advised you to skip this one and move onto The Little Bookshop of Love Stories.

Man, where do I start? This is such a lovely, lovely slow-burn romance. Hallie Winstone wins ownership of Once Upon a Page bookshop on the day she's fired from her umpteenth job. It's her dream job, even if she doesn't really know much about running a business. She gets some help from Dimitri, the quirky illustrator who uses the bookshop as his part-time studio. The shop is a combination of new and used books; Hallie discovers that many of the older books are inscribed which leads her and Dimitri into finding out the story behind the writings on the flyleafs.
The romance is well-done; Hallie and Dimitri are perfect together though it takes quite a while for them to get there. They both have issues, especially Dimitri, they need to work through. Yet they balance each other and support each other in unique ways that frequently made this reader sigh and put a hand over my heart. I love slow-burn romances.
The concept of finding the hidden stories of the book inscriptions was inspired. While not everything works out for Hallie's romantic nature, each little gem is lovely to read about. Think about it: if someone cares enough to inscribe a note inside one's book, there has to be a story behind it.
This is truly a wonderful book and I can't recommend it highly enough for someone looking for a great love story to read.

'Maybe this is why I've never had any luck in my life. Maybe it was all being saved up for this moment. Maybe fate or the universe or whatever powers that be decided I would have the worst luck in the world, just so on this ordinary day in May, I could win a bookshop, and a new chapter in my life could start'.

Hallie Winstone is having the worst day of her life. Not only has she lost her job, she's also embarrassed herself in front of a whole room of diners. Feeling sorry for herself, she opens her emails and discovers that she's won a bookshop! Not just any bookshop either, but her favourite bookshop.

This bookshop is a dream come true for Hallie, but she soon discovers that it's even more special than she thought, as she starts to find secret love stories within the pages of the second hand books.

Together with the lovely Dimitri, she starts to reunite long lost lovers with the help of the internet; and hopefully Hallie will finally find her happy ending too.

~My Thoughts~

I was lucky enough to receive a free copy of this amazing book through NetGalley. After reading another Jaimie Admans book at Christmas I knew I wanted to read more of her books, so when I saw this new book on NetGalley I requested it right away.

I think one of the main reasons I loved this book so much is that I really connected with Hallie. As somebody that preferred the company of books over people growing up, I felt like she was a kindred spirit and I found it so easy to fall in love with her character. I completely understood her love of books, as I also love to lose myself in a good book. Reading has always been an escape for me, and the way that Hallie reminisces about books that she's read really resonated with me.

I've always wanted to work in a bookshop or a library, and I imagine that owning one would be amazing, although it would be hard work. Hallie would have been lost without Dimitri, who proves invaluable. I loved that he's bookish like Hallie and makes her feel like she's not weird or alone in the world. Dimitri is a wonderful character and I couldn't wait to find out more about him.

Hallie's mum was also an amazing character. She's funny and embarrassing, and made me think of the mum in Miranda. She clearly just wants Hallie to be happy, but pushes her to insanity in her attempts to be matchmaker.

I adored the idea of finding secret love letters in old books and using them to reunite long lost loves. I was completely engrossed in not only Hallie's story, but also the people in the love letters. The love letters added an extra layer and a touch of magic to the story, and they were one of the things I loved most.

There were many things that I loved about this book;the plot,the characters, the setting,the books! I could go on forever, but I'll end my review by saying that if you're looking for a feel good read to escape into, with a touch of magic and a hint of Drama, then this is the book for you.

Thank you to Net Galley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Hallie is living every book lover's dream life. And I just loved it. This is escapist reading at its finest. This is a Netflix or Hallmark romcom in book form.
Hallie is unfortunately fired from her job, but luckily that day, she gets an email that she has won her favorite bookshop. When she goes to visit, she learns that it also has a flat upstairs that comes with it. When Hallie takes over, she meets a charming illustrator named Dmitri. He is working on a fairytale adaptation in the book shop, and he helps Hallie figure out how to run the bookshop. They bond over reading, baked goods, and finding messages in secondhand books.
I did enjoy this book. I loved how British the characters were. I also loved Hallie and Dmitri. They were both fun nerds, the kind of nerds that I like hanging out with. I loved the setting. The little town and the bookshop are totally somewhere I would hang out! Also, owning a bookstore with a flat upstairs? That is beyond awesome. Also the secret messages in the books were too cute, and I really liked how they worked together to find everything.
However, this book isn't perfect. The dialogue was a bit unnatural. Hallie and Dmitri speak in highly personal, exposition monologues much too often. The part where they break up isn't surprising and plays awkwardly. Also, it was sometimes hard to tell what was going on, or who was talking, but that will probably be fixed in an edit before the book comes out.
Overall, if you are a fan of Hallmark movies, you will be a fan of this book. Honestly, it's not really my thing, but this book knows what it is doing and does it well.

I couldn't resist this book after I had read the blurb. It sounded light and festive, yet dealing with deeper themes.

Georgia Bailey works for a charity shop in the small town of Oakbarrow. A mix up means that one night, instead of ringing the charities helpline, a man rings the shop. The man is feeling desperate and is standing on the bridge threatening to jump. Georgia and the man have a long conversation, even though she really shouldn't be talking to him as she's not trained to help him. The next day, when she goes to her local coffee shop, she realises that the man is Leo, the shop's owner, who she sees almost every morning. From then on, Georgia weaves herself a web of lies to try and stop Leo from finding out that it was her that he was talking to.

There's so much that is lovely about this book. First of all, there's the fact that the whole thing has an 'It's a Wonderful Life' feel to it. The main character is Georgia/George Bailey, the name of the coffee shop is 'It's a Wonderful Latte' and there are lots of other parallels with the film.

Then there's the whole Oakbarrow vibe, the small town that used to have a thriving high street and now is more dead than the local graveyard. Without giving anything away, I loved what happened there and how it changed over the course of the book. No matter how much we like the convenience of modern day shopping, who doesn't hanker after those days when we had streets with newsagents, greengrocers, florists, toy shops and bakeries on them? I particularly loved the scenes in Hawthornes, the old toy shop and Georgia and Leo's escapades creating window displays under the cover of darkness.

I loved them both individually but put them together and I just melted. What lovely, lovely people. This is a romance so I was fairly sure how things would end but it was just so romantic and so heart-warming. All the supporting cast are wonderful too, and all perfectly well-drawn.

It's a Wonderful Night is a funny, moving and feel-good festive read. I couldn't help but smile through it but as I said before, there are deeper issues too, ones of hopelessness, helplessness and loss and a little tear might just have escaped from my eye at one point. Such a sweet and gorgeous read.

This laugh out loud romcom had me turning the virtual pages into the night. I loved the characters, the setting, the writing.
It's definitely the perfect beach read.

I liked the first and last books in this Christmas collection and would have given the book four stars but I just couldn't get into the middle book - Dreaming of a White Wedding. I thought both the female & male leads were a bit silly. When they talk about the male leads 'Betrayal' I thought at the least it had to be a one-night stand. When I read what it was I thought "Really?!? That's it" that alone made me give it one star. But as I mentioned the other stories were warm and sweet - just right for a Christmas story.

I received this book in exchange for a review. Mac and Dan live down the street from Mac's mother. Mac tries to fix her mum up so she will stop hanging out bothering Dan. The story is creative and new. The characters are well developed and easy to connect with. The direction the story ended up taking was a bit predictable but it was still fun getting there. I would recommend this author in the future.

** I received a free e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. **

First of all, I really love the cover! It's so pretty and honestly speaking, the cover was the first thing that drew me into reading this book. ^_^

Okay, time for the review. I enjoyed Afterlife Academy a lot. This was the first book of Jaimie Admans that I read so I really did not know what to expect from this author. Turns out that Ms. Admans is a talented writer and Afterlife Academy is a proof of that.

It was brilliant and funny and smart. I was easily hooked into the story. I liked the concept, the characters, the pace of the story. It was light but not boring. The ending of each chapter actually made me eager to read more. The setting is also great. I think it was a good idea that what made the main characters different from the rest of the school is that they are already familiar with the place. A vampire pumpkin and a microwave that gives you any food you want? Very creative.

The characters are also cute. Riley can be frustrating a lot of times because of her obsession to her pathetic excuse of a boyfriend, but for the most part, she's okay. I really enjoyed being in her head because you can't tell what she's going to think of next. She has this wild and exaggerated imagination that always makes me laugh. It was easy to dislike Riley because of the things she did when she was alive but following her journey through Afterlife Academy made me understand her.

On the other hand, I think Anthony is cool. Not just because he's a geek but because he treated Riley nicely even though they're practically enemies in life. He could have easily ignored Riley or treated her the way she did to him before, but instead he tried to be friends with her. And I admired him for that. A lot of times I felt bad for Anthony especially when he or Riley relives how he was bullied in high school. I couldn't imagine being bullied like that and when I was reading those parts, I hated Riley. Good thing she was able to realize her mistakes and somehow managed to redeem herself.

"You might not be able to make up to all the people you've hurt, but just accepting that you weren't always fair goes a long way to righting the wrong."

I also liked the other characters Caydi and Narcissa. Narcissa is awesome. She's understanding and trustworthy. It was a good thing that Riley found a friend in her. And I soooo want to have a microwave like hers! Caydi is also nice for not shunning Riley just because she's different.

I love the ending! Up until the end, this book will still keep you guessing what will happen next. For a moment there, I was afraid Riley would push through her original plan. But all's well that ends well. I'm just glad that Riley found something new to be happy about even though she's dead.

All in all, Afterlife Academy is amazing. Equal parts funny and serious, this book is really an enjoyable paranormal read. I definitely recommend it to fans of Ghostgirl by Tonya Hurley.

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The story of this book is about a girl lost; she lets people push her around without fighting back. Her mother is portrait as a controller freak, her boyfriend which whom she just move in, is not really interest in her or what she wants. Her life is a mess and she is not happy with herself. But she doesn’t give up; she fights back, and finally found a new carrier that she likes, gives up the bad stuff in her life and takes control of it. Kismetology is a very interesting book. It’s a story about the meaning of love, love to your parent’s, to your friends, to your couple. It shows how hard it is to find someone that loves you just the way you are. The way it’s written makes it easy to read and enjoy. It’s a nice summer book.

Kismetology by Jaimie Admans stars Mackenzie (better known to her friends as Mac). After dating her boyfriend Dan for a year, they decide to move in together. Unbeknownst to them, Mac's mother chose a house and payed a deposit before they knew it. The main catch? It's three doors down from her own.

Three months later and tensions are beginning to reach boiling point. Every night they perform the same dance. Mac's mother comes over, puts on a soap and complains about everything. Most of the time her attention is focused on belittling their choices in decor or putting Dan down, while her Yorkshire Terrier (Baby) runs around, chewing up their expensive cushions and peeing in all the house plants.

The time had come for a change, and Mac decides the best way to occupy her mother is by getting her a new man. She has been divorced for 10 years and Mac's reasoning is that she must be lonely. If she can get her the company of a man, he might keep her preoccupied long enough for them to enjoy some time "mum-free". But, how do you find the perfect man for a woman who takes three months to choose curtains? Or sews very detailed animal costumes for her dog, sometimes resulting in a near arrest after taking Baby to the park dressed as a crocodile?

The more Mac thinks about it, the more she becomes involved. After all, she can't just bring her mum any Tom, Dick or Harry. So what does she do? She decides to screen dates, a sort of date interview if you will. She finds men, goes on a "date" with them to see whether they're suitable and, if so, passes them along to her mother.

But Mac has no idea where to start. How does a 29 year old woman go about meeting men twice her age? So she starts with people she or people they know. Her first potential match? Jenn (a colleague from work) suggests her father, Jeff, who has been divorced for 6 years. Mac thinks he's charming and kind- the perfect man for her mother. So, she sets them up. At first her mother is a little skeptical of being set up on a blind date, but soon gets into it.

All seems to go well, until her mother comes back asking for someone else. A few tries later and Mac finds things getting awkward. Asking friends may not be the best strategy, so she starts trawling the personal ads. Of course, everyone knows you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find your prince and Mac meets a lot of them. The things she does for her mother. But, she has to find the cream of the crop or her mother won't be interested, or worse, may even doubt her skills and call the whole thing off. Mac screens man after man after questionable species, coming up with a few good catches, that her mother turns her nose up at.

But something magical has happened. Through the process, Mac discovers she actually likes being a matchmaker and maybe she could make a career out of it. Why not? There must be a market for it? She doesn't particularly enjoy her current job, so maybe this could be a new beginning for more than one of them?

The main plot is enjoyable, but the subplot is a less so. Mac and Dan are going through a bit of a rough patch in their relationship and they can both be a little unpleasant to each other at times. But the thing is, all relationships have lows, but if the majority of the interactions between two people are lows, it won't last much longer. To me, there were't enough good moments between them to make their story pleasant. Everything in moderation after all. You can't have just bad or just good, but need a little of both. Otherwise, there's a danger of the characters being boring or irritating. Mac and Dan just never seem to do anything together. Almost all of the interactions we see between them involve other people. And the conclusion to their story is predictable.

But, like I said, the main plot is entertaining. Some of the characters are hilarious and the dates ofter go from bad to worse. Between her eccentric mother and the unbelievable men she meets for her, there are bound to be a few laughs.

Overall, this is a feel-good book. An easy read, that modern times would call a good "beach read". Personally, I never really liked the term, so I'll call it the perfect lazy afternoon read.

Disclaimer: I received this book from the author. This is not a sponsored review. All opinions are 100% my own.

This story was a fun light read. I really liked the concept, and thought the motherdaughter relationship was an intresting one. I enjoyed how funny the main character inner dialogue is. I think that at times the story started to drag, when there was an overabundance of details in conversations. I think that with a little bit of editing this story could be one to be read and read again.

I received this book free to read and review from Library Thing. What a great first book for this author. I began the book and practically read it in one sitting. The story revolves around Mackenzie, who is searching for a true love for her divorced mother—so her mother will cease “stopping by” the house where she and her boyfriend Daniel live and getting on their nerves. As Mackenzie finds man after man for her mother, who just as quickly discards the men for no real reasons, the reader begins to feel a great deal of empathy for Mackenzie. However, she cannot fathom why her mother keeps discarding the men. Naturally, in her search, Mackenzie tries out finding the men in various ways: through a friend, through an acquaintance, through on-line dating sites, through speed dating programs. Follow Mackenzie as she navigates today’s dating scene, all the while filled with quirky ins and outs (and prospective dates) as well as hilarious situations. In addition, Mackenzie learns a lot about herself and her relationships with her mother and her boyfriend Daniel. I found this book well written, with well developed, believable characters. The story flowed from one scene to the next. If the reader is looking for something easy to read as well as enjoyable, I recommend this book. I know I will be looking for her next book to come out.

What a fun and refreshing read! I have been searching for a new chick lit author and I think I may have found her. Jaimie Admans did an excellent job with this novel, making me laugh at Mackenzie’s antics, get angry with Daniel, and cheer for Mac as she finds her own way in the world. The characters are original, have their own personalities, and Admans will have you laughing at some of the “dates” that Mackenzie encounters. I did not want to put this book down and I’m eagerly anticipating the release of Afterlife Academy.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I thought Kismetology might be a light-hearted and quick read. I didn't care for the specific details in each and every conversation, the interviews with each and every man that she was considering as a possible match for her mother. The details became very laborious and I found myseIf skimming just to get through the storyline. I am 56 and took offense to the way her mother was portrayed as she approached the age of 50. The book has potential with some honing down of the words.

A Romantic Comedy, with a different sort of Ending
Kismetology by Jaimie Admans is a unconventional sort of romance. The quirky part is that the search for true love is not a love for our heroine, Mackenzie, but for her mum. Mac is living unhappily with her boyfriend. Unhappy, it seems, because they are seeing way too much of her Mum, Eleanor. Eleanor is bossy, rude and has an annoying yap dog, but no car. In order to free themselves from the company of Eleanor and regain some intimacy, Mackenzie decides to find her mom’s true love.
Thus thru a ridiculous series of first dates, Mackenzie meets almost every possible type of romantic interests for her mom: the rich, the unemployed, the rude, the farmer, the nice, and the gross. One or two make it to a first date with Eleanor, but still no luck. Turns out, she still has a flame for someone, and she is not sharing whom with her daughter. Without giving away the plot, I think I can say there is a satisfying ending as all good romances do have.
Kismetology is not a boilerplate type of story. The plot is believable and moves right along. I almost wouldn’t call it a romance, except that it is all about relationships.
Apart from the stream of men that Mackenzie interviews, the characters are all real people. Her boyfriend, Daniel, a chef, is at times understandably short tempered with this continuous onslaught of middle age men. Her best friend from work, Jenni, is supportive and offers advice and assistance. Strangely, Eleanor the mum, who is a yoga instructor, seems weirdly oblivious to the trouble she is causing.
The funniest part of the book is the description of all the men. Amusing, because I think we have all dated at least a few of these guys ourselves. The author descriptions are quite realistic; I bet Jaimie Admans has dated a few of them too.

I thought that, based on the premise of this book, that it would be a cute little read. Maybe it's because I'm American, or who knows, but it's not that good and I feel lost. I just didn't get some things. I found myself trudging through it. I found the characters very under-developed, un-likeable and not very well written. There's so much "filler" that doesn't even pertain to the story. I feel it was just thrown in to make it bigger. Honestly, if you're an avid reader, this book isn't for you. If you just randomly try to read here and there, you may like it more. But I definitely wasn't a fan