namericanwordcat's Reviews > The Story Guy

This is a very special book. Poignant, beautifully written, crafted, and sizzling hot. The wonder of this book is that is not fantasy really as so many romance novels (rightfully so) are. The author says she writes about the people standing in line in front of her for coffee and she does. There is no escapism in this book except for the escape into possibility and choice. Grand romantic stuff.

Written in the first person from the view of our awesome librarian heroine, the love story is tender, emotional, and sexy as hell. The hero is complex, conflicted, gorgeous inside and out, hot and real. The heroine is funny, self reflective, and emotionally brave. They are the best kind of people with the best kind of love--ordinary and extraordinary the way most people are.

This book has something for every romance fan angst, dirty talk, instant messaging, making out, wit, romantic gestures, and more.

The writing itself is so very, very good. The pacing is excellent, descriptions absorbing, character development round, lush, and gripping, the use of metaphor perfectly sets an exact world, worldview, and moment. Clearly, I will be stalking this writer's future work.

I do think that this book mirrors Ruthie Knox's Big Boy a bit in its basic premise but I prefer to think of these likelinesses as the characteristics of the personal ad meeting theme more than anything else and as both books are so very good there is no harm.

This book would have been perfect with an epilogue. I know that this is a short novella but a juicy ripe epilogue would have made this story a rereading favorite for sure. Maybe on the writer's website...hint, hint. hint..

I am thrilled to have found this new writer. I can't wait to see what she writes next. I highly recommend this book and will be singing its praises most loudly.

I was given this book for my honest review. So, there you have it.