peachygirl's Reviews > Nobody's Baby But Mine

So I have been binge reading SEP's novels to fill the void in my heart left by LH and been having a spectacular time. Until this one.
The heroine Jane is a world renowned physicist with 180 IQ points and a miserably lonely life. Her solution is to have a baby with an idiot to tone down her baby's intelligence and ensure a normal childhood which she never had. Her pick is Cal Bonner, legendary quarterback and an obvious dumb jock. So she poses as a hooker, screws Cal with a sabotaged condom and gets her wish fulfilled. If you have reached this point without wanting to throw up or club Jane in the head, I applaud you. Because what follows is worse.
Cal finds out about Jane's master plan through an indiscreet neighbor and is rightfully pissed. But he's apparently more pissed at the face that she's 32 and not barely out of her teens like his usual girlfriends. Anyway, he marries her to make his unborn child legitimate and brings her to his hometown. In spite of his attraction to her, he cannot get over that initial deceit and treats her like shit. He even goes as far to isolate her from his family and the entire town to make her seem like an uppity bitch. During the last 30 percent, he realises he's an ageist, sexist piece of shit and accepts his "love" for Jane, who by that point, is already head over heels in love with this guy, even if he's not the dumb jock she thought he was. The moment she threw a fit when she realized Cal had a degree with honours and not a dumbass like she had imagined, I wanted to throw this book in a fire. But SEP's writing gave me some much needed patience.
I had so much issues with this one, I don't know where to begin. I wanted to sympathize with Cal, because no matter what anyone says, he was the victim. But he made it so hard for me to feel bad for him. His immaturity, callous attitude and arrogance was just a tip of the iceberg. So I guess, these two were shitty enough to be perfect for each other.
So this sucked donkey balls. Why didn't I hate it then? SEP is a fucking queen, that's why. No matter how crappy the plot was, the narration and banter between the leads were too good to ignore. Also, some of the secondary characters were so damn entertaining. I was squealing with excitement every time Kevin Tucker made an appearance. Cal's younger brother was also a snack. And their grandma was a freaking delight.
Almost one tenth of the book covers the marital woes of Cal's mum and dad. I'd give my right arm for an entire book on them. Amber Lynn Bonner was one amazing woman. I'm still gonna read more of SEP but I'm going to make sure to avoid clusterfucks like this.