The Best Mistake

Every once in awhile, I need to read a book like this to remind myself why I don't read books like this. I appreciate that she told a story in under 250 pages, but this was...bad. This was so bad. I have a low tolerance for “boys will be boys” and it's not okay that Coop was more than a bit of a jerk. It was not okay that Zoe ALMOST had the superwoman vibe going on: homeowner who holds down 2 jobs to make a life for her son because the whole thing got blown when we find out that she was an ex-model. Of course she was! Because there could not be any women out there working their asses off and being a great mom who are also less than model attractive! And where is all of the money from being a model? Where are her actor parents? And why did no one tell this woman about child support?

What really had me rolling my eyes was the declaration of love before the first date. These people know NOTHING about each other. Nothing. Hoo boy! Someone needs to sit these people down and explain what is lust and what is love.
It did make me grin that both characters are in their very early 30's and are described as “middle-aged” and “old”, alternatively. Oh, yeah, these geezers are past their prime-they better settle!

So, why did I finish this? To torture myself, yes, but also to remind myself what mindless reading is like. It's painful.