The Cinderella Deal

I really thought I'd love this one. Normally I'm a sucker for pretend/fake dating/marriage tropes in chick lit - mostly because they invite a good amount of comedy. This one lacked. It didn't help that I wasn't fond of either of the main characters. They were bland when they weren't over the top weird. Definitely not my favorite Jennifer Crusie story.

I'm a terrible, pessimistic person in real life. Anyone who knows me knows that I abhor traditional forms of romance, personal displays of affection, and overbearing expressions of what people think is love. But I also have a guilty pleasure: romance novels. Sometimes I really just want a happy ending, something to cry about, laugh about, and feel happy about at the end. This book definitely did that for me.