Great writing style...leans more towards womens fiction
I had gotten to read an excerpt of Romeantically Challenged and really enjoyed the first few chapters, so I couldn't wait to read the rest. Annie was feisty, funny and I couldn't wait to read more about her journey.
Annie had been engaged, but her fiance left her for another woman. On top of everything else, he's using their wedding venue to plan his wedding to his new fiance. Annie is determined to get away from that life and moves to Rome. Not Rome, Italy but rather Rome, Rhode Island.
This is where she meets Emmitt. Emmitt and Annie hilariously meet when Annie finds out that the house she's renting belongs to Emmitt and he's back in town. Emmitt has been overseas as a photojournalist, but a recent injury has forced him to come back home.
I thought Marina Adair's writing style was really great, but I wasn't feeling the emotional connection between Annie and Emmitt. It almost felt like there were too many story lines happening with Emmitt reconnecting with his teenage daughter, his injury and then Annie reconnecting with her Vietnamese heritage. Emmit and Annie's love story felt almost more of an afterthought and it didn't feel as well developed as I would have liked.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher.
Annie had been engaged, but her fiance left her for another woman. On top of everything else, he's using their wedding venue to plan his wedding to his new fiance. Annie is determined to get away from that life and moves to Rome. Not Rome, Italy but rather Rome, Rhode Island.
This is where she meets Emmitt. Emmitt and Annie hilariously meet when Annie finds out that the house she's renting belongs to Emmitt and he's back in town. Emmitt has been overseas as a photojournalist, but a recent injury has forced him to come back home.
I thought Marina Adair's writing style was really great, but I wasn't feeling the emotional connection between Annie and Emmitt. It almost felt like there were too many story lines happening with Emmitt reconnecting with his teenage daughter, his injury and then Annie reconnecting with her Vietnamese heritage. Emmit and Annie's love story felt almost more of an afterthought and it didn't feel as well developed as I would have liked.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher.