A Simple, Easy Read

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I must start off by saying that although this is an entertaining and easy beach read, there's not much substance here. And what is here is rather unbelievable.

The story starts off with a lonely, single 20-something with a crush on a street musician. After an attack with a homeless drifter on the subway, she is rescued by none other than her crush, who promptly rushes off once police arrive. Although the reason for this is explained a bit later, we find that after the attack, Holland is eager to get to know this street musician, thank him, and find out why he left her after the attack.

Up to this point, I find the story totally believable. Holland's and Calvin's later actions, though, are crazy. First of all, why would you marry, make a lifelong (supposedly) unbreakable vow, to a total stranger just to be helpful to a beloved uncle and stranger who saved your life? Dinner and drinks sound good enough to me. Marriage? A bit overkill.

Again, it is a fun read but I did find it hard to take the rest of the book even remotely seriously. The plot is too far-fetched for me, like many rom-coms.

I have a hard time deciding if I liked or didn't like it. On the one hand, it's an ideal read following a lengthy, serious, thought-provoking tome. On the other hand, there's just so much fluff and no substance.