- Print Length: 339 pages
- Publisher: HarperImpulse (February 5, 2015)
What They Say.....Kate loves Alf. And Alf loves Kate… Doesn’t he?
Kate
can’t wait for her long-term boyfriend Alf to propose. So he might be a
bit of a control freak who’s obsessed with his career … and he also
seems to have conveniently forgotten their two-year plan to get married,
buy a bigger house and have children. But Kate’s sure that ring will be
on her finger soon.
When
her thirty-second birthday ends in humiliating, proposal-less disaster,
even Kate is left wondering if Alf really is The One. Then Alf’s
friend, Marcus, needs a place to stay. With his dark eyes, easygoing
manner and kind concern for Kate, Marcus is everything Alf is not - and
it's not long before Kate begins to wonder if there’s more to life than
diamonds.
What I Say.....I can't even imagine the pride you have in a publishing a book. I want to love all books and recommend every book I read. But you just can't, if you want to give honest reviews.
Unfortunately, Kate & Alf was not a book that I would recommend. Normally, if a book doesn't thrill me, I can put my finger on what I didn't like right away. But in this case, there wasn't one thing. I just couldn't get into the story. I was bored.
It had all the things I normally love. English chick lit, boring boyfriend, new romantic interest introduced and a best friend with a heart of gold. But the boring boyfriend was truly dull as dishwater, the new romantic interest felt forced, I never understood what supposedly made Kate and Marcus interested in each other (and they didn't stay interested for long). And the best friend, Megan, had a side story that was actually too big for the book.
It did have some sunny spots, some of the nursing home characters were fun, Kate was a sympathetic character, and the little twist of a second Alf at the end was fun.
But in the end, reading this felt like a chore, instead of a pleasure. Cute cover, though.
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