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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Like Watching The Bachelor? How 'Bout Reading It?
12:36 PM
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I should probably mention right off the bat that I'm not a fan of The Bachelor or anything of its kind. Maybe that's what made Count Down to Love by Julie N. Ford so difficult for me to enjoy. Or maybe it's because the novel got so far-fetched, melodramatic and contrived I could hardly stand it. I think I would have actually found a behind-the-scenes look at reality t.v. interesting, but Ford skimps mightily on the "insider" details, focusing instead on the developing relationship between Kelly Grace and Dillon. Which might have been okay, except that the romance was totally predictable. Now, I realize it's a romance, so the guy and girl are going to get together, but to keep my attention, an author has to make me wonder if the couple can really overcome all the odds that stand in the way of their Happily Ever After. Ford didn't do that. I think the real problem with the book, though, is that Kelly Grace has no real goal, nothing admirable she's trying to do, nothing to make the reader root for her. Plus, she gets the guy way too easily, which throws the plotting all out of whack because the climax of the story comes in the middle of the book instead of at the end. So, yeah. While I kind of liked the premise of Count Down to Love, it just really didn't deliver for me.
(Readalikes: Reminded me a little of Not My Type by Melanie Jacobson)
Grade: C-
If this were a movie, it would be rated: PG for sexual innuendo
To the FTC, with love: I received a PDF copy of Count Down to Love from the generous folks at Bonneville Books (an imprint of Cedar Fort) via the Whitney Award Committee. Thank you!
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