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I wanted to give one star, but I actually finished the book so for that, I gave it two.

The heroine has three strikes from the very beginning of the book. The fact that Liz harbors such intense animosity about a person she hardly knows, Ryan, because of incident that happened 17 years ago when she was an overweight 13 year old at the pool, gazing up at his eyes as he sits in the lifeguard stand. The second strike came when her older sister, Daisy, tells Liz that she's pregnant, and Liz completely takes over and decides she has to raise the baby because her sister is incompetent. Third strike was when Daisy told Liz she needed to pay off $10k of credit card debt, and Liz agrees without batting an eye because "it's what's best for the baby" and immediately takes a second job working for Ryan so she can afford to bail her sister out. Who in their right, sane mind takes a second job to pay off an irresponsible sibling's debt? This chick desperately needs to make an appointment with a therapist, or simply pick up a copy of the book "Boundaries." No, no, no. This is not noble, this is stupid. Although she racked up three strikes for herself in the first couple of chapters, I kept reading because of the character of Maggie. I have no idea why Ryan was interested in Liz; she was so incredibly unlovable. Part of me also kept reading to see if Liz changed, if the pendulum swung just as far the other way. I saw a little of myself in her; I'm the oldest of four kids with uninvolved parents, so I could relate to wanting to swoop in and help. But why did Liz and Daisy's parents have zero role in this situation, other than running a local fast food joint and letting the girls pick up shifts? And her mom flying out (to Arizona?) to visit when the baby was born. Why don't we know any details of her failed marriage, and how that has affected her dating/social life since? Why aren't those relationships explored? Why doesn't Liz ever bring up the snide comment she overheard that day at the pool, and Ryan's response? That would have made an excellent scene, and would have given me hope that Liz could articulate her feelings and have the courage to stand up for her 13 year old self. Little things like these would have made the story better for me.


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I rarely write reviews, either I like a book or I don't. This gets 1 star because there had to be something. I did not finish this story. I got to about 60%. Liz, the h, is about as unlikeable as they get. She's demeaning, holier than thou, obsessive (THE HUMILIATION is a total waste of time/energy reading). I've tried to find one thing that I like or can relate to with her. Nada. Her bff is just as unlikeable but I can *almost* see something human like. Ryan, the H, seems like a decent enough guy. He should have just sent her paychecks to her and never bothered to again. Maggie the gramma, is the most awesome one in this book. I can't and won't continue this book or any others in this series, sorry.

Looking for a good series... look up Neighbors from Hell. Funny stuff.
I really enjoyed this one. The romance is engaging and the antics of the secondary characters had me laughing out loud. Well written and easy to read, you can't miss with The Opposite of Wild. Highly recommended.
This has the feel of an 80's Harlequin romance with some Y2K sex thrown in as an afterthought.

I can only remember one other heroine I disliked as much as Liz. The author has made her so over the top with her perfectly ironed clothing, calorie tracking at each meal, daily expense monitoring, obsessive cleaning, and alphabetized pantry that it was hard to relate to her. When Liz finally ends up in bed with a hot guy, she wishes he would fold his shirt and pants before doing the deed. Seriously?

"There wasn’t a single area of her life that wasn’t made better by precise control over the small details." Other than sex, apparently. Despite being so anal retentive in every other aspect of her life, she has regular sex without being on the pill and doesn't notice when her boyfriend doesn't use a condom twice. I can only assume that he has magical Harlequin sperm that doesn't make this obvious.

There were so man references to capri pants that I began thinking of those cheesy Beach Blanket Bingo type movies from the 50's. "She wore her usual buttoned-up shirt and ironed pants that ended mid -calf, exposing a little bit of skin." Her friend Rachel is a veritable sex kitten who wears a purple bow in her braid on a blind date. The two of them hitting a night club is nothing short of ridiculous with Rachel unable to walk as far as the dance floor because of her high heels.

"Liz did a little shaking shoulder move. The thrumming, pulsing beat was too fast for her usual dance moves." I can only assume her usual moves were like Elaine from Seinfeld. Bottom line, we have two thirty year old women with the emotional maturity of two eighth grade nerds. The fake sexy librarian vibe Ryan is supposed to feel for her just doesn't work.

There is no witty banter or even a semblance if normal dialogue between Liz and Ryan. She takes offense every time he makes a joke, he is annoyed by her behavior for most of the book, she stomps out twice from fancy restaurants before they have finished their meals, and neither of them can communicate their feelings. What's to like?

Worse than all this are the over 20 references to The Humiliation. Seventeen years ago we are led to believe that she was so traumatized by an incident involving Ryan that it changed the course of her life. Be prepared for a serious let down. The irony is that when Ryan brings it up, she just brushes almost two decades of shame aside and lets him off the hook immediately.

When the 72 year old grandma is the sexiest female in the book, you know there is a problem. Here again, the author has to make her so over the top that Maggie becomes a cartoon character riding motorcycles, drinking alcohol at the library, talking about strippers and handing out dildos. Cue the eye-rolling.

Here's what passes as adult humor.
"When Trav finished the story of his crew boss, who drank from a can of Coke that one of the guys had used as a pi$$ can, he offered to get Liz a drink."

Liz has a bizarre relationship with her older sister, Daisy, who is pregnant. They have some kind of crazy co-dependent link and Liz's attitude toward Daisy's child reads like something out of a psychology text book. A completely ridiculous scenario occurs when Liz contacts the coach of the local baseball team to ask his players which one knocked up her sister!!! She is apparently living on Planet Wacko.

The smartest character in the whole book is the guy who jilted Liz two weeks before their wedding several years ago.
I love a good series, and while hot sex scenes are awesome, some books overdo it. This one does not. The characters are flawed and relatable, the situations plausible and believable. I love a book that makes me feel like it could happen to me, and this one definitely did. I'm so glad there are 10 of them out at least right now, I can binge read the series and not have to part with these characters, at least not right away!
I wanted to give one star, but I actually finished the book so for that, I gave it two.

The heroine has three strikes from the very beginning of the book. The fact that Liz harbors such intense animosity about a person she hardly knows, Ryan, because of incident that happened 17 years ago when she was an overweight 13 year old at the pool, gazing up at his eyes as he sits in the lifeguard stand. The second strike came when her older sister, Daisy, tells Liz that she's pregnant, and Liz completely takes over and decides she has to raise the baby because her sister is incompetent. Third strike was when Daisy told Liz she needed to pay off $10k of credit card debt, and Liz agrees without batting an eye because "it's what's best for the baby" and immediately takes a second job working for Ryan so she can afford to bail her sister out. Who in their right, sane mind takes a second job to pay off an irresponsible sibling's debt? This chick desperately needs to make an appointment with a therapist, or simply pick up a copy of the book "Boundaries." No, no, no. This is not noble, this is stupid. Although she racked up three strikes for herself in the first couple of chapters, I kept reading because of the character of Maggie. I have no idea why Ryan was interested in Liz; she was so incredibly unlovable. Part of me also kept reading to see if Liz changed, if the pendulum swung just as far the other way. I saw a little of myself in her; I'm the oldest of four kids with uninvolved parents, so I could relate to wanting to swoop in and help. But why did Liz and Daisy's parents have zero role in this situation, other than running a local fast food joint and letting the girls pick up shifts? And her mom flying out (to Arizona?) to visit when the baby was born. Why don't we know any details of her failed marriage, and how that has affected her dating/social life since? Why aren't those relationships explored? Why doesn't Liz ever bring up the snide comment she overheard that day at the pool, and Ryan's response? That would have made an excellent scene, and would have given me hope that Liz could articulate her feelings and have the courage to stand up for her 13 year old self. Little things like these would have made the story better for me.