I'm at my local library with my spawn, encouraging them to do homework instead of read manga while I surreptitiously peruse the romance novels. And while my standards are particularly low, I grab three books off the shelf. I am always giving the girls a hard time for checking out too many books at once so I bring these three silly romances over to them and ask which one they think I should NOT check out.
Enraptured had this awesome male torso cover and the fantasy/myth stuff appeals to my fantasy reading children. The cowboy novel
Broken appeals because, well, cowboys. But they both agree (which never happens) that
The Officer Says I Do is the worst cover and probably one of the worst titles they had ever seen and I definitely should not read that one. I am so amused by this interaction I bring all three home and can't help but start with the cheesiest looking one.
Yes, you guessed it. I liked it. I will admit that it's very likely that my expectations were low. And the basic premise is pretty far fetched but I do have a small soft spot for military romances and neither character was too stupid to live and beyond the slightly shallow characterization (our heroine is chaotic and free spirited, which is represented almost entirely by her breezy multi-hued skirts) this was an enjoyable read. I would read this author again. So there children!
Yet again we have proof of the truth of "Don't judge a book by its cover." Or "Take into account the cover and lower your expectations accordingly and you won't be disappointed." Whatever.
Contemporary Military Romance 2012: 3.5 of 5 commune living hippies.
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