Genre: Romance/Young
Adult
Description:
“Julia is content with her no frills - no thrills life consisting of
long, cubicled days as an accountant, and lonely nights spent watching her
favorite soap opera, as she edges ever closer to her thirties.
Between constant self-comparisons with her married friends, a
romantically traumatic past, endless bouts of self-deprecatory thoughts, and
resentful exchanges with a domineering mother highly critical of her non-existent
love life, she can't help but feel a tinge of apathy at the idea of romance...
Following a fateful accident, she crosses paths with Matt, a handsome,
mysterious biker with biting sarcastic wit, and the irresistible charm of a
serpentine tongue. There is an initial tingle of interest, but she fears a
relationship with him might end in even more sunken depths of despair.
Can he prove to her that all men are not the same, as she learns to
trust again? Will she open herself up to the possibility of a romance? Or is
she just getting her hopes up as usual...”
Author:
I found no information on Lyndsey Carter aside from the fact she has
one other book published on Amazon.
Appraisal:
Julia is a mess. She’s not really happy with her job as an accountant,
but finds consistency and logic in numbers. Her life is boring because she is
afraid to put herself out there. She lives in her head criticizing herself and
others. She has a best friend, but only calls her if she needs or wants
something from her. I don’t think that is the way friends treat other. Julia’s Dilemma is supposed to be a
romantic comedy, but I found very little funny about Julia or her situation.
One day on a rush to get home after work she steps into the path of a
cyclist named Matt. The book’s description calls Matt a biker, which is
misleading and a little less exciting. At any rate Matt seems like a great guy
with a sarcastic wit. Julia seems to try to sabotage this budding relationship.
I honestly felt like she needed to be on antidepressants. As the story moves
forward I did become invested in Matt’s story, which is slowly doled out in
bits and pieces. All along I felt like Julia’s dilemma was just her mental
state. But NO; a bombshell drops at the end of this story with a-hell-of-a
cliffhanger. Which is Julia’s true dilemma.
Have I mentioned I hate
cliffhangers before?
FYI:
The book cover is also misleading. That killer hand of four aces has
nothing to do with this story. The fairytale background in soft shades of blue
partly cloudy sky with trees and kite? Well, I suppose Matt took Julia to the
local park on a date.
Format/Typo
Issues:
The only significant error I found was a mixing up of names at least
once in this book.
Rating: **
Two Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate
word count: 30-35,000 words
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