Just an avid reader. Mostly SF/Fantasy, some hobbies, paranormal, urban fantasy and lighter, fluffier things.
This reader's personal opinion, ©2014, all rights reserved, not to be quoted, clipped or used in any way by Google Play, amazon.com or other commercial booksellers*
A fun indie/self published book. It was a quick (overnight) travel read for me (borrowed via amazon prime Kindle Owners Lending library as my April loan).
Pros that gained stars from me: good writing, likable characters, not run of the mill situations, not über-perfect, flawless beings. Some humorous and some charming moments. Not completely predictable.
While I knew going in it was a contemporary romance with probably an happily-ever-after ending, it avoided the love interests being instantaneously in love/lust. Even better, avoided either of the pair being so horrid or so perfect to the other that reader was left wondering why on earth they fell in love.
Cons: well, too sappy for me in places. I think the star ratings on this one will definitely be even more subjective to a reader's personal tastes than usual. My 3-star may be harsher than other fans of the genre would rate it.
While a few students were mentioned, only one seemed to matter (the would be football quarterback). The others were just vaguely underprivileged or at risk (well the two female students mentioned were both 8-month pregnant mean girls whose sole activity seemed to be a couple of lines of bitchy dialogue then faded into background). The MC's past traumas fixed rather easily. Hard to really put into words except under spoilers.
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Ratings scale used in absence of a booklikes suggested rating scale:
★★★★★ = All Time Favorite
★★★★½ = Extraordinary Book. Really Loved It.
★★★★☆ = Loved It.
★★★½☆ = Really Liked.
★★★☆☆ = Liked.
★★½☆☆ = Liked parts; parts only okay. Would read more by author.
★★☆☆☆ = Meh. Okay.
★½☆☆☆ = Disliked but kept me reading in hopes would get better.
★☆☆☆☆ = Loathed It. Possibly DNF and a torturous read.
½☆☆☆☆ = So vile was a DNF or should have been. Cannot imagine anyone liking. (Might also be just an "uploaded" word spew or collection that should not be dignified by calling itself a "published book." Or author should take remedial classes for language written in until basic concepts like using sentences sink in. Is author even old enough to sign a publishing contract or do they need a legal guardian to sign for them?)