SYNOPSIS(From Goodreads):
No Love Allowed (Dodge Cove #1)
It's all fun and parties until someone falls in love in this modern fairy tale from author Kate Evangelista.
Caleb desperately needs a fake girlfriend. Either he attends a series of parties for his father’s law firm with a pretty girl on his arm, or he gets shipped off to Yale to start a future he’s not ready for and isn’t sure he wants. And sadly, the last unattached girl in his social circle has just made the grievous mistake of falling in love with him. Fortunately, Didi, recently fired waitress and aspiring painter, is open to new experiences. As the summer ticks by in a whirl of lavish parties, there’s only one rule: They must not fall in love!
Caleb desperately needs a fake girlfriend. Either he attends a series of parties for his father’s law firm with a pretty girl on his arm, or he gets shipped off to Yale to start a future he’s not ready for and isn’t sure he wants. And sadly, the last unattached girl in his social circle has just made the grievous mistake of falling in love with him. Fortunately, Didi, recently fired waitress and aspiring painter, is open to new experiences. As the summer ticks by in a whirl of lavish parties, there’s only one rule: They must not fall in love!
So umm how do you write a review when you can't remember half of the plot except random words LIKE,
-cliffs
-paint
-car
-makeovers
-glitter
Errr I'm sure there were a lot of them,but my brain refuses to remember any of it.
Some days back, I was looking for a light summery feel good romance that would require zero brain cells. My expectations were the usual, shits and giggles type time pass. But what I got was Na-ish angst and a lol, I've bipolar something which left me thinking, Do people really think that following some mental illness related blogs on tumblr will give them exactly knowledge and the right to use serious problems as plot devices . Cliches??I'm okay with them in romance novels because,
Romance nowadays = (Cliches)+2-3 perfect people in triangle/square+Death to ensure the love is eternalcough*TFIOS*cough
But what really bugs me is is the wrong portrayal of a disease whether mental or physical OR social matter just to add a tragic backstory to the characters.
*insert a verbiage paragraph with big mouthy words about how BP is more than just mood swings*
Okay, so lets see what I can remember , *snort*
----So what-his-name again??is a:
❶ Manwhore
❷ Your typical jerk who thinks every girl is bad except you know who.
❸ A man-slut transforming magically after the h appears with Villon as background music
❹ ALLLLLLLLL ✔
----So, what's-her-name again??????is a:
❶ Special snowflake
❷ Manic pixie dream girl
❸ Someone in a romance novel
❹ ALLLLLLLLLL ✔
----Thoughts at the end of the book,after a few days:
❶ Meh
❷ Bleh
❸ IDK except some dialogues were funny
❹ ALLLLLLL ✔
TWO STARS.
