| Alexandra Freemar (Alix) goes to London with one main goal: she must write a romance novel in two months or care for an elderly relative, by order of her mother. Unfortunately, she can be a truly awful writer, as the snippets of her novel prove. Then she meets Alexander Black (Alex) and life gets more complicated. Deep down, Alix doesn't believe in her own worth, and it has negative consequences in her writing and her relationship with Alex. She needs to learn to deal with all that, but it's not easy.
If you don't do well with annoying heroines, this may not be the book for you. I often found myself wanting to scream at Alix for the way she behaved. Alex is basically perfect. He has a job that takes up a lot of his time, but he takes the time to call Alix, just to see how she's doing. Alix, unfortunately, is not nearly so giving and spends a great deal of time swimming in self-pity. If you can get past all that, however, the humor in this book is top-notch, and the hero is a joy to read about. | ||
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Plot & Themes Time/era of story Struggling with whom? - Mom Inner struggle subplot Yes Struggle with... If one lover chases another... - they alternate Main Male Character Profession/status: Age/status: - 20's-30's Main Female Character - 20's-30's Profession/status: Setting Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death What % of story is romance related? - 90% How explicit is the sex? - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of sex - Boob talk - Weiner talk Focus of story - Her How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog How much sexing? - 5-9 sex acts |
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