First off I really liked this book. I thought the characters of Mark Bressler & Chelsea Ross really clicked & their mutual attraction for each other was entirely plausible. Don't you always despise the one you secretly crave, at first? The side story about Jules & Bo was also thrilling & I kind of wish they had their own novel to explore that development.
That being said, I can't give this book a perfect score because Ms. Gibson resorted to a hackneyed method to humanize her male protagonist: the introduction of the precocious little boy. Oh how I DESPISED the character of Derek. If I had been there I probably would've knocked him over on his blades, that's how much he annoyed me. And his description was so cliched...the little red-headed, freckled & bespectacled boy with no father-figure in his life who is awkward & clumsy. All that was missing was a lisp & braces. I honestly didn't think he was integral to the story in anyway. All he was was a nuisance with an attitude problem.
Despite him the story itself was refreshing & incredibly funny. I did find myself almost crying at one point (it was unfortunate that I was reading the book while on my commute & made several people uncomfortable with my obvious attempts not to cry in public). I highly recommend it.Get more detail about Nothing But Trouble.
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