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A review by pgchuis
Now That It's You by Tawna Fenske
2.0
I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley.
Two years ago Meg's fiancé, Matt, confessed to an affair the night before their wedding and Meg was unable to go through with the ceremony. She has finally put this behind her and so, when she hears that Matt is in hospital for some minor surgery, she decides to visit him and make peace (yes, she feels it is up to her to make peace - see also below). Unfortunately when she gets there, she finds that he has died.
The opening was an enjoyable read, right up to the point where we learn that Matt was in hospital for hair transplant surgery and died because he had taken Viagra the night before. Meg runs into Matt's brother Kyle both at the hospital and the next day at the park. While talking at the park, they encounter some LARPers (role play participants) and decide to join in. I decided to skim this (excruciatingly dull) part and never really managed to go back to detailed reading. There was just so much to annoy me:
Meg was a complete doormat, who had decided to pay off the entire cost of the aborted wedding herself, despite the fact that Matt was the one who was unfaithful and waited until the night before to tell her. He then billed her $10,000 for taking photos for her cookery book, despite having offered to do it for free (or "joking" that he would do it in exchange for sexual favours). So, instead of querying the bill or telling him to get lost, she pays it off gradually. Seriously? This is our heroine?
Then there is the hero, Kyle, with his money-conscious ways - I have never read of a family (not intended as outright villains) so concerned with screwing every last penny out of a woman they once loved and who was betrayed by their son. Kyle feels his mother has a point about splitting the royalties from the book, Kyle wonders if Meg kept her engagement ring, Kyle is concerned that Meg can't prove exactly how many instalments she has paid thus far, Kyle can't stop himself from pointing out that Meg didn't in fact perform the sexual favours referred to, Kyle was kind of responsible for Matt being unfaithful in the first place. I hated Kyle and really didn't enjoy this book.
Two years ago Meg's fiancé, Matt, confessed to an affair the night before their wedding and Meg was unable to go through with the ceremony. She has finally put this behind her and so, when she hears that Matt is in hospital for some minor surgery, she decides to visit him and make peace (yes, she feels it is up to her to make peace - see also below). Unfortunately when she gets there, she finds that he has died.
The opening was an enjoyable read, right up to the point where we learn that Matt was in hospital for hair transplant surgery and died because he had taken Viagra the night before. Meg runs into Matt's brother Kyle both at the hospital and the next day at the park. While talking at the park, they encounter some LARPers (role play participants) and decide to join in. I decided to skim this (excruciatingly dull) part and never really managed to go back to detailed reading. There was just so much to annoy me:
Meg was a complete doormat, who had decided to pay off the entire cost of the aborted wedding herself, despite the fact that Matt was the one who was unfaithful and waited until the night before to tell her. He then billed her $10,000 for taking photos for her cookery book, despite having offered to do it for free (or "joking" that he would do it in exchange for sexual favours). So, instead of querying the bill or telling him to get lost, she pays it off gradually. Seriously? This is our heroine?
Then there is the hero, Kyle,