Love by the Book

"I found little redeeming qualities here. You will enjoy this if you are looking for a story about a selfish, moronic **** with a drinking problem (seriously she mentions drinking EVERY DAMN DAY). I facepalmed when she exclaimed that a potential match on a dating site was a 'fascist' because he said his favorite book was "The Fountainhead". 😒 I finally lost all respect for the woman when she sent out cards to EVERYONE she knew asking if they knew of any viable candidates for her to have sex with"

"http://www.anurseandabook.com/2015/03/love-by-book-by-melissa-pimental.html<br/><br/>Love By the Book was a funny read. There were quite a few times I laughed out loud.<br/>It was a little bit different than your typical chick lit in several ways.<br/>First of all, the main character, Lauren, drank, smoked, didn't want to be married, and partied up a storm.<br/>I then found out mid-book that Lauren had actually been married before, and while her ex was a good guy, she didn't have any desire to go back. So when she told all of them men she dated that she didn't want anything serious, she was actually being serious!<br/>Her roommate finds the older, wealthier man of her dreams and although the clues are pretty clear, it takes a bit for Lauren to realize that her BFF is in a BDSM relationship. Which appears to be a consensual, happy BDSM relationship. So much for the boring best friend character!<br/>I thought I knew who Lauren was going to end up with three different times, and I'm happy to say one of my three guesses was right, but it was kind of neat to not have the love interest end up so formulaic. <br/>My one gripe is that I thought a lot of the dating books were really dated, especially in this age of non-stop self-improvement. <br/>But that's my only real issue. Overall, I thought the book was an easy distraction, and a funny author was found.<br/>"