I got what I came for. ( )

Normally I would not rate a book I abandoned at 20% but this is truly one of the worst books I have ever encountered. The girl, Elle, is profoundly morainic. (She is of age, but she is a girl. She sneaks into the bed of the boy she likes who is her BOSS to seduce him and she uses the term "H-E-double hockey sticks.") It turns out there is someone other than said boss in the bed but since she is working in the dark she does not realize that the bed does not contain her target and plants herself on the poor visitor instead. Oopsie!

The guys are hilarious. Nathan (the boss/target) is supposed to be this man of quality of whom her mother will approve because he owns a gallery that displays "every type of art" and is a leader in the art world . . . of SPOKANE! Additionally, he has a "cultured aura" which is something I have not personally seen, but I would like the author to draw me a picture because I don't have any clue what that would look like -- is it tweedy, does the aura drink scotch, read Beckett for fun, and wear cashmere socks? Nathan's brother Gabe (the mystery orgasm giver) is considered far beneath him because he has a lot of ink and owns nightclubs "in all the major cities on the west coast." I did not get far enough to determine if Spokane counted on that list. No shade, I am sure Spokane is lovely (other than a cab ride through it from SeaTac to a conference at Gonzaga I have never been) but it is not a capitol of the art or nightclub worlds.

Anyway . . . in the first chapter girl climbs into bed with the "wrong man" and has her first orgasm (I believe she has has sex only once before, but that is not 100% clear.) She sees the giver of orgasms in the light, realizes it is the wrong guy, and runs out before anything gets penetrated and then says over and over she "almost slept with him!" Apparently she is under the impression that sex has not occurred because of the lack of penetration. I know this can be considered a gray area, but can we all agree that if you are with someone who is not a medical professional or porn camera operator and at the end of the encounter they could identify your vulva in a police lineup you have likely "slept together?" Then she worries that the reason this man was in her boss's bed is because he is her boss's lover but they she decides that is impossible because said man was attracted to her. Her friend (whom she actually shares this experience with!) confirms the original target is not Gay because her friend hooked up with him. Are there no bisexual people in Tacoma? Is there an ordinance that demands residents who are bi pick a gender to boink and stick with it? And is there an ordinance banning a gender spectrum in order to support the unilateral fucking rule? It is really confusing.

Not that it matters given the content, but I assume Ms. Robert failed freshman comp, because the writing is painful to read and the story makes no sense. For instance, Elle goes to work the next day and Gabe (orgasm giver) shows up and she treats him like dirt. She assumes there is no reason he could have a legit reason for being in the gallery despite the fact that the night before he was an overnight guest of the gallery owner.

The whole thing is sort of painful to read, but it's hard to feel the pain when you are so busy laughing. ( )

A charming rom com, clever if formulaic - why do so many plots rely on one of the romantic leads getting the wrong end of the stick and throwing away everything. It's fun, though, to have the guy come up with the big gesture - this to is a well worn device. These cliches apart, this is still more fun that the awful title implies. ( )

The main character is dumb and annoying, and shockingly lacking in both common sense and confidence. The dialogue is painful. Just not good. ( )

I really like Katee Robert's books but this one was just to plain... to rush into things and at the same time to slow... I don't know but it just wasn't good for me. ( )