The Arrangement

Rating:
Summary: A definite keeper
Review: I love Joan Wolf, and this is one of my favorites. I just love the opening lines of this book. Right away, I want to know about these people. She is an expert at drawing you in and making you care about the characters. I noticed some reviewers were disappointed in the lack of sex scenes, but that is one of the reasons I like her books so well. These are character driven romances and the first person POV gives you the opportunity to really get to know the heroine.

Rating:
Summary: Book is so good that she won me over even when I resisted!
Review: This was my first Joan Wolf book. After the first few words, I wondered if this would be my last. After I finished this book, I could not wait to get back on-line to buy more of her books!

I do not ever recall reading a romance book from a first person point of view (POV) and I'll admit I didn't like it at first. But I kept reading it because I thought it would be too shallow of me to stop reading just because I wasn't used to this POV. What if it was a great book anyway? Of course, my intuition was correct and the book is a definite keeper. And keeping an open mind did have it's rewards. And the rewards are so so sweet. (But grab a hankie just in case! HINT, HINT) When the plot starts to thicken, you'll also realize how clever Ms Wolf was for writing this book from the heroine's POV.

Once more light was shed on the horoine's past, I regretted my earlier luke warm feelings for this book. Oh what a fool I was! I wanted to reread the book right there and then! I was amazed. I was awed. I was won over completely and so will you. This book definitely goes on my keeper shelf and if you haven't read The Arrangement yet, you are missing out on a very good book. Don't fret too much over the mild sex. If you read my other reviews, you know that I do prefer steamy if not explicit sex scenes in my romance books but I'm flexible and variety they say is the spice of life. I had just gotten through reading Susan Johnson's latest novel anyway so I was ready for a break and The Arrangement was just what I needed.

Rating:
Summary: Very enjoyable
Review: Well thought out characters, snappy dialog, and a refreshingly different plot made this novel a very enjoyable read.