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Change of Heart
by Falon Ballard
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
*I received a copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for this opportunity*
Campbell Andrews has no time for love. As the youngest partner at her grandmother multi-million dollar firm, her time is money and money is the name of the game. However, after a disastrous blind date with a pediatric surgeon, Cam wakes up to find herself in a town straight out of a Hallmark movie. With her return to the real world pending on her ability to do three things, Cam will take on her biggest challenge yet-- falling in love.
This book had such a fun premise but it fell flat on the delivery; I was expecting something akin to A Novel Love Story, but was pretty consistently let down. What I thought was supposed to be fun and a tongue-in-cheek look at the Hallmark formula for romance, ended up being exactly that: a Hallmark formula for romance, cotton-candy sweet and totally unrealistic .
Cam isn't a good person, and her complete 180 change by the end of the book was difficult to subscribe to. Sure, I could believe she switched from drinking espresso to pumpkin spice lattes with extra pumpkin spice after her ordeal-- but there was nothing that remained of her original character in the last part of the book. She had gone from bad-ass boss-bitch who took on Manhattan and did it with a cut throat intensity, to someone who was willing to give up everything she worked for at the drop of a hat. Character change and growth is a hallmark for any good story, but this was a complete overhaul.
Her love interest, Ben Loving, was as flat as a doormat. I don't think I could tell you one character flaw or interesting thing about him-- except that he's willing to give up everything he knows and loves for a person he barely knows, with little to no explanation for why. He was the traditional Hallmark main lead-- bland, boring, and devastatingly handsome-- except he was from the real world.
Falon Ballard is a hit or miss author for me, and unfortunately this one was a miss.
Campbell Andrews has no time for love. As the youngest partner at her grandmother multi-million dollar firm, her time is money and money is the name of the game. However, after a disastrous blind date with a pediatric surgeon, Cam wakes up to find herself in a town straight out of a Hallmark movie. With her return to the real world pending on her ability to do three things, Cam will take on her biggest challenge yet-- falling in love.
This book had such a fun premise but it fell flat on the delivery; I was expecting something akin to A Novel Love Story, but was pretty consistently let down. What I thought was supposed to be fun and a tongue-in-cheek look at the Hallmark formula for romance, ended up being exactly that: a Hallmark formula for romance, cotton-candy sweet and totally unrealistic .
Cam isn't a good person, and her complete 180 change by the end of the book was difficult to subscribe to. Sure, I could believe she switched from drinking espresso to pumpkin spice lattes with extra pumpkin spice after her ordeal-- but there was nothing that remained of her original character in the last part of the book. She had gone from bad-ass boss-bitch who took on Manhattan and did it with a cut throat intensity, to someone who was willing to give up everything she worked for at the drop of a hat. Character change and growth is a hallmark for any good story, but this was a complete overhaul.
Her love interest, Ben Loving, was as flat as a doormat. I don't think I could tell you one character flaw or interesting thing about him-- except that he's willing to give up everything he knows and loves for a person he barely knows, with little to no explanation for why. He was the traditional Hallmark main lead-- bland, boring, and devastatingly handsome-- except he was from the real world.
Falon Ballard is a hit or miss author for me, and unfortunately this one was a miss.