This one took a bit for me to get into. And that's saying a lot, because it was narrated by two of my favorites, Sebastian York and Andi Arndt. But once the story picked up, I really got into it and as you can tell from my rating, I loved it. This had the whole Cinderella leaving her shoe behind at midnight, but it wasn't her shoe this time. I did really like though, the way the author had the two meet up after they found out who the other was. I like that he didn't automatically assume she'd played him to get her story. I like that honestly they were realistic about how it had all happened, no one accusing the other unrealistically. I like that what so often becomes an insurmountable obstacle for the two doesn't do that, because they are honest with each other, instead of keeping things to themselves, hoping not to have to share them in order not to hurt them, or whatever dumb reasons characters usually keep for not telling something. Like the last problem, the mom, I like that it wasn't automatically assumed the other one had been lying and actually sent her for money. I like that he knew her well enough to know the mother was acting on her own greediness.

There were so many other good things, the grammar jokes were hilarious. And all the things in NYC that I now want to go back and try to see, like the abandoned subway stations for one! While all the sex was steamy, one scene I listed to on my way to work in the morning, and thought maybe I should have listened to the night before when I was in bed, because yeah...definitely had to fan myself before going into work.

Review first posted on Lisa Loves Literature.