The Proposal (The Wedding Date #2)

“The Proposal” is the worst book I’ve read in a long time. I liked the previous Hello Sunshine Book Club book better – and I thought I didn’t like that one. “The Proposal” begins by describing the weather which was my first clue for the style of writing I was in for. In the second chapter the main character has given her address to a man she just met, but a few paragraphs later she “thankfully” hasn’t given him her address. The characters all feel flat and forced with no distinct voices. They all sound the same – undeveloped and childish; the men sound like the women except they say “man” a lot. Half of the book was useless, boring narrative – conversations I wouldn’t eavesdrop on, let alone enjoy reading. Race seems forced into this book. It’s great that there’s gender diversity, but why can’t we have a description of the character rather than a thought of “OMG she’s black!”. All the characters are laughing at everyday comments and reacting to situations like children. I could go on. I made a list, but I’m done with this book. I only finished because I tried really hard to let it redeem itself, but began skimming at 60%. It was painful. The marketer must have been great to get this book on a bestseller list.

It seemed like a cute premise – a guy proposing to his horrified girlfriend in front of a packed Dodger Stadium, but beyond that, the characters and plot are predictable and boring. There are an infinite number of great books to read. This is not one of them.

Can’t even finish it because it’s so boring. I’m a third of the way through and nothing has happened other than they eat cupcakes. The dialogue is terrible and it’s like the author’s only goal is to make every character a good person.

This book was soo boring and painful to finish. The writing was absolutely horrid and very elementary. I only read it due to Reese Witherspoons book club. Bad book club pick thats for sure. A complete waste of time and money.

After really enjoying “The Wedding Date”, I was really looking forward to this book. Unfortunately, I found it just kind of boring. The book is clearly very committed to giving the characters healthy realtionship dynamics, and that’s definitely an admirable goal. The problem is that it’s so unsubtle that it sort of feels like a lecture. Worse, it Rob’s the characters of any chemistry. In “The Wedding Date” Drew and Alexa had immediate chemistry; in “The Proposal”, even though you know Carlos and Nikole will wind up together, it’s kind of a while before there’s any hint that they’re into each other. Even then, it feels more like telling than showing.

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