The title says it all, this book is quirky and adorkable. Raine is 23 and has spent her entire life in love with Wade, the successful boy next door that never noticed her. He’s coming back into town and Raine is desperate to get him to fall in love with her. Since Wade prefers model thin women, Raine is determined to lose weight and become the woman of his dreams.
While running one night, she meets Dirk Adams, a hot movie star renting a cabin near her, and together they devise a plan. Dirk will pretend to be her boyfriend, and Wade will be overcome with jealousy. And if that doesn’t work, she has plenty of back up plans too!
This book was laugh out loud funny! The pop culture references and ridiculous scenarios kept a smile on my face. Raine’s inner dialogue reminds me a lot of Mindy Kaling’s biography and writing style. Since we never get a single detail about Raine’s physical appearance (not even her hair color!), I just pictured her as Mindy.
The only criticism I have is that I wish the book was longer! I wish we could have seen it from Dirk’s point of view too. The entire book is spent in Raine’s rambling, quirky mind, and she doesn’t have a high opinion of herself. Outside of her adorkableness, we never really see why Dirk falls for her. Is he just as quirky inside? I’d love to have a peek into his mind.
I’m putting this author on my to read list. The narrator was great, her character’s voices weren’t too over the top. I love a narrator that makes you forget that you’re listening to a book, and her narration pulled me right into the story. This book was gifted to me from the author in exchange for an honest review.