Review: The Best Kind Of Surprise

The Best Kind Of Surprise by Jasmin Miller
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

Note: This is the second novel in the series, should be read in order.
Another Note: An ARC was provided generously in exchange for an honest review.

This novel was not so much of a sham as compared to the previous novel. But still not that good to read, in my opinion.

My version of this story:

We get introduced to Aidan Ardennes, Logan Ardennes's brother and brother in law of Ember Keaton sitting in his brother's home, drinking to his sorrows. He thinks his manhood no longer works as he's no longer interested in one night stands, flings, etc. The apparent reason seems to be, that he's been hung up on a girl he had a fling with, a month before according to his brother. And he believes later on that the girl is his downfall, even though for me as a reader, that's just not true as she's just a fling.

But then he realizes that he may be in love with her, and this whole declaration is made in Chapter 1.

Chapter 1, out of 15 or so chapters!

It's too soon, which was one of the main reasons I couldn't be bothered reading this novel further. Another reason was then in Chapter 2, we are introduced to Stella, one of his flings from a month before, bearing bad news, which she then spills, which then in effect, rocks his world upside down.

And this is all declared in Chapter 2. Again waaaay too soon for my liking.

But you know love can never be evaded no matter what it is. And they eventually fall in love as they always do, a HEA once again.

My overall view of this story: Well the plot is not bad, it's more convincing then the first novel's plot summary, second there are things happening way too quickly for my liking which I've already discussed, no romance at all from what I've read but it could be justified from the romance being in further chapters, the witty dialogues from Aiden and Logan help to push to read the novel further, but otherwise, there's nothing better to save this novel from being an-almost sham.

Things could have seriously been done better, in this novel especially.

Until the next page,

-J.B

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