Title: MisTaken
Series: Miss Match #1.5
Author: Laurelin McGee
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: February 2, 2016
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
My Rating: 3 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:
Jaylene Kim is an independent woman who’s never had a man tell her what to do.
But when her smolderingly hot and mysterious neighbor introduces her to a few new rules in the bedroom, Jaylene must learn to relinquish control…if she is to run wild with passion…
MisTaken is the tale of two people with such extreme opposites attract syndrome that they’ll either fall into lust which may lead to love – or they’ll destroy each other along the way.
Now, I get why the authors (writing duo Laurelin Paige and Kayti McGee) presented the characters as they did. But for me, the story took a sad second place to my complete annoyance with Jaylene. It wasn’t her rigid, accept no softening of her stance attitude – but come on, not going to learn how to cook because of women’s stereotypical position in the kitchen? Really? How about the basic need for survival of the species like… I dunno, eating to live. It wasn’t even her reluctance to give over her control in the bedroom – kink isn’t for everyone, but at least try before you decide it’s a deal breaker.
No, it was Jaylene’s absolute judgmental, I’m right you’re wrong if you don’t agree with me attitude. That “I’m superior to everyone else on the planet” attitude. Plus little Miss Jaylene is rather a light-fingered person – walking off with items that were not hers. I’m sorry I simply could not care a fig if she got a happy orgasm let alone a happy every after. Even when she got called on her actions and received a well deserved stern lecture from her friend – it didn’t redeem her in my eyes.
Noah on the other hand was a sweetheart and Jay did not deserve him (IMO). He’s already hesitant of letting people know what he does for a living – imagine his reluctance when he gets to hear Jaylene’s views on the subject. I was hoping that Noah would soften Jaylene in my eyes. But when she thought the worst of him without any true proof – yeah, I was totally done with second chances for her.
MisTaken got a 3 star rating from me which is a “good story”. I didn’t love it, didn’t like it at times but also didn’t hate it either. For me, this was simply one of those times when a good story was overpowered by my reaction to a not likable character. I could never get past Jaylene’s judgmental, superior, you’re an idiot if you don’t agree with me ways. Yet that might be exactly what you’ll enjoy about this story. So read it for yourself and make up your own mind.
*I received an e-ARC of MisTaken from the publisher. St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. That does not change what I think of this novel.*
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