Wooing Cadie McCaffrey

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Wooing Cadie McCaffrey
Bethany Turner
Revell

After four years with her boyfriend, Cadie McCaffrey is thinking of ending things. Convinced Will doesn't love her in the "forever" way she loves him, Cadie believes it's time for her to let him go before life passes her by. When a misunderstanding leads to a mistake, leaving her hurt, disappointed, and full of regret, she finally sends him packing.

But for Will, the end of their relationship is only the beginning of his quest to figure out how to be the man Cadie wanted him to be. With the dubious guidance of his former pro-athlete work friends and tactics drawn from Cadie's favorite romantic comedies, Will attempts to win her back. It's a foolproof plan. What could possibly go wrong?

Bethany Turner is back with more of the heart and humor readers love. Anyone who enjoys a good romance or binges romantic comedies on Netflix will devour this delightful story

Well.

This is awkward.

So...I haven't always had the best luck with contemporary romances. But by Jove if every once in awhile I don't get suckered into one by a promising plotline. That happened the last time I read one of these (almost a year ago to the day, by the way) and...it all ended kind of the same way. Wooing Cadie McCaffrey had a lot of the problems that I guess I just...have with the genre in general, so maybe it can't be totally blamed for that. For instance: a large portion of the plot hinges on miscommunication.

I hate miscommunication with a passion.

When it's used for drama, when everything could be solved by some honesty and communication...I just find it frustrating. (also, what. was. the deal. with Cadie's parents???) Also, I was expecting a light and frothy comedy. (I mean, guy tries to win girl back by using the methods in all her favorite romcoms? Sounds like lighthearted fun, right?). However-and this isn't really a spoiler since it happens near the beginning- the Regretful Event that happens is that Will and Cadie--despite their convictions--have sex. It's not given in detail, and it's seen as a mistake and Not a Good Thing. I can appreciate a Christian book tackling that subject, even though it's not my cup of tea, and had I known I probably would have passed on it. But it did keep the book from being the comedy I expected, and the whole book just seemed to be like Cadie making her life way harder than it needs to be, and poor Will bearing the brunt of it. Like I said, not my cuppa.

So yeah. I would say I'm not reading anymore contemporary romantic comedies, except I always say that, and a year later I end up picking up another one and going through this whole thing again. w h y do I do this to myself?

I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

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