Diferentes circunstancias, diferentes personajes, diferentes personalidades, pero sigue el estereotipo del primer libro. The Marriage Trap es la historia de la hermana de Nick, Maggie y el amigo de Alexa, Michael. The Marriage Trap es una historia llena de seducción y terquedad, pero tambien trata sobre la familia y el amor. Maggie es una fotógrafa exitosa, con una vida llena de aventura y viajes a las ciudades mas importantes del mundo. Y a pesar de tener una vida de lujos, Maggie solo desea dejar de sentirse sola y ser amada.

Ella tenia mucho para dar, pero nadie a quien dárselo. Enterraba todas esas emociones caóticas en lo profundo, en un lugar secreto, oculto. Y fingía que estaba bien.

Maggie y Micheal tuvieron un comienzo difícil con una cita ciega que salio mal. Pero ahora, se encuentran en un arreglo de fingir ser esposos para complacer a la familia de Michael. Y aunque ambos piensan que no son nada parecidos, tienen mas en común de lo que parece.

¿Los llevas a la cama para escapar de la soledad, esperando que termine siendo mas? ¿Despiertas por la mañana con un enfermizo sentimiento en tu estomago sabiendo que te mentiste de nuevo? ¿Te preguntas si estas destinada a estar sola? ¿Te preguntas si en el fondo algo te esta conteniendo?

Michael es terco y Maggie es obstinada; Él quería una chica independiente y desafiante con mucho amor para dar, y ella necesitaba alguien leal que luchara por ella. Larga historia resumida: Son exactamente lo que el otro necesitaba.

Una de las cosas que realmente ame de este libro fue la lealtad y devoción que Michael siente hacia su familia, sus hermana y su mamá son increíbles; ademas de que siempre me he sentido atraída a los hombres que tienen a su familia como su mayor prioridad.

Debo decir que Jennifer Probst me sorprendió al llevar la historia a un escenario tan diferente como lo es Italia, y la forma en que describe los paisajes es simplemente magnifica.

2.5 stars

I am Done



With the book, done with the characters, with the series and probably with Jennifer Probst.

This doesn't happen with me very often. Never when it comes to romance novels since they're no brainers and effortless reads, but I don't think I can take a single more word of this author. It's not just this book's fault, but all the books combined. They're basically the same! This is the 4th Jennifer Probst book that I'm reading, and I can tell you the pattern of how every story will go.

This is how they go: (This part is only a spoiler if you haven't read any of this author's books. If you've even read one. you're okay.)

Step 1: The two main characters don't like each other but are attracted to each other. Because, apparently, you can't have a romance novel is the protagonists don't want to rip each other's clothes off.

Step 2: Due to some situation, they're forced to be together. And they somehow kiss.

Step 3: One character, most probably the female, pushes the other away.

Step 4: After a lot of pushing and pulling and we-need-to-be-professional bullshit, they sleep together.

Step 5: They fall in love with each other.

Step 6: One person admits his/her feelings to the other who, because of some traumatic past which either makes him/her not feel good enough or afraid of commitment, throws it in the person's face.

Step 7: Both are heartbroken but then something makes the guilty party realize that he/she was wrong.

Step 8: After apology and forgiveness, they live happily every after.

(There are exceptions. Like Searching for Perfect doesn't follow step 1.)


The other flaws:

1. The writing is nothing to fawn over. It's okay, sometimes even bad. It is very repetitive. If I ever have to read words like screamed or roared so many times again, I will stab someone.

2. The characters can be interesting but sometimes they also piss me off. The similar plot works against them.

3. Nothing surprizes me. It's all just same old, same old, boring stuff and I just don't want to read any more.

4. I couldn't get over the spell-book thing. It was so stupid! It was as if you can never find love if you don't do a magic spell! And the mother earth thing...



Now, I was almost okay with all the above issues (almost) but Maggie... She was so annoying! I didn't like her in the beginning and by the end of chapter 2, I hated her. I was so pissed off at her and the book that I skimmed through the next few chaper. I did a lot of fast forwarding and I was done with the book in about 3 hours.

The last straw was when one of the things I actually liked about the books was taken away. I liked that the person who messed up apologised and made up for being horrible. But this book skipped that step and, after that...



I definitely don't reccomend this book. Other books by this author are better but they're so similar that it becomes boring...

Enjoyed thoroughly...

This was book was fun and easy to read. I loved the characters and how they interacted. This would definitely make a good beach read.

Loved it

*3'75*

3.5 stars. This book was OK, cute, and easy to read. But it was very, very, predictable.

DNF

This one was only okay, compare to the other 2 of the serie. I absolutely loved the 1st book and liked the 3rd but in this one, the characters were less endearing in my opinion.

Je n'ai pas vraiment aimé ce tome 2 de la saga. Autant j'ai adoré le 1er et beaucoup aimé le 3ème, mais c'est vrai que je n'ai pas trouvé les personnages de celui-ci très attachant.