Not According to Plan
Author: A.M. Madden
Publication Date: March 23, 2020
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Amara)
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Note: This review is for an ARC and is my unbiased opinion.
Rating: ★ ★ ★
Synopsis:
For one night of my life, I dared to do something reckless.
My birthday. A bar. Karaoke. And a man so hot he could melt the sun.
Sparks flew. Lust took over.
For one night of my life, I felt alive.
Then I was back to my “boring” life. Career-driven. Goal-oriented. Always planning ahead.
But nothing could have prepared me for the positive pregnancy test. We weren’t that reckless.
There goes my “boring” life. And what happens when I tell the father?
I liked this book, but I think I could have loved it if the blurb had been more honest. There’s more at play here than just a women accidentally getting pregnant with a one-night stand’s baby. Max, the baby daddy, actually has another baby coming soon as well in another state. (Not really a spoiler because it’s told to the reader almost immediately. Also, no OW drama.) So the real drama surrounds that and figuring things out. I grew frustrated with Jade quickly. I didn’t want her to have to give up the way she wanted her life, but I did think she could have looked the bigger picture and what Max was facing. Cute love story, but not one that had me swooning over it.
This book doesn’t sound like it’s for me. I hate the whole surprise pregnancy trope. Great review, though!
You would not like this one at all.
Hm, this one sounds pretty middle of the road so I’ll be giving it a pass. With so little reading time I save it for the ones I think will wow me. 🙂
Yeah, I think that’s okay. 🙂
Well, I wasn’t expecting that the baby daddy was spreading his seed all over the place. EWWWW. I was eyeing this one too, but that’s not for me. One too many complications.
It actually wasn’t like he was making his way through women. Just two relationships that kind of had the same thing happen. I don’t blame you, though!
Bummer. I think I’ll probably pass on this one. Good review!
Thanks!
Thanks for being honest! I think I might skip this one!
I would think that might be best knowing your tastes.
It’s hard to enjoy a book when it’s different than what you expect. I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy it more.