Her Perfect Man Chippewa Publishing
March 19, 2007REVIEWED:
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Author: Jena’ Galifany
Publisher: Chippewa
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Ahhh. Colin and Anna have known each other since they were little. Anna dreams of the perfect man to marry. Colin wants it to be himself. He jokes about this, and Anna thinks it is literally a joke. Colin and Anna spend much time together and on one such meeting Anna bumps into an old friend, Aidan, who has brought someone along to meet her. Enter the dashing Chase, who makes it quite clear he is interested in Anna.
Poor Colin! Already I feel for him and this is only the start of the book! Anna, oblivious to Colin’s plight, can’t wait to talk to him about Chase. After all, she shares everything with Colin…
Chase speaks to Anna’s father. It is agreed that Chase must wait two years until Anna is eighteen before he can marry her.
Oh noooooooooo! Don’t do it, Anna! What about Colin?
Chase isn’t acting in a ‘proper’ manner, as befits the era Her Perfect Man is set. A naughty man… Will Anna succumb to his charms? Will she be blinded by the excitement of it all? She has been longing for her perfect man for such a long time, and to her he has arrived. The fact that Chase is American makes him all the more attractive to her. Naughty Chase! As a reader, I got to squeal at my monitor at Chase’s impolite suggestion, and shout at Anna to see him for the cad he is. Did Anna hear me?
Poor Colin, distraught at the recent turn of events, finds someone of his own to comfort him. NO! I don’t want this to happen. This is NOT how it’s meant to be! I want Anna and Colin to be together where they belong, not apart, unhappy, with other partners.
* sulks *
Oh, that’s okay, Ms. Galifany. Just go and upset me further! There’s a twist just come along regarding Colin and and and…
* sob! *
Oh. Chase really isn’t a nice chap. I don’t like him at ALL. He’s sinister and… This is one of those books that I want to read to find out what happens next but at the same time I don’t want to know. I’m in tangles here!
Thankfully, Colin reappears on Anna’s wedding day. She needs his stable influence, I tell you! Why can’t the pair of them stop messing around and run off together?
* grump *
Anna embarks on a marriage to Chase. Out of her depth right from the start, she tries to make the best of it. However, someone causes trouble and her name is sullied somewhat. Terrible! I wanted her to run away from it all, get away from those people! But, things have a way of turning around…for the better.
I really did enjoy Her Perfect Man. I’ll be recommending it to friends. This is the kind of book that is best read with:
1. A bottle of wine on a side table
2. A large bar of chocolate
3. No fingernails that you may be tempted to bite off
4. This book should come with a ‘Poke your monitor’ warning. The end of my index finger hurts from stabbing the screen.
Top work!
