Although the second half of the book was more fun than the first, and I enjoyed the banter between Cal and Jane, I never really warmed to Jane. I found her tedious in the first half of the book, and she only barely managed likable in the second half. I almost gave up on her again near the end when her pigheadedness went on a few too many pages for me. The repetitive conversations between her and Cal got to be tiresome. Honestly, there really wasn't much meat to this story, and I felt SEP padded it with several scenes between Cal and Jane that were basically replays of earlier scenes. The secondary story about Cal's parents was very well-done and more compelling for me in some ways.

On the positive side, there was some very funny dialog in the book, including the scene in the hardware store, which was SEP at her best. I didn't like the secondary characters in the first part of the book, but loved Cal's family and enjoyed Kevin Tucker. I also, believe it or not, loved the last chapter or epilogue, or whatever it was. I thought it was well done, and it makes me wonder if that, along with the hardware store scene, isn't the reason so many people finish this book with such a positive feeling. ;-)

Anna Fields is an excellent narrator.