Check Me Out

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Check Me Out

by Becca Wilhite

Edition: e-ARC, 2017

Synopsis: Greta loves her job as assistant librarian. She loves her best friend, Will, the high school civics teacher and debate coach. She even loves her mother despite her obvious disappointment that Greta is still single.

Then she meets Mac in the poetry section of the library, and she is smitten. Mac is heart-stoppingly gorgeous and showers her with affection, poetic text messages, and free hot chocolate at the local café where he works. The only problem is that he seems to be a different person in his texts than in his face-to-face conversation.

When the Franklin Library is threatened with closure, Greta leaps into action. She arranges for a “battle of the bands” book jam, hosts a book signing by a famous author, and finally, stages a protest that raises more than a few eyebrows.

Through it all, she slowly realizes that it is Will, not Mac, who she turns to for support and encouragement. Mac has the looks; Will has the heart. How can she choose between them?

Greta, a single assistant librarian, will do anything to save her precious library. Of course, she is open to romance when a gorgeous man with a seemingly romantic mind appears before her. Can she find true love and save her library? Or is disaster just one step away?

This is a beautiful and sweet book. Even though the romance part was a bit predictable, Greta’s fight for the library was fascinating. She uses whatever she has at her disposal, with varying results. As someone who worked in a small library, I found her journey in this capacity the most enjoyable aspect of the story.

To be blunt, Mac was uninteresting and Will only slightly more so. It was far to easy to see what was really going on with him and the fact Greta did not see through it lessened my opinion of her character.

Still, I would absolutely recommend this to readers of contemporary romance. The plot is clean and appropriate for any age.

I received a copy from NetGalley for reviewing purposes.