The weakest series in "Castleton Hearts". Despite of this, I enjoyed the "Just one date". A main feature of the Castleton books is the confession of the story is told by one person. Even so, in the previous four books it didn't spoil the feeling of emotion and love of both heroines. But in the fifth book, it was the one-sided confession that prevented me from getting to know the second heroine better (Julia). The book's title "Just one date" is perfect for the story. I'll say that this title very much goes along with the book. Because in the fifth book there is a lot of beautiful and frequent dates. Sometimes while I'm reading it, it felt like I was watching a reality show with beautiful dates.
The sex scenes in Chelsea M Cameron's books are hot, passionate, beautiful and mesmerizing. In all of her books it's always like this. But in this one, though the sex scenes are beautiful, the passion and fire between the couple seems like sluggish.
I note with joyful soul that this book is the funniest in the series. The secondary characters like Amanda Carr, Ellie, and cutest cat Lucky will take the medal for entertainment.
The fav lines/scenes:
If I were in Boston, I could have gone to a museum, or the movies, or the aquarium, or found a new sushi restaurant to try, or stared at things I couldn’t afford in a store.
“First, lobster, obviously, then mayo, salt, pepper, a tiny bit of dill, all on a grilled hot dog bun. It will change your life.”
I wasn’t so sure about that, but if this girl asked me to eat gum off the sidewalk, I’d pick up a spoon.
“Seeing things click. When kids have that moment that can see the connections they make in their brains. The wheels turning. It’s incredible. Watching them turn from these babies with no understanding of the world to little people just trying to figure everything out? It’s magical.”
Everyone deserved to be taken care of, especially kittens.
Mom loved that. I could feel her screaming through the messages. I’ve always wanted a grandchild she said.
Mom, it’s a cat.
I figured I should just check and make sure, so I dragged myself out of bed and checked the upstairs water and food situation. She still had kibble in the bowl, but there was a little empty space in the middle. Lucky looked at the bowl, then up at me and meowed pitifully. “Jesus Christ,” I said as I added a small handful to the bowl. Lucky immediately crunched on the food, as if the bowl had been empty before. “You are so weird,” I said as I got back in my warm bed.
“I’d love to,” Julia said. “I don’t have the energy even to microwave anything right now.” “Well you are in luck, because you won’t have to lift anything other than your fork.” “That sounds perfect,” she said in a tired voice.
Ellie was rocking Lucky like a baby in the kitchen and singing songs but adding the word “meow” to the lyrics.
“But, if you don’t talk to her, then you’re going to be walking on eggshells and worrying and not knowing. Knowing the answer is always better than uncertainty, trust me.”
I just wanted to move forward, not worry about the past. Loving her wasn’t a mistake. It was probably the smartest thing I’d ever done.