This one was kind of a mixed bag for me. There was a lot that I liked. At times, it heartwarming and even swoony. Cruise was sexy as hell, and for a "player" he turned out to be a big 'ol ball of romantic marshmallow sweetness.

Kendall had some truly funny lines, and had a sarcastic inner dialogue that left me smiling.

"Sorry, cowboy, I'm not into one-night stands either. I get it. I really do," I say, trying to maneuver my way from under him. "You're on a road show with your penis, and trust me, I'm the last person who wants to get in your way. But I'm telling you, operation occupy-my-vagina is a no-go for the evening."

The problem with Kendall was that she seemed to be two entirely different people. One was this semi-snarky, world-weary, jaded chick who has put her heart on ice, but then the next minute she is this insanely naive girl who acts like a freshman in high school. (view spoiler)[ I mean who confesses to two chicks you don't even know that you are trying to get Cruise to fall in love with you. and what 20 year old woman doesn't know that you should wait a month for birth control pills to kick in??? (hide spoiler)]

Also, for two people who have sworn off love, they certainly jumped back on that train pretty darn quickly. I'm pretty sure this qualifies as "insta-love" even if they waited a bit to actually confess their feelings.

Then there is Cruise. He's supposed to be a smart dude, but seriously, he really did some truly bone-head things. (view spoiler)[ why in gods name did he think it was a good idea to put special "syllabus" in writing - and did he not worry about banging one of his students? I seems like it never crossed his mind that that could be a bad idea. (hide spoiler)]

Oh man, and while there were some really great, sweet lines, occasionally the prose just got a little crazy trying to be a too profound, and I found myself rolling my eyes.

"Kenny perfumed my existence with her regal charm, her sovereign splendor."


She hypnotized me, and now I'm drunk off the wine of her love."

I was totally surprised by what I thought was the most romantic part of the book. I'm pretty sure it says bad things about what I find attractive in a hero (bordering on obsessive is apparently a plus in my book) (view spoiler)[ After they have broken up and Cruise gets called in because Blair dropped off the pictures of him and Kendall and he is getting fired and the dean lays out all the pictures asks what he has to say for himself "What I'd really like to say is, can I have these? I'd like to spread them over my bed - lay over them naked, frame them, replicate them, and wallpaper my new crappy room with a dizzying pattern of who we once were - all of our adventures surrounding me like an erotic kaleidoscope." (hide spoiler)]

Overall, I'm glad I read it, and while it wasn't perfect, and won't be in my re-read pile, I'm definitely willing to take a chance on another book by this author.