I really admire the writing in this book. The conversations between the main characters is very good. I also like the concept of the story taking place on one day a year. But the actual plot and the direction of the characters is not something I can praise. What we learn from this book is if you are the smart girl who is good looking but not gorgeous, you too can have a shot at the great looking popular guy. All you have to do is wait about 20 years until he is a wrecked, divorced, unemployed, pudgy, alcoholic while you have lived the life of a saint (EVERYBODY loves you), become very successful in your career and managed to lose that couple of pounds that were holding you back and have not really aged at all...in fact, as mentioned SEVERAL times, you are better looking than EVER! Oh yea, you also have to dump your French boyfriend when the guy comes crawling to you. Finally now, you have the opportunity to gather him up in your arms and fix him, build relationships with his ex-wife and young daughter, use your money to set him up in a business that he might not suck at and basically take care of all his needs.
Perhaps I've just revealed myself as the least romantic of all living people but all I could think of was RUN EMMA RUN. That and since the name "Dexter" is so closely associated with a serial killer, I suggest all authors be very careful when using it for a character name. - Christa
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