GRR Stuck Up Suit by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward

Soraya normally doesn't look at guys on the train, but this guy... was just so different, she can't look away. He is handsome, yet haunted. And in a moment, he was gone... Then she spotted his phone... She grabbed it, looked through his contacts, trying to figure out how to return it... His name is Graham. Finally she called Graham up... except... He didn't want to see her. So she sent him a few pix, of her sassing him. Okay, now his interests are piqued. Turns out, he just found out that not only did his ex-wife cheated with his best friend years ago, she even hid their daughter from him. Soraya understood family... she wanted one but she never really had one, not the way her parents lived anyway. She wanted Graham, but she can never take him away from his family... When Graham's ex intended to get back together with Graham (now that his ex best friend died), Soraya saw the perfect excuse to bow out gracefully... but why does it hurt so much?

Argh. While I enjoyed the parts about falling for each other, at about mid-way through the book, when the ex decided to start her offensive, the book turned into basically silent angst suffer fest, and it's REALLY REALLY depressing. Graham, who actually livened up, is like "I must do everything for my daughter" even though he knew he's being played... he apparently didn't care or is too blind to see. Soraya, who showed sass in the beginning, suddenly turned into a spineless whimpering mess "I can't keep him from his family, I don't belong next to him". It took multiple epiphanies (one for him and one for her) to make them see the error of their ways. ARGH.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Woman fell for a man she barely knew because they both seem to haunted... But when his ex intended a reunion, she contemplated backing away... but she can't...

Overall Rating: 3/5

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