Not the Girl You Marry is a more current version of How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, and it doesn't disappoint! I was sold simply by the French Bulldog on the cover.

Not the Girl You Marry

Both Hannah and Jack have been unlucky with love. Hannah, who is distrustful of men, is still hurting from her last relationship which damaged her self-esteem. On the outside, she is tough, successful, and beautiful. On the inside, she is insecure, about herself, her personality, and the fact that she is bi-racial. Hannah is determined to be true to herself, but she is challenges the people she meets by being an over-the-top version of herself as a defense mechanism.

Jack is too good to be true but fails at love because he is too perfect. In the past, he put the needs of his partners before his own and is now determined to look out for himself, to protect his heart and his future.

While I truly appreciate the author’s desire to write a current, culturally appropriate love story, I felt that it would have been so much more without the complicated tangle of lies. Even though both characters have strong support systems, the challenges they face getting to know one another, in their careers, with exes, and with life, would have made for an even more compelling story.

Slow start, but charming characters and a fun throwback to the movie 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days' - great romance for the millennial bracket - 35 and under :)

This book was so cute but honestly I would have dumped him the second he started pulling that crap on me.

This book had me at carnitas. And then there was hockey. And one of the most swoon-worthy heroes EVER. Add in a heroine who is real and raw and just perfectly imperfect, and you've got a book that is absolute PERFECTION. I had been dying to get my hands on this book, and it far exceeded any expectations I could've had!