About "The UnEXpected Plan"
He was only supposed to make my ex jealous...not make me fall in love with him.
When I discovered that my boyfriend had cheated on me with his assistant, and then left me for her, my friends and I devised a plan—to make him pay.
It was simple.
It was foolproof.
Or so I thought.
Corbin Fields was my best friend’s older brother; he was also part of my revenge plan. It was brilliant...until the unexpected happened.
I was supposed to be getting over my ex...
Not getting under my best friend’s brother.
My Review
"The UnEXpected Plan" is the first book I've ever read by Leddy Harper, but it definitely won't be the last. I really enjoyed this story and found the main characters, Corbin and Brooklyn, to be well-developed, likeable, and very relatable. Corbin seemed like a great guy despite his workaholic tendencies. Even though he didn't recognize it at first, he needed something more in his life besides work, and reconnecting with Brooklyn, his younger sister's best friend, came at exactly the right time. Brooklyn shook Corbin out of his stale routine and helped him to create balance in his life.
As for Brooklyn, I couldn't help but admire her for persevering in the face of her mother's illness and managing to put herself through school without help from anyone. She was clearly a very strong and independent young woman, and her passion for and commitment to teaching was wonderful. At the same time, I hated how desperately Brooklyn seemed to want to get back together with her cheating ex-boyfriend, Chase. Given the loss of her mother and the relatively few close friends she seemed to have in her life, however, it was easy for me to understand why it might be terrifying for Brooklyn to suddenly lose even a crappy boyfriend like Chase. Even so, she deserved better, and the way Corbin treated her was certainly a huge improvement. I appreciated that Corbin realized how special Brooklyn was and went out of his way to make her life better, even when she didn't want to accept his help.
I enjoyed the secondary characters in this book as well, particularly Nellie, Corbin's younger sister and Brooklyn's best friend. At times, Nellie came across as somewhat selfish and immature, but she seemed to grow up towards the end of the book as she learned that it was possible to share Brooklyn with her brother. I think there's potential for Nellie to mature even more, and I could easily see her being featured in a future story of her own.
Overall, "The UnEXpected Plan" was an entertaining read, and I would recommend it.
*ARC provided by the author via Social Butterfly PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
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