You Deserve Each Other

While this book made me laugh and kept me entertained, I was too annoyed by the main character for most of the book to be able to say I really enjoyed it.

Naomi is engaged to Nicholas, but she has come realize that she can no longer stand him. She wants to back out of the wedding, but in her mind to do so would mean Nicholas wins because she believes that he also wants out of their upcoming nuptials. So instead of calling off the wedding like mature adults, they begin a war of sabotage and pranks that is so juvenile and petty that it is hard to believe they ever loved each other.

The thing that keeps this book from being more enjoyable for me is Naomi's personality and behavior. She is excessively immature and refuses to see past her own misconceptions. She believes terrible things about Nicholas with no evidence that they are true. She never takes the time to listen to him or to accept that she may be the problem in some of the situations. She seldom considers his feelings. She is a horrible fiancé. She allows her friends to bash Nicholas in his presence and never defends him. Nicholas is a much more likable character. I felt bad for him while reading the book. Though he does participate in some of the juvenile behavior, it is mostly reactionary after Naomi has done something to him.

The last few chapters of the book are its only saving grace. Watching Naomi and Nicholas reconnect and learn the realities of their relationship is nice, especially after all the vindictiveness of the earlier parts of the book. I cannot say that I grew to like Naomi, but I stopped actively despising her.

I ended up giving this 3 stars because of the humor in some parts and the sweetness of the last section of the book. I would not recommend this book to any readers that do not like books with unlikable characters.