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WHERE I WANT TO BE - Maryam Diaab Genesis/Indigo January 2008 |
SYNOPSIS:
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |3+| Marguerite Lemons
REVIEW: Alexis Hunter, a fifth grade teacher in Detroit, swears
off men after finding out that her boyfriend is not only married with
children, but also has another mistress on the side. She and her friends
have been planning to go to New Orleans to celebrate her birthday for
the last three months. She is totally unprepared for the sudden
onslaught of emotions that envelope her when she meets NBA pro Massai
Taylor. Massai is a rarity in the league, a one-woman man. He is
beginning to realize that his current girlfriend is a gold-digger who
may be cheating on him. It’s love at first sight when he meets Alexis,
but her nasty attitude has him puzzled. He wants to explore a future
with her, but he must first handle the “present” problem that is
residing in his home.
Alexis is smart, but I like the way the author allowed her to make the
mistake of trusting her ex-boyfriend again when she knew better. It is a
mistake that a lot of women make by thinking that the man that cheated
on them will suddenly change. Massai’s character was a little harder to
believe. I just don’t think that professional athletes now-a-days are
that naïve, and some of the things he did were just plain stupid. He is
simply too weak and it’s bad when the supporting characters call you
stupid.
WHERE I WANT TO BE is a quick and entertaining read even though the
story-line is one that has been done many times.
reviewer@romanceincolor.com | 5th October 2007