Review: Head Over Heels by Cindy Procter-King
Head Over Heels by Cindy Procter-King
(Good Reads): Magee Sinclair has had
it up to her sassy short hairdo with the financial difficulties a recent
rash of blunders has caused her family's advertising agency. How will
she prove she deserves the promotion her father has in mind for her when
she keeps making silly mistakes? New client Justin Kane's goal to
expand his bike stores hinges on a distributorship deal with a bike
manufacturer he needs to impress during a couples mountain-biking
weekend. He's supposed to bring his steady girl. But Justin's girlfriend
dumps him, and he needs a woman to replace her. To masquerade as her.
By tomorrow. Magee, an expert mountain biker, is the perfect choice...
Or so he thinks. Major trouble for Magee, who isn't the expert she's
claimed in this comedy of errors abound with fake identities, ex-lovers
popping up out of nowhere, and a whole lot of door-slamming in the
middle of the night
Review:
Head Over Heels is a cute book. It's got the unabashed female lead (Magee -pronounced Muh-Gee) and the strictly business male lead (Justin). Both are dead set on making sure their business plans don't fail and they know that they need each other for their respective businesses to succeed; Magee has some major advertising mistakes to make up for and Justin needs to lure a big-wig businessman into a Co-op with him.
And that's about the gist of the book. I feel like that description right there portrays about all of the emotion I have towards the plot and characters.
If you're looking for a cute and funny book about two people doing whatever it is that they need to do to succeed - mixed with a little sexual tension - then here's your book.
I however, found it hard to connect with Magee or Justin on any kind of level; be it business or pleasure. To show my point, I can't think of a single word to really describe Justin. He was sort of manipulative - but yet he wasn't because it was all part of the "business contract" him and Magee had together. He was sort of sexy - but I'm only guessing that from his lusty hooded eye and massive package descriptions. He was sort of a playboy - yet he didn't string his ex-girlfriend around and was completely straightforward on expectations from the get-go. I guess I could go with, business oriented? But is that really a description? I mean, if you're passionate about your private business of course you will fight for it.
The same goes with Magee. Except I can kind of use "quirky" - because that's what was used in the book and that's what I feel most comfortable with. But on the same note, I didn't find anything too quirky about her to call her, well, quirky. (Don't you love run-arounds?). She didn't have any strange hobbies, she helped her friends when needed, she liked her neighbors cat, she really enjoyed her family business...and that about describes her. She was a likeable character though. She's independent yet is willing to let people into her life. Sometimes she has a weird way of going about things - making them much more difficult than necessary - but she isn't too over-the-top.
I'm giving Head Over Heels three glasses across the board. I found the plot cute and the characters showed passion for their careers. But the passion for each other was lost on me and I found their emotional changes lacking in depth and reasoning.
Ratings:
Romance (Connection): ***
Character development: ***
Writing quality: ****
Plot progression: ***+
My Rating:
Amazon: 4.1
Good Reads: 3.4
(Good Reads): Magee Sinclair has had
it up to her sassy short hairdo with the financial difficulties a recent
rash of blunders has caused her family's advertising agency. How will
she prove she deserves the promotion her father has in mind for her when
she keeps making silly mistakes? New client Justin Kane's goal to
expand his bike stores hinges on a distributorship deal with a bike
manufacturer he needs to impress during a couples mountain-biking
weekend. He's supposed to bring his steady girl. But Justin's girlfriend
dumps him, and he needs a woman to replace her. To masquerade as her.
By tomorrow. Magee, an expert mountain biker, is the perfect choice...
Or so he thinks. Major trouble for Magee, who isn't the expert she's
claimed in this comedy of errors abound with fake identities, ex-lovers
popping up out of nowhere, and a whole lot of door-slamming in the
middle of the nightReview:
Head Over Heels is a cute book. It's got the unabashed female lead (Magee -pronounced Muh-Gee) and the strictly business male lead (Justin). Both are dead set on making sure their business plans don't fail and they know that they need each other for their respective businesses to succeed; Magee has some major advertising mistakes to make up for and Justin needs to lure a big-wig businessman into a Co-op with him.
And that's about the gist of the book. I feel like that description right there portrays about all of the emotion I have towards the plot and characters.
If you're looking for a cute and funny book about two people doing whatever it is that they need to do to succeed - mixed with a little sexual tension - then here's your book.
I however, found it hard to connect with Magee or Justin on any kind of level; be it business or pleasure. To show my point, I can't think of a single word to really describe Justin. He was sort of manipulative - but yet he wasn't because it was all part of the "business contract" him and Magee had together. He was sort of sexy - but I'm only guessing that from his lusty hooded eye and massive package descriptions. He was sort of a playboy - yet he didn't string his ex-girlfriend around and was completely straightforward on expectations from the get-go. I guess I could go with, business oriented? But is that really a description? I mean, if you're passionate about your private business of course you will fight for it.
The same goes with Magee. Except I can kind of use "quirky" - because that's what was used in the book and that's what I feel most comfortable with. But on the same note, I didn't find anything too quirky about her to call her, well, quirky. (Don't you love run-arounds?). She didn't have any strange hobbies, she helped her friends when needed, she liked her neighbors cat, she really enjoyed her family business...and that about describes her. She was a likeable character though. She's independent yet is willing to let people into her life. Sometimes she has a weird way of going about things - making them much more difficult than necessary - but she isn't too over-the-top.
I'm giving Head Over Heels three glasses across the board. I found the plot cute and the characters showed passion for their careers. But the passion for each other was lost on me and I found their emotional changes lacking in depth and reasoning.
Ratings:
Romance (Connection): ***
Character development: ***
Writing quality: ****
Plot progression: ***+
My Rating:
Amazon: 4.1
Good Reads: 3.4
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