Review: Mr. Nice Guy

Mr. Nice Guy by Jennifer Miller
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Lucas is trying to live his dream by being a writer in the big city, but as a fact checker, he's not getting as much done as he would like. A seemingly harmless one-night stand leads him down a path that he never thought he would be on, from getting called "Mr. Nice Guy" by the magazine's top sex columnist as an insult to attending some of the hottest parties where his editor also spends his time.

I would start off by saying that this book is well written. I like that it includes the actual columns from both Lucas and Carmen which could have easily been skipped over, but adds an extra flair to the overall story. Beyond that, I didn't like the story. More than half of Luca and Carmen's story is dominated by using sex as a weapon or simply a means to get ahead in a stalled career, things that are just no fun reading about. Add on top of that Lucas is dealing with the fact that his first real relationship blew up in his face throughout the whole book, making him look sappy and pretty pathetic, even by the very end.

The point of Lucas being Mr. Nice Guy is presented as both sides of the same coin--no woman wants a Mr. Nice Guy until she's had her fill of adventures with all the bad boys. It's a bit cliché, just like many other points of this book. It's not a serious book, but it doesn't have to be to still entertain in some fashion.

*Book provided by NetGalley

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