The circumstances that lead to Eli and Quinn meeting each other are certainly unique.  Quinn's boyfriend of ten years, Peter, revealed that he'd not only been cheating on Quinn but is off to marry his pregnant girlfriend.  Quinn is expected to stay around and play the supportive best friend role, but can only take so much.  So it seems ingenious to bring Eli--a younger, wilder seeming guy--as his date to the baby's baptism.  He succeeds in making Peter jealous, but also opens a whole series of other doors when Eli puts on more of a show than expected and leaves everyone convinced the two of them are a real item.

I felt like this was on par with the first book in the series, really.  Obviously there's a bit of drama and hefty helpings of angst, though the characters certainly power through.  I found myself horribly annoyed with Peter (of course), though there were several times I found myself frustrated with both Eli and Quinn, too.  This is definitely one of those books that will leave you yelling 'NO! STOP! WHY?' to the characters as you turn the pages.
The circumstances that lead to Eli and Quinn meeting each other are certainly unique. Quinn's boyfriend of ten years, Peter, revealed that he'd not only been cheating on Quinn but is off to marry his pregnant girlfriend. Quinn is expected to stay around and play the supportive best friend role, but can only take so much. So it seems ingenious to bring Eli--a younger, wilder seeming guy--as his date to the baby's baptism. He succeeds in making Peter jealous, but also opens a whole series of other doors when Eli puts on more of a show than expected and leaves everyone convinced the two of them are a real item. I felt like this was on par with the first book in the series, really. Obviously there's a bit of drama and hefty helpings of angst, though the characters certainly power through. I found myself horribly annoyed with Peter (of course), though there were several times I found myself frustrated with both Eli and Quinn, too. This is definitely one of those books that will leave you yelling 'NO! STOP! WHY? ' to the characters as you turn the pages.