I hope to get to this one soon!

From Booklist
Girls are supposed to swoon when they are proposed to, but not Evie Mays. She throws up after her handsome, caring boyfriend, Bruce, pops the question at the cosmetics company where she works. But thoughts of making her friends green with envy invigorate Evie as she proudly shows off her engagement ring. She wants to lose 40 pounds so that she can fit into her size eight Vera Wang wedding dress. Bruce tells her he doesn't think she needs to lose weight, but she brushes him off. Soon Evie is spending most of her free time at the gym, with a handsome personal trainer, and spending every penny on clothes as her weight dwindles. Her attitude toward Bruce becomes increasingly flippant as her obsession with her image grows until she takes a major misstep that could jeopardize their entire future together. Evie's self-involvement is irritating, but Rose manages to generate a great deal of sympathy for her by the end of this engaging novel.

This was a disappointing read. I had much higher expectations for this one as I've really enjoyed other RDI books. I found Evie to be whiny, self-centered and a rather disagreeable person. There was very little to draw me in to like about her at all. The characters all seemed flat and lifeless. I finished the book continually hoping that it would improve, but I never felt connected to it. The pace picked up for me about 3/4 through, but still not very engaging. I hope that others enjoy this one more than I did.

I'll be sending this one on to tiatia as part of the Red Dress bookrelay.

Update: mailed to tiatia on 11-5-05

Arrived today, safe and sound. It may be on the TBR pile for awhile unless I get some vacation reading done next month. There are about six books before it AND I am expecting my first publisher's review book (Harper's)any day now.

Thanks for sending it; I will journal my reactions when I finish it.