3 stars for The Bro-Magnet (Nice Guy book 1) by Lauren Baratz-Logsted.
Entertaining and lighthearted, the Bro-Magnet tells of the life and love story of a certain 33 year old Johnny Smith. Instead of writing long boring history leading to present day, the author does a great job of providing quick yet sufficiently detailed background history on our hero by summarizing in one chapter, Johnny’s life from birth to grade school, to middle school to college graduation to present day.
Though the story is smooth flowing and well written, certain aspects of the story is country specific and culture related; and so may not be easily comprehended by readers. Nevertheless, the tale as told through the eyes of our hero is realistic and filled with welcoming light humor which certainly helps to negate the aforementioned difficulty.
Publisher: TKA Distribution
Publication date: 11 Dec 2011
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Women have been known to lament, "Always a bridesmaid, never a bride." For Johnny Smith, the problem is, "Always a Best Man, never a groom." At age 33, housepainter Johnny has been Best Man eight times. The ultimate man's man, Johnny loves the Mets, the Jets, his weekly poker game, and the hula girl lamp that hangs over his basement pool table. Johnny has the instant affection of nearly every man he meets, but one thing he doesn't have is a woman to share his life with, and he wants that desperately.
When Johnny meets District Attorney Helen Troy, he decides to renounce his bro-magnet ways in order to impress her. With the aid and advice of his friends and family, soon he's transforming his wardrobe, buying throw pillows, ditching the hula girl lamp, getting a cat and even changing his name to the more mature-sounding John. And through it all, he's pretending to have no interest in sports, which Helen claims to abhor.
As things heat up with Helen, the questions arise: Will Johnny finally get the girl? And, if he's successful in that pursuit, who will he be now that he's no longer really himself? THE BRO-MAGNET is a rollicking comedic novel about what one man is willing to give up for the sake of love.
*Blurb from author's website*
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