The Event
The Creek Water Series #1
by Whitney Dineen

My rating: 2 / 5
Genre: Contemporary romance

Emmaline Frothingham left home to prove herself in the wide world, rather than let it always be assumed that she was dependent upon her family’s money. But an embarrassing moment at a work function leads to a life-changing event, and she returns home with the baby that resulted from that night, determined to work hard and keep her head held high in her judgmental hometown.

I normally stay away from contemporary romance, but I got this book for free so decided to give it a try. I appreciated the closeness of Emmie’s family, though at times they are a bit ridiculous. Right off the bat, she’s put into a difficult situation due to the meddling of her aunt, and though she certainly could have chosen not to go along with with the lie thrust upon her (that her baby’s father was a recently deceased fiancé of Emmie’s rather than a one-night-stand), there would be no plot if she had. I wrote down my prediction of a “twist” about 1/3 of the way through the book, though even in my notes I said that it would be ridiculous, yet it seemed obvious that it was heading that way, and yeah, it was. I won’t spoil it, but as twists go, it’s one that is not very surprising (I’m really not one who normally guesses correctly about twists, if that tells you anything) and requires far too many obvious contrivances in the plot. That doesn’t really make for a fun read.

On top of all of that, there’s the fairly extreme bullying, done both by the clear bullies but also by the other side, and the ridiculous amount of references to Emmie’s nursing apparatuses (I know that’s a terrible euphemism). If it hadn’t been such a quick read, I don’t know that I would have finished it. I’m sure the series continues on to showcase some of the side characters from this book, but I don’t plan to read further.

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