Save the Date by Carrie Aarons Release Review

You know that pact you make with your childhood best friend of the opposite sex? The one where, if you’re both still single, lonely and hopeless at thirty, you’ll marry each other?This is the story about what happens when you hit the big three-oh and have to make good on that pinky promise.

Personally, I think love, romance and all of that nonsense is a crock of, well, you know. And Reese Collins, the boy who used to put worms in my hair at backyard barbecues, knows that better than anyone.

But when he moves to the same city I’ve happily, and singly, inhabited for years, memories of oaths past resurface. Reese is like a dog with a bone; a really hot dog and that bone just happens to be me.

He won’t stop hounding me, and the crazy thing is, my frigid, traitorous heart is starting to cave. For my best friend.

It seems so far off, when you’re a kid playing Monopoly in your treehouse. But when that clock strikes midnight on your thirtieth birthday, and you’re standing alone in front of a grocery store-bought cupcake, a childhood deal to
walk down the aisle doesn’t seem so silly anymore.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author to review for Stephanie’s Book Reports.

You know that pack you make with your childhood best friend of the opposite sex? The one where if you are both single, lonely and hopeless, you will marry each other? This is the story about what happens when you hit the big three-oh and have to make good on that pinky promise. Personally, I think love, romance and all that nonsense is a crock of, well, you know. And Reese Collins, the boy who used to put worms in my hair at the backyard barbecues, knows that better than anyone. But when he moves to the same city I’ve happily and singly, inhabited for years, memories of oaths past resurface. Reese is like a dog with a bone, and that bone just happens to be me. He won’t stop hounding me, and the crazy thing is, my frigid, traitorous heart is starting to cave. For my best friend. It seems so far off, when you are a kid playing Monopoly in your treehouse. But when that clock strikes midnight on you thirtieth birthday, and you’re standing alone in front of a grocery store-bought cupcake, a childhood deal to walk down the aisle doesn’t seem so silly anymore.

Save the Date is a friends to lovers romance and those are one of my favorite kinds of romances. Erin and Reese have been best friends since their childhood. They even survived going to different colleges and Reese moving to Dallas to take a job in the NICU. Reese is a male nurse and is dedicated to his job. He loves it just as much as he loves life and is passionate about it. He also though doesn’t like to be alone and has this habit of jumping from one relationship to another. He also remembers the pact that he made with Erin a long time ago. Erin hates her job, is not a romantic hearts and flowers kind of girl and basically doesn’t believe in love. Her parents sudden falling out of love and divorce have tainted her and almost ruined her mom. She works at a newspaper but one the side she has a lifestyle blog that she hope to one day be able to do full time and make a good living at. Now Reese is moving back and she is worried that he will really want to make the silly stupid pact they made as kids happen. She has no interest in getting married and sure isn’t going to follow through. Reese has his work cut out for him as he has always been in love with Erin. He has just never known how to tell her. The time in now and Reese is not stopping until she is wearing his ring and in his bed. I really like the story but the one thing that kept this from being a five star read for me was Erin. Oh my gosh she got on my nerves. I get it. Your parents divorced, your mom is bitter, but you yourself have turned into this person that is almost unfeeling when it comes to love and it drove me absolutely mad. If I had been Reese I would have given up on her and moved on to someone who was actually capable of loving him the way he deserved. Do these two make it to the alter? Well, your going to have to read the book to find out. But you will be in love with Reese so I’m just warning you. He is just dreamy and you will be rooting for him.