Okay, so this wasn't the best chick-lit book I've ever read. The dialogue didn't snap, there wasn't enough humor, and the there were two protagonists, which is different. In fact, I will give this story a lot of credit for being different!
Ethan is about to propose to his girlfriend Vanessa, and he and his eight-year-old daughter have gone to Tiffany's to buy her one honker of a ring. Gary, who's running late on Christmas Eve, has also popped into Tiffany's to buy his girlfriend Rachel the cheapest thing he can find--a $150 charm bracelet.
What happens next is pure happenstance--Gary gets run over by a cab on the street, and Ethan stops to render aid. In the shuffle, their bags get mixed. So, by Christmas, we see that Rachel has received the $20k diamond ring, and Vanessa has received the cheap bracelet. What are the two guys to do?
Ethan, of course, goes in search of his ring. Gary decides to let Rachel keep the ring, and marry her. Even though he had no intention of proposing.
Will the boys work it all out? Will the gals be any wiser? Will the course of true love ring true?
There were very few truly likeable characters in this book. Ethan was almost too good. The love story twist at the end seemed a little rushed and forced. As usual, the young child in the equation is wise beyond her years.
A sweet story, but something I'd recommend picking up at the secondhand bookstore.
3.5/5 stars
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