“One day
you’ll see wrinkles when you look in the mirror and that day will mean that
it’s too late.” Words that haunt London, reminding her of her sorry dating life
and the fact that she hasn’t had sex in 3 years.
London is
filled with different “me’s”—calm me, angry me, happy me, smart me, and horny
me. Like all of us, she has different sides to her, different personalities,
different views—and they all battle with each other over her life choices.
Strange how she argues with herself—not out loud, of course (I hope.)
On her 27th
birthday, her four friends take her out clubbing. And, like she said, “there is
nothing worse than a woman with no self-confidence.” (17) When she meets a
hottie at the club, London decides to embrace this whole one-night stand idea. And,
boy, do her “me’s” get really into it, overanalyzing every little aspect.
I enjoyed
the character’s self-deprecating and wry humor, but the story took a little too
long to get to the nitty gritty. In fact, the whole one-night stand was overly
played with trivial accessories and lengthy chit-chat. Don’t get me wrong, it
was quirky and sizzling, but definitely overplayed. Of course, her one-night
stand would happen to be one of her company’s biggest clients. Yikes! For someone
who is always in control, someone who separates the professional from the
personal and always wears her heart on her sleeve, this sure turns into a
whirlwind of crazy.
From then
on, London will delight readers with her obsessive and neurotic ways. Once
Upon a One-Night Stand is a story of an over-cautious, over-thinking woman
dealing with the comical repercussions and tangled emotions of her one-time
fling. And London’s zany friends and considerate mother only push her to the
furthest brink. A joy of a novel!
My rating: 4 stars
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