Review: Doing It for Love (All About Love #1) by Cassie Mae
It’s a thoroughly enjoyable read with romance, real situations, and lessons.
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Elizabeth Fanning’s life looks pretty perfect, judging by the diamond ring on her finger. Her fiancé, Landon, is sweet, handsome, and hilarious. The trouble is, before they’ve even tied the knot, their sex life has gone from mind-blowing to “meh”—and Liz isn’t ready to be part of an old married couple. After a cathartic call to her best friend, Liz comes up with a brilliant idea. She and Landon may never be able to re-create the magic of their first time, but how amazing would their wedding night be if everything below the neck was off-limits until then? Liz thinks it’ll bring them closer together. Landon’s convinced she’ll cave first. So they raise the stakes: Whoever lasts longer gets to pick their honeymoon destination. With her heart set on the Bahamas and Landon fighting for snowbound Utah, Liz simply has to win. But pretty soon, her body is screaming for attention, and Landon’s never seemed so far away. Has Liz’s experiment backfired? Losing their little competition would be frustrating—but the one thing she can’t afford to lose is him.
Cassie Mae’s novel was completely epic. She is definitely one author I have added to my auto-buy list. I dare you to put this one down once you start it.
I’ve always been fascinated with stories relating to young relationships that have been dating like for years so I had a feeling this would be a book for me. I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of detail and involvement the family of Landon did like a typical family that doesn’t like the bride to be and it’s an aspect actually had to do with the story. While Liz is part of a lovely family, they aren’t that happy about how her daughter nearly survives on mac and cheese.
I loved the development of the relationship between Liz and Landon with the “no- sex” rule to keep the spark going on. They really loved each other so much I melted once or twice because everything was becoming harder for both but they were a team like relationships should be. Landon is seen as a good boy with huge goals and he definitely worked hard to get there. Liz is seen as a bit of a snob but she’s the only one who really takes the time to encourage Landon to keep pursuing his dreams. Clearly there is more to both than meets the eye. And I’m loving how the author captured the real scene of a relationship, money issues, college, work, how to fall of your partner more everyday just amazing.
Overall, Doing it for Love is a new favorite of mine. I would certainly be interested in reading more about these characters. Also, there is a great blending of new adult and young adult so it would be great as an introduction to the new adult genre.