I was not impressed with this book at all. The premise had a lot of promise, and when I first read the summary I was excited to get my hands on the book. I love Chicago, and the Pride & Prejudice feel of the plot appealed to my romantic side. Unfortunately, the actual story did not live up to the summary. The story was shown rather than told, with little dialogue and less subtlety. It was dry and dull and rather more like reading a narrative essay than a love story. Even the bedroom scenes, which had the potential to be explosive, were uninspiring and mostly explanation rather than sensory stimulation. The relationship between the characters felt unnatural and uncomfortable. The resolution was unsatisfactory and left me searching the end pages hoping for a better ending that was never found.

To add to the poor writing and uninspiring character interaction, there clearly was no editor involved, even though there dearly needed to be. I also am convinced that the author has never visited Chicago, and am not certain why he used the city as a setting. As someone who has lived in Chicago, the city he described didn't feel anything like the city I know and love. And I could be wrong (though I'm fairly certain I'm not), but there is nowhere within an hour's drive of the Loop that could be considered a secluded forest area.

Overall, I would not recommend this book, and I wish the time it took me to read it had been spent elsewhere.