Mad Love by Suzanne Selfors

Title: Mad Love

Author: Suzanne Selfors

Release Date: January 4, 2011

Pages: 336

Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers

Links: amazon/ goodreads/ website

Source: received for review

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Summary:

When you're the daughter of the bestselling Queen of Romance, life should be pretty good. But 16-year-old Alice Amorous has been living a lie ever since her mother was secretly hospitalized for mental illness. After putting on a brave front for months, time is running out. The next book is overdue, and the Queen can't write it. Alice needs a story for her mother - and she needs one fast.

That's when she meets Errol, a strange boy who claims to be Cupid, who insists that Alice write about the greatest love story in history: his tragic relationship with Psyche. As Alice begins to hear Errol's voice in her head and see things she can't explain, she must face the truth - that she's either inherited her mother's madness, or Errol is really the god of love.

Summary from goodreads

My Thoughts:

If you remember I reviewed another one of Selfors' novels, Coffeehouse Angel, when it was first released and loved it. It was no different with Mad Love. Suzanne Selfors' novels are so unique and original. It was refreshing to read paranormal and not realize I was reading it. The plot was interesting and the characters were hilarious. I could see this novel being made into the next chick flick and being a great hit.

What really made this novel was the characters and how they seemed to come to life and jump off the pages. Our main character, Alice, was so entertaining! She was quirky, stubborn, and the dialogue she had inside her own head was hilarious! The only problem I had with her was that she would not accept Errol's help! Her stubborness annoyed me to no end because she needed a story and one was riht under her nose. Other than that she was the perfect narrator. I understand Errol is supposed to be attractive because he is cupid but I couldn't help but find him so creepy. I'm sad I couldn't picture him as being attractive. But I had no problem find Tony to be a cutie. I love his character and how he was referred to as "Skateboard Guy" for a good portion of the book. The characters were really fun and bumped this novel up for me.

The plot was good and it progressed at a nice even pace. I never found myself bored. In fact, I couldn't turn the pages fast enough at some point. The ending kept me to the edge of myseat while having the cute stuff a romance novel should. This novel is romance but with some paranormal so that you don't feel suffocated by it.

Overall please pick this one up even though Valentine's Day as passed. Reading this will put you right back in that lovey dovey mood. Suzanne Selfors is a truly talented author who I will be watching even closer now for more wonderful reads. Pick this one up if you're in the mood for a light, fun read.

Rating: 4.5/5 stars

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