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All About Jenny (2011)

by D.J. Manly(Favorite Author)

3.43 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1554879183 (ISBN13: 9781554879182)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

eXtasy Books

review 1: Sweet story. The relationship moves quickly but I didn't really have a problem with that. They were really sweet guys. The only thing that had me really scratching my head was the fact that Jenny was 12 but she was going into high school next year. 12 year olds are typically in 6th grade. She'd be in jr high. And she went to a Sr. dance? Her character seemed a bit old for her age. It didn't detract from the story since those were only minor details.
review 2: All About Jenny is a wonderful, romantic story with a clear message of hope for those who no longer believe love is in the cards for them. The book’s charm sort of sneaked up on me, in the best sense of the word. After a fairly leisurely start, the first punch comes as a bit of a shock, after which it di... moredn’t let me go. DJ, by his own admission, doesn’t do ‘sweet’ very often. But when he does – oh, boy! The combination of great writing, his understanding of people and keeping a certain tension going made this book a total joy to read. Mark is a wonderful uncle, totally devoted to his niece. Even before tragedy strikes and his sister dies, his life really is ‘all about Jenny’. Putting his own needs and desires on the back burner is something he gladly does for the reward of giving her a stable home. No parent could do any better, and in fact, a lot of them don’t. I was as shocked as he was when he found out Jenny’s biological father (never even known until then) had been contacted after her mother’s death. His fear of losing her was so real to me. It was a testament to his strength of character and determination to do the right thing that he never once thought about refusing Cole access. As painful as it was at first, Mark as determined to do the right thing, even here. I really loved that about him.Cole was a great surprise and a true match for Mark in the “we’ll do whatever is right for Jenny” department. As skeptical as I was about him at first, his willingness to let Mark lead, while not relenting on finding a role to play, was admirable. The developing romance between him and Mark helped, of course, but I think he would have been just as honorable if there had been no love interest.Jenny was also a delight to read about, I have several nieces myself, one of them twelve at the moment, and she is a lot like Jenny in some respects. It made me laugh out loud with recognition of certain behaviors, and added to the realism of the story for me.If you like stories with wonderful characters, a growing family connection and a message of hope, I am sure you will love this book as much as I did. Personally, knowing that this is not one of DJ’s ‘horror’ stories, even though I have learned to love those as well, made the reading even better for me. As far as I am concerned, you can do ‘sweet’ any time, DJ! less

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