The Man Test by Amanda Aksel
Marin Johns is San Francisco’s Pollyanna couples therapist. She’s months away from wedded bliss when she discovers her fiancé is having an affair. After nursing her broken heart with Kleenex and break-up songs, she adopts a new brand of thinking when she uncovers a tell-all book that proves all men are liars and cheaters who will do and say anything so they’re not found out. No exceptions.
In an attempt to convince her friends of her newfound truth, she begins a fictitious relationship with James, a do-gooder from Montana. Marin seeks any means necessary to catch him cheating from hiring a PI to enlisting the help of a fidelity tester. Will her new "boyfriend" beat the statistic or will Marin regret the satisfaction of being right?
In an attempt to convince her friends of her newfound truth, she begins a fictitious relationship with James, a do-gooder from Montana. Marin seeks any means necessary to catch him cheating from hiring a PI to enlisting the help of a fidelity tester. Will her new "boyfriend" beat the statistic or will Marin regret the satisfaction of being right?
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About Amanda Aksel
AMANDA (ah-MAHN-dah)- Latin- Meaning lovable or worthy of love. Fitting. I've always had an affinity for love. Being born in sunny San Diego in the mid 80’s to a young military couple gave me plenty of insight into the dynamics of a romantic relationship. Somewhere between moving coasts every three years, I found myself engrossed in fairytale romances and dressing up like a bride. My first real love was writing. By my sophomore year in a new high school in Virginia, I had a slew of short stories, songs, poems, and articles to my name. Writing was fun. It was a way to get the emotions, dialogue, and pictures out of my head, and create a destiny for my characters. I had no intention of making a career in writing, because it wasn’t what I did, it was who I was. In reality, I wanted to be an actress. Ah, to be the face of someone else’s authored story. The plan was to move in with my aunt in L.A. after graduation, but had a change of heart. Instead, I stayed with my high school sweetheart (now husband) and attended a film school in Norfolk, VA. It was at this school that I discovered my love for writing screenplays and felt compelled to follow that path. But…as the practical girl I was brought up to be, I decided to go to a real university. While working full time, I completed my BA in Psychology in four and a half years. Becoming a couple’s therapist had always been my “backup” career and there I was on my way to solving love's most complicated quandaries one couple at a time. With all my new free time after graduation, I decided to turn my full-length screenplay into a novel in hopes it would help my screenplay sell. I think I was in the middle of writing chapter two when I realized that everything I had ever written was to prepare me for that moment when I knew I was a novelist. Talk about the affirmation of my life. Now my plan is to solve love's most complicated quandaries one novel at a time.Crystal's Review
If you like a romance book that has more humor that usual, this is your book! From the beginning Amanda Aksel makes it known that men are dogs & her main character, Marin, is out setting out to prove this to no end.. Even if it means dragging a few people along with her while making up a few too!
The matter of fact Couples Therapist catches her own Fiancé in the act of cheating, which rocks her world & her ability to think that “happily ever after” is even possible. She stumbles across a book that not only confirms all her feelings, but sets a new standard for proving that MEN JUST SUCK!
Whats cute is her friends are split down the perfect study group. She has the men suck, relationships suck, lets stay single forever and shop friend, then the of course you’ll end up like every Disney princess and be swept off your feet friend. All she needed to add was a boyfriend, but would a REAL guy volunteer to be proven a big fat rat? That’s where sudo-boyfriend comes in!
The thoughts and actions Amanda Aksel brings to life in this book through Marin is just amazing; and in a way scary! Do we all need to lose hope for men in general, or is this really just a book?! Seriously though, this is a 4.5 for me in the awesome scale. The only reason it’s a 4.5 & not a 5 is because it reminds me of a great romance with awesome friends on minute, then a cheesy girl that is acting like a scorned woman the next. BUT, overall, a great read :o)
4.5 Stars!
The matter of fact Couples Therapist catches her own Fiancé in the act of cheating, which rocks her world & her ability to think that “happily ever after” is even possible. She stumbles across a book that not only confirms all her feelings, but sets a new standard for proving that MEN JUST SUCK!
Whats cute is her friends are split down the perfect study group. She has the men suck, relationships suck, lets stay single forever and shop friend, then the of course you’ll end up like every Disney princess and be swept off your feet friend. All she needed to add was a boyfriend, but would a REAL guy volunteer to be proven a big fat rat? That’s where sudo-boyfriend comes in!
The thoughts and actions Amanda Aksel brings to life in this book through Marin is just amazing; and in a way scary! Do we all need to lose hope for men in general, or is this really just a book?! Seriously though, this is a 4.5 for me in the awesome scale. The only reason it’s a 4.5 & not a 5 is because it reminds me of a great romance with awesome friends on minute, then a cheesy girl that is acting like a scorned woman the next. BUT, overall, a great read :o)
4.5 Stars!