Reviewed by Susan65
Title: Put a Ring on It
Author: K.A. Mitchell
Series: Ready or Knot #1
Heroes: Kieran/Theo
Genre: MM Contemporary
Length: 204 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Release Date: September 9, 2015
Available at: Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads
Blurb: Kieran Delaney-Schwartz—adoptee, underachiever, and self-professed slacker IT guy—lives his under-the-radar life by the motto: Don’t try, don’t fail. His adopted siblings are all overachievers thanks to his driven, liberal parents, but Kieran has elected to avoid disappointing anyone by not getting their hopes up. He’s coasting through his early twenties when he’s hit head-on by Theo. The successful decade-older Broadway producer sweeps him off his feet for a whirlwind thirteen months that are pretty sweet until it all comes screeching to a halt on Valentine’s Day, with an unexpected proposal via a NYC Times Square Flash mob.
Now everyone wants in on the wedding, except the grooms…
Review: An overachiever and a doubter make for a great romance, with just enough bumps in the road to keep my “fluff” meter from going all wonky. I love KA Mitchell because she writes stories that contain the perfect mix of angst and flawed men so that the reader works hard for that happily ever after. So, with Put a Ring on It, I was a tad nervous that Kieran and Theo would be too sweet and too fluffy for my literary tastes. My fears were unfounded, yay, and Theo really had his work cut out for him on multiple fronts. What’s a friend good for if not to help your fiancé ruin your big moment?
Kieran is the product of overachieving siblings and unyielding parents. When you live your entire life “never being good enough,” you begin to believe it. You begin to live it, and you never believe anyone, not even the sexy and successful Theo. Theo is head over heels in love with Kieran but is blind to the internal turmoil coiling inside of the man. When money is no object, and when you’ve learned to smooze your way into everything you want, it comes as a huge wake up call when your fiancé doesn’t appear to be as happy as you are about the upcoming nuptials. What’s a man to do?
One of the parts of this story that I really liked was the cameos of Theo and his friends. When they were introduced at the beginning, I was unsure what their purpose was for taking up so much time, but they are an integral part of this story and the series, and also the reason for many of the issues that befall both Kieran and Theo. KA Mitchell has a wonderful way with words, and dialogue, and leaving the reader wanting more. I am very glad that this is the beginning of a new series, and I am so looking forward to seeing the “friends” tie the knot, too.
Overall Impression: I loved it
*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in return for a fair and honest review.*
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