I was hoping that this would not be a typical Hallmark treatment of a romantic involvement, that just maybe, there wouldn't be the cringe-worthy, embarrassing, and/or ludicrous made-up reason for why our hero/heroine might not be able to get together. All went really well until the last quarter of the show, when the established writer posing as an unknown neophyte was exposed by his attending the book club where his new book was roundly canned in front of an NPR reporter who recognized him. The plot line of our heroine caught between selling her bookstore and her possible return to selling real estate was just submerged under the weight of the author's embarrassment and exposure as a fraud. Overall, I wanted to like the love story but the crashing thud of the plot near the end made it a moot point. Who cares whether they get together or not?
Review of Blind Date Book Club
