We have a lot of eARC’s and we want to promote them a little bit more. So we decided to do some more Bookish Beginnings On Friday. Today I wanted to share the beginning of In a Not So Perfect World. Last week I talked about this book in my Can’t Wait Wednesday post, but I’m really curious about this one. Let’s take a look!

A delightful Caribbean-set romp about an ambitious designer of apocalyptic video games with a strategy for (almost) everything who discovers what happens when her best-laid plans go off course…

Sloane Cooper is up for her dream job as a designer for a top video game company. During the interview, though, she somehow promises the all-male panel that she’ll remain single and fully dedicated to the work. It’s actually fine—after her last boyfriend cheated on her, she vowed to focus on her career anyway.

Enter Charlie, aka Hot Neighbor Guy, a near-stranger who shocks her with the offer of an all-inclusive trip to a Turks and Caicos resort. The catch? Charlie originally planned the trip with his ex, and asks Sloane to pose as his new girlfriend to make his old flame come running back. Against her better judgment, Sloane says yes; she can use the time away to develop a game design that will dazzle the Catapult team and get her a job offer.

Despite sparks flying in paradise, the trip can’t lead to more. As their connection deepens, Sloane is reminded that she can’t fall for Charlie and get knocked off her professional path. Besides, he’s trying to win back his true love. Can Sloane figure out a way to move past heartbreak, land the job of her dreams, and avoid catching feelings? The zombie apocalypse would be easier to solve—at least she’s prepared for that.

“I always thought my first real L.A. earthquake would be catastrophic – the Big One that has eluded me my whole California life. Instead, it’s a 4.1 on the Richter scale and barely registers with the other patrons of the upscale West Hollywood bar I find myself in on a Monday night. But it is big enough to cause the wobbly drinker next to me in the ladies’ room to lose her balance.”

If we read the synopsis, this doesn’t give us much of an idea what the story has to offer, but it’s definitely entertaining enough to keep me hooked. I feel like I’m going to love this author’s writing style. This first sentence definitely has me wanting more.

Does In a Not So Perfect World sound like a book you’d pick up? Or do you judge a book by its first few pages? Let me know in the comments. I’d love to hear from you. I’ll be reading and reviewing this book hopefully really soon.