One True Pairing by Cathy YardleyMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I absolutely adored 'Level Up' when I read it so was very excited for Yardley's next book in the Fandom Hearts series. And although 'One True Pairing' is good, it didn't seem to have quite the same spark of humor as 'Level Up did.
Hailey is a very interesting character, in the line of the kickass-but insecure in love trope. We don't get to see much in the way of the group of friends that was introduced in 'Level Up' outside of Hailey's interactions with her sisters, of which there aren't that many. There is a lot of talk about the fandom world, but not as much in-depth interaction with it like in 'Level Up,' although I did enjoy the almost constant asides about how great the Supernatural fandom is. Carry on with that my wayward son.
In that vain, I would have liked a bit more out of the Jake Reese character. I'm glad that both characters acknowledged that the whole instalust/love thing is eyebrow raising, and thus their almost constant knee-jerk reactions to things between each other got a bit irritating as one is supposed to see at least Hailey as a somewhat level-headed practical person. I can only assume her loss of these traits were via Jake's magic wang or something. Also, why at no point did Jake call and talk to his mom? His father is a jackass and I couldn't help but feel that Jake should have at some point called and talked to his mother about everything that was going on. If there is one thing that Supernatural should have taught him it's that lack of communication and honesty with family will end with a field trip to Hell. Ain't nobody got snacks for that.
Still, the book was fun, you find yourself cheering for them and enjoying the wink and nod to all the fandoms, but I did find myself hoping that one of the other friends might stick their head in to shake things up a bit. There is quite a bit of set-up for the next books that I imagine will be forthcoming, so there is some comfort in that.
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