Review and Giveaway: Greek: Double Date by Marsha Warner.

Posted July 19, 2010 by Rowena in Reviews | 2 Comments

Main Characters: Casey, Cappie, Rusty, Dale, etc.
Series: Yes, I think it’s called The Greek Series but I can’t find confirmation on that anywhere.

Two dates—same night!

Major oops. When Casey Cartwright’s brother begs her to be nerdy Dale Kettlewell’s date to the sure-to-be-boring Honors Engineering Awards, Casey says yes. Even though Dale is totally not her type… and might have a crush on her. Ugh. But it’s a nice thing to do, and Casey’s always been the “nice” girl.

But now, that night conflicts with the biggest event of the semester, the All-Greek formal. Casey already has a date lined up: hot transfer student Rob Howell. He’s her plan to get over her sexy-slacker ex, Cappie. And even nice girls get to be bad sometimes, right?

What to do? With a little help from BFF Ashleigh, unwanted advice from frenemy Rebecca Logan and even a push from Cappie, what Casey does may surprise even herself….

When I received this book for review, I was kind of excited because I’ve watched the show quite a few times and enjoyed it. I have a soft spot for Cappie and it was my greatest hope that him and Casey would get back together. In this book, they’re broken up but they still have feelings for each other. Casey knows that she still harbors feelings for the crazy Cappie but because of his commitment issues, she won’t go there again. Cappie deals with his feelings for Casey by stalking her and instead of that being gross, it’s cute to me.

In this book, Casey volunteers to help her brother find a date for his religious roommate Dale and when she can’t find one for him, she ends up being his date. On top of helping her brother find a date for Dale, she’s got to find a date for herself for the formal for the Greeks that is being held on the day after the Engineering gala. When she comes across a cute new boy named Robert, who agrees to escort her to the Greek formal, she’s over the moon. All is well because she’s got everything under control…until some bad fish sends the Engineering gala to be postponed until the next night, which is the night of the Greek formal.

Can you say dilemma?

Reading this book was like watching an episode of the show. It had its fair share of laughs and had a feel good vibe to it. I’m thinking that fans of the show will definitely enjoy these quick little stories. Warner did a great job of describing the characters and the events in a way that will keep readers interested in what comes next. I enjoyed seeing Cappie, Casey, Ashleigh and everyone else (even Evan) from the show. It’s not one of those deep reads, it’s very light and fluffy and perfect for a day at the beach.

GIVEAWAY ALERT: I’ve got a copy of this book to giveaway (thanks to the kind folks at Meryl L. Moss Media Relations Inc.) and really, all you have to do is leave a comment here on this blog post, letting me know why you’d like to win the book. Do you watch the show? Are you a Cappie fan? Let me know and your name will be thrown into the hat.

Winners will be announced a week from today so get your entries in before 11:59pm on Friday, July 23rd.

Good luck!