(3.75 rounded down to 3.) 
 Okay, first off Catch of the Day was chick lit, and not contemporary romance. The relationship between Malone and Maggie was not the focus of the book. Instead, it was everything else--Maggie, her relationships with everyone around her, and their relationships, too. 
 I really wanted to love this and give this four stars. I really did. But as much as I adored the writer's style and wit, I was put off by the lack of development in the characters. Malone and Maggie, especially. Malone didn't change until the very last chapter and Maggie was still... Maggie by then, sans the mother and sister issues, I guess. 
 I expected more from the leads, to be honest. Instead, they were out shined by the secondary characters. I found myself looking forward to scenes with Chantal, Father Tim, the mother and the father, instead of those with Malone. 
 What also didn't work for me was the lack of communication between the two. Jesus Christ, would it kill for them to talk to each other? 
 And Malone, dude, 
 having sex with someone and not calling them afterwards FOR DAYS 
 is not "having trouble letting people in". It's called "being an asshole," okay? Also, Maggie isn't a clairvoyant to magically understand what your motivations are. We people use what we call TALKING to get our messages across. Jeez. 
 So yeah. There were a few things that didn't work for me, but I still liked this because it was funny. Trigger warning, though: (view spoiler)[ the pet dies. Fuck. So if you're touchy about pets, like me, I don't think it's a good idea to read this. (hide spoiler)]