“Greta loves her job as assistant librarian. She loves her best friend, Will, the high school English teacher. She even loves her mother despite her obvious disappointment that Greta is still single.

Then she meets Mac in the poetry section of the library, and she is smitten. Mac is heart-stoppingly gorgeous and showers her with affection, poetic text messages, and free hot chocolate at the local café where he works. The only problem is that he seems to be a different person in his texts than in his face-to-face conversation.

When the Franklin Library is threatened with closure, Greta leaps into action. She arranges for a ‘battle of the bands’ book jam, hosts a book signing by a famous author, and finally, stages a protest that raises more than a few eyebrows.

Through it all, she slowly realizes that it is Will, not Mac, who she turns to for support and encouragement. Mac has the looks: Will has the heart. How can she choose between them?

Check Me Out is a contemporary romance—with just a hint of Cyrano de Bergerac—that reminds us that it is what’s on the inside that matters most.”

I liked this book a lot! The main character, Greta, is a librarian, so what’s not to love? She has a great voice in this book; she’s witty, hard working, intelligent, has a great job, and is young and hip. Greta tries hard, even though she sometimes misses the mark a bit (the little stunt she pulls was not my favorite part). I liked how much she loves and cares for the library. Maybe I liked Greta because I think being a librarian would be fun, but in any case, I think she made a great main character.

One thing that drove me crazy about Greta was that she kind of had the Bella from Twilight thing going on with Mac and Will. They both seem like great guys. She needs to choose which features are more important to her, and she definitely has a hard time figuring this out! Will has been her best friend forever. He may not have the looks, but he knows everything about her, and he’s caring and kind. Mac is hot (according to Greta), but he doesn’t quite take care of her like Will does. He’s a good kisser, though, so that makes it a hard choice.

This book is well written, and I enjoyed it.  I like the writing style because it’s easy to read and it flows well. One part of the formatting that I didn’t love were the whole pages filled with text messages. The text messages weren’t difficult to read, in fact, I read those pages quite quickly.  However, I like reading real sentences–you may disagree. In any case, I enjoyed this book.  It’s a fun, entertaining read. There’s even a hint of a mystery, which added a fun twist.