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A review by beckyyreadss
Trouble Me by Eliza Peake
challenging
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I bought this book during the one of Stuff Your Kindle Days and I’m not gonna lie, I choose this because the cover was pretty and seems pretty interesting. But the miscommunication trope ruined this for me.
This book has two points of view. The first point of view was Emma Reynolds, and she knows how to run a successful company. But when her life takes a troubling turn, she finds herself back home and determined to save her family’s estate – even if it means working in a winery as a recovering alcoholic. It turns out, her new boss, the broody billionaire owner, Shane Kavanaugh is far more tempting than the wine. The second point of view is Shane, and he is in the small town of Madison Ridge, and he is there to make a name for himself, and he will do whatever it takes to get it done. He is smart and hard-working which is a dangerous combination. However, he has got a lot of pressure to make the business work with his father having cancer and his health declining. Emma has a list of carefully crafted rules, but Shane is an irresistible and addicting package. But breaking those rules reveals secrets. Secrets that leave Emma facing the loss of her legacy, her career and her heart.
I liked this storyline and I’m a sucker for a small-town romance. I love everyone being in everyone’s business like the family intervention at the end and telling Emma that her alcoholic past isn’t going to affect her future and shouldn’t put her off from future relationship. I liked that they made sure to tell her they were proud of her for the progress she has made. I liked the growth of Emma and how she was feeling so guilty for not telling Shane the truth and didn’t know how to tell him and to be fair to Emma, they had just met, you don’t tell someone right away that you are a recovery alcoholic do you? I get that she should have disclosed it for her job working in Vinery and all but for personal relationships I wouldn’t have said anything straight away.
Shane took forever to grow on me like forever, like end of the book. He was rude and cold and then he was all I'm going to pay for your car and treat you like a queen and then cold again. I understand the pressure he was under and the conflict he had, but the way he reacted to Emma’s story is the reason why she didn’t tell him and then he just left. Emma forgiven him way too quickly because his father passed. Like I get it but also, I wanted him to crawl on his knees from California to Madison Ridge and I still wouldn’t have forgiven him. The miscommunication killed this book, the second Emma knew about Shane’s ex-wife, she should have been honest with him and said that she has struggles. Shane should have been honest with Emma, the second he knew Emma owned the house and that he was the one wanting to buy it. It would have cut the book down to maybe 100 pages.
I liked Emma’s family and from the preview I've seen one of Emma’s cousins is the main character so I'm looking forward to seeing more of Emma’s male cousins especially because they were all so sweet and protective to her in this book.
Graphic: Addiction and Death of parent
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Medical content, and Grief
Minor: Toxic relationship