A review by outsidestar
The Cul-De-Sac War by Melissa Ferguson

funny lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I'm becoming a fan of audiobooks very quickly. This is the second audiobook I listen to and I truly believe it was the way to go with this story.

This was a cute, fun, rom-com. I'm always in for an enemies-to-lovers romance but I feel like we got a lot of the enemies and very little of the lovers. Had I physically read this I would've probably thought about DNFing it at some point, because we were stuck on the enemies part for so long and nothing new was really happening. Still, with a couple changes here and there, I think this would make a great movie.

Bree is the kind of person who has tried a million different jobs and still hasn't found The One for her. Currently, she's an actress at a theater playing a (very) minor role in a Midsummer Night's Dream. During one of her performances, her fairy costume starts falling apart on stage and when she rushes to find the costume designer before she has to get back on stage she meets Chip, who helps her out and saves the day.

Turns out Chip has just moved to the house next door to hers and is working on renovating it. They quickly begin their hating game and start playing pranks on one another as if they were 15 year-olds. Some of which are quite imaginative, I must say. And you can imagine the rest.

So yeah, like I said, it was a fun rom-com, but nothing about it stood out. It was a solid 3 star read.

A big thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the audiobook in exchange of an honest and voluntary review.