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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I wanted to read this book because I have enjoyed the Priest series and I've seen this series a few times on Bookstagram and Booktok and decided to give it a go and holy mother, I ended up more invested in the storyline rather than the smut.

This book is based on Greer Galloway and she was warned as a girl to keep her kisses to herself and she has disobeyed twice – one on her sixteenth birthday as she was kneeling in a pool of brother glass, and another time after a charming stranger named Embry Moore whisks her into the dazzling Chicago night. Both times she falls in love, and both times her heart is broken beyond repair. So as an adult, she vows never to kiss or to love again. That is until the Vice President of the United States shows up at the university where she teaches and asks for one thing: for her to meet with hero-turned-President Maxen Colchester. Maxen, the soldier who was her first kiss in that pool of broken glass. And the other complication? The Vice President is none other than charming Embry Moore himself. Soon, Greer finds himself caught between past and present, pleasure and pain and two men who long for each other as much as they long for her. And as war and betrayal press ever closer, they tumble headlong into a passionate love affair that will change the world.

I liked that it wasn’t all smut and no story, you got to fully understand and enjoy these characters and the trauma and all the fucked up things they did (Maxen, I’m looking at you). I think Greer was an interesting character especially how she was raised to basically go straight into politics and to pay attention to anything around her. I loved the politics aspect of this which I didn’t think I would, I was getting to the point where I was like, what are they going to do about this vote and what about this. The smut was intense and honest to God, if I ever did go to the Oval Office, I don’t think I could keep a straight face after what I read during this book. I liked the forbidden aspect, like everyone was rooting for Ash to settle down and hoping Greer was it, not knowing that Ash and Greer and knew each other longer and that he was also screwing his VP. This was my first book where it was MMF and I feel like it was the right book to dip my toe in and I don’t think it will be the last one I read.

I would have loved for this to be dual or even multiple POV especially during some of the smuttier chapters, like that one in the oval office. I would have loved to be in Embry’s head a bit more. I know this book was mainly based on Ash and Greer, but I feel like we could have got to know more about Embry rather than how good he is in bed and that he knows how to handle threesomes.

The ending was cruel, and Greer’s cousin is definitely involved. It’s going to be interesting to see how this carries on with Embry’s POV. But this is one of those books that you tell your friends about but if your co-workers ask what you read over the weekend, you are like “urmm, a politics romance book.”

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He's Not My Type by Meghan Quinn

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

I'm not going to lie, I struggled with this series, the first book was good, the second and third gave me the ick and a headache, so I was worried about going into this book. I think because my expectations were so low, I fully enjoyed this book, and I knew Halsey wouldn’t let me down.

This book has two points of view. The first is Halsey Holmes and he hasn’t been the same since he lost his twin brother. He has become reclusive and just wants to play hockey and reads books, but this all changes when he meets the girl of his dream, there is just one problem – she has a boyfriend. So, he has been quietly pining over her for the last year. But all this changes, when his teammates being concerned about him decide to play matchmaker when the girl of his dreams becomes single and needs a place to stay. Then they set him rules: don’t wear a shirt around her, make her dinner, lightly touch her shoulder when you say goodbye. However, Halsey is so flustered, so overwhelmed and madly in love with the woman who barely notices him, and he lose control of the situation and makes one huge mistake: Halsey offers to be her fake date for a wedding so her ex will back off. That means for one whole night, he gets a free pass with her. He gets to hold her, dance with her, kiss her, stare at her from across the room like she’s his entire world because she has been for months. But when the night comes to an end, Halsey must decide does he try to show her how he really feels or let her walk away. The second point of view is Blakely White, and she is finally settled in a job she likes, with her boyfriend and her best friends around her. However, her boyfriend has accepted a job in Australia, and she doesn’t want to follow him. They decided not to do long distance so it’s over with them – they've been together since college, so she thought it would take a bit of getting used to, however she is not missing him at all. The only thing that is going wrong is her new apartment has flooded, luckily, she’s got an offer for a spare room with one of the hockey players she works with. She sees Halsey as the shy lad but non-threatening and she’s only going to be there for a few days, however as the days pass, she starts to see him in a different light and maybe he is her type after all.

This is the storyline I wanted, a shy man on the outside, but the man went he was comfortable with a woman was so alpha and had such a dirty mouth. The smut was also very spicy that I was blushing, and I loved that he managed to make Blakely more comfortable with herself as well as not shaming her for her kinks. Halsey was making me blush never mind Blakely. I don’t know how Blakely didn’t fall from him the second she moved in; she had more willpower than I did. I still love the bromance and the banter between the boys, and I adored how much they protected each other but also weren’t afraid of the hard truths that needed. I love how much of the scheming happened and love the Ted Lasso reference. Halsey was just adorable and loved that he was trying to be patient but also because he has been pining for so long, was trying not to lose control quickly. He was so sweet, and I loved that the conflict wasn’t that he lied about the plant or the job or the boys knowing what had happened. I wanted to hug him so much, how he managed to carry on after what happened to Holden was heartbreaking.

There were just a few imperfections – Penny still being in the book is one of them. That girl still drives me nuts. Your best friend has got her dream job offer and you’re worried about being alone, you worried her that much that she didn’t tell you that she had sorted it because of her reaction. She is a horrible person, if my best friend got her dream job offer and it was somewhere not near me, you encourage her and stress behind her back. She is just a toxic person. Also, Halsey’s mum can go and die. She was the person who should have died. She was horrible and she was only in one chapter. I would have liked to know more about what happened with Halsey’s other brother and if they managed to get his mum not to be a horrible person anymore to Halsey.

I don’t know who I want the next book to be about – Pacey or OC because both were having very interesting lady problems, and I want to know more.

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Sweet Distraction by Lainey Davis

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emotional funny fast-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

2.0

I bought this book during the one of the Stuff Your Kindle Days, I liked the cover and the blurb. However, I wanted more and still hate the pregnancy trope.

This book has two points of view. The first is Tim Stag and he has it all under control. He's taken charge of his family ever since his mother’s death, raising his brothers while finishing college and law school early. Now he runs an empire, and nothing will stand in his way as he looks to expand Stag Law. Until he met Alice Peterson. The new corporate chef is supposed to give his company an edge, but Alice is anything but corporate. Wild and spicy as her food, Alice sweeps into Stag Law and drives Tim to distraction, and he isn’t used to distraction. The second point of view is Alice Peterson, and she has just finished culinary school and managed to get a job within the first week of finishing. She is determined to start her career and to support her family who still live in the family home. However, from day one she’s got the hots for the boss, but she determined to not make a move, until it all boils over. Now she must make sure she keeps her professional and personal life separate.

Juniper and Amy were the saving grace in this book, both were like, you both need to talk to each other instead of ignoring each other and in Tim’s case getting blackout drunk and in Alice’s case acting like she isn’t pregnant.

Tim is a walking red flag who used his power dynamic to try and push Alice around. Just because she was pregnant does not mean she has to move in with you or get married, like what year are we in 1860s? I hated the insta-love, there was zero chemistry between them. Like at all. It was just first meet, sex, inner dilemma, conflict, pregnant, conflict, resolution. There was no slow build up, or even a few conversations before Tim started acting like a hormonal teenager. Alice had more of a build-up, with the fact that she was worried about banging the boss, but still thought he was goodlooking. The only time these two communicated was when they were having sex but besides that, they didn’t really talk useless it as to do with their mummy issues. I would have loved to have seen more of the family dynamic, like with the Stag Brothers and Alice’s brother got mentioned a few times but that was about it. I would have just loved to see more of the family dynamic. I still hate the surprise pregnancy trope and I feel like this one was done a bit poor, like surely if you do something on someone’s phone like muting an alarm or reading a text, you would tell that person and then Tim was pissed that she was pregnant like are you kidding me?

I wanted more within the 220 pages we got like chemistry and family dynamic and instead we got unwanted pregnancy, abuse of power and a walking red flag.

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Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

I wanted to read this book because I am loving cowboy romances and as well as Elsie Silver’s Chestnut series, I read the first book in this book, and I enjoyed it and was ready to go back to Rebel Blue Ranch. This book was adorable, but I'm still waiting for more.

This book has two points of view. The first point of view is Ada Hart, and she is a city girl through and through, so the last thing she needs is a man to take care of her. Not anymore. After failing out of her interior design program and the disaster that was her short-lived marriage, Ada clawed her way up from rock bottom. Now, the only person she trusts is herself, and that has gotten her further than other people ever did. She has her own business, and one of the largest ranches in Wyoming just hired her for the most important project of her career. When Ada arrives in Meadowlark, she finds herself in a dive bar where she can’t seem to shake the eyes of a handsome cowboy. When she leads him to the back of the bar, he leaves her with a kiss that most people can only fantasize about. She almost regrets that she’ll never see him again . . . almost. She wasn’t expecting him to be her new boss. The second point of view is Weston Ryder, and he is a happy guy. Even happier now that the mystery woman from the bar is the interior designer for his dream project on his family’s ranch. He feels like he has just hit the jackpot. Too bad she wants absolutely nothing to do with him. Ada is convinced the pull she feels toward Wes will go away, but Wes can’t stop thinking about the way her mouth felt on his. Even though the walls are coming down around Rebel Blue, Ada’s walls are firmly in place. Can they make it through this project without giving in? Or will they both put their dreams on the line for a chance at love?

This book was so fun and flirty, and I enjoyed the romance between Ada and Wes. I wanted to hug Wes so much for what he has been through and I'm glad he wasn’t ashamed to talk about his depression with Ada. I love the Ryder Family, if they would like to adopt me that would be fantastic because I love their family dynamic and found it hilarious that none of them can keep a secret and knew about Ada and Wes almost instantly. I love Amos, I would love for him to meet someone and to settle down. I love Ryder Day that sounds so cute and fun, and it had an adorable backstory. I loved that Ada felt stupid for leaving, I thought it was going to be like all romance books where there is a silly third act breakup, and it almost happened, but it was just Ada overthinking.

I still have more questions than answers, why did Chance ring Ada randomly after two years? Why on earth did those two get married when it was clear they hated each other? Who is Riley’s dad?

I am assuming we are going to get answers about Riley in the next book as Lyla has slowly been introduces more of the couples, but we are two down with two to go and I cannot wait to get back to Rebel Blue Ranch.

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The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean

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challenging emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This is one of my book club’s choices for October. We had this book as a cosy, autumn read and Revival by Stephen King as our scary read. Unfortunately, this book disappointed the hell out of me and could have been 100 pages and I still wouldn’t have been impressed.

This book is based on Aila, and she is a little obsessed with phoenixes. She is the head phoenix keeper at the world-renowned zoo for magical creatures, her childhood dream of conserving critically endangered firebirds seems closer than ever. There’s just one massive problem: her zoo’s breeding program hasn’t functioned for a decade. When a tragic phoenix-nabbing cripples the flagship program at a neighbouring zoo, Aila must prove her derelict facilities are free to take the reins. But saving a species takes more than stellar animal handling skills. Aila has wrangled carnivorous water horses, tempestuous thunderhawks, but inspiring zoo patrons? That's another story. Finding the courage to ask for help from the hot dragon keeper at a neighbouring exhibit? Virtually impossible. And don’t get Aila started on her arch-rival from the glamorous leader of the zoo’s wildly popular griffin show, who’s convinced that Aila’s beloved phoenix would serve better as a performer rather than a conservation exhibit. Aided by both friends and enemies, Aila must conquer her social anxiety if she is to restore her breeding programme. With the world watching and the threat of poachers looming, Aila’s success isn’t only a matter of keeping her the future of a species depends on her.

I'll start with what I liked about this book – Tanya. Tanya was the only one who annoying me, who had her head on straight, who acted like an adult and who solved the whole book. She is the reason this book was not 1 star.

Aila was so boring and immature, she couldn’t make her mind up and then was annoyed when things didn’t go her way. She didn’t care about the zoo or her career, just the birds, which I can get behind, but the birds are her career and a part of the zoo, and she was just so selfish. Also, Aila finally likes the girl she hates and decides to ask her out on a date when their lives are at risk and they are hiding from people who have a gun, she just had no sense of danger or surroundings, and she was annoying me from page 1. This book is under as an adult fiction and romantasy on Goodreads. But it had such YA vibes. Everyone arguing and fighting and thinking there was no consequences to the things they are doing. I would love to have known how Aila got to be head keeper, besides looking after the birds and be paranoid, she doesn’t do anything for the zoo, a head keeper would be doing the shows and the press and wanting to get involved. She would have been a level 1 keeper, bottom of the food chain, that would have made more sense. This book is also labelled as a queer romance and there was maybe 2/3 chapters as a queer romance, this was Aila being obsessed with a white man and then when his true colours started showing, she ended up falling for her enemies. Then it turns out the white man was the bad guy (I'll pretend to be shocked). The “mystery” was obvious and was wrapped up quickly. What happened to Connor? Did he get arrested? How much time is he going to be in prison for? Did they find the other creatures his friends stole? This book was 450+ pages but there was not a lot going on with the plot besides Aila going back and forth and never being happy.

I would have loved for this book to be about the smugglers and the mystery there and her trying to find the animal that got stolen at the beginning of the book, that would have been more interesting and more adult fantasy. I would have read a 450+ book if that was the plot, but this could have been 100 pages and should be advised as a young adult book.

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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
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 decided to read this book because I bought a poster with 100 books to read in your life. This is book twenty-six on the poster. As with most classics, I lost the storyline about halfway through and then struggled with the rest of the book.

This book is based on Rodion Raskolnikov, and he lives in a squalid room in St. Petersburg, he believes he is above society and is obsessed with the idea of breaking the law. He resolved to kill an old pawnbroker for her cash. Although the murder and robbery are bungled, Raskolnikov manages to escape without being seen. And with nothing to prove his guilt and a mendacious confessor in police custody, Raskolnikov seems to have committed the perfect crime. There is just one small problem in his master plan: the feverish delirium of his own conscience.

One of the issues I had with this book is that Rodion’s conscience was so long winded, and I get that was kind of the point, but also, I was losing the plot whether it was his thought or him talking to someone else. I kept getting really confused and having no clue what was going on. With the murder happening quite quickly within the book, I thought this would be more of the legal side and the court room and maybe him in prison, which I would have enjoyed but instead it was a case of the town’s reactions and him thinking he had got away with it and then being ill. This book could have been shortened, if it was 300 pages, I think I wouldn’t have struggled as much, but this book just became a chord to finish. All of the characters seemed two dimension and was only there to move the story along and then the one build character was toxic as hell.

I mean, this book is probably good for psychology students to work with Rodion’s mind, but I was glad as hell to be out of his head when it was over and done with. There is obviously a lot of heavy themes discussed in this book from the murder to mental health to alcoholism and the way that he ends up describing them and how brutal they are sort of show the kind of writer Fyodor is and I can appreciate that.

Overall, this book ended up hurting my head and I couldn’t wait for it to be done and hopefully I will enjoy the next classic book, but I don’t have a lot of faith for it.

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The Inmate by Freida McFadden

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is my book club’s choice for November. I had heard of Freida McFadden and have been wanting to read her books for the longest time and I think this is a sign to read more of her work.

This book is based on Brooke Sullivan, and she is the new nurse practitioner at a men’s maximum-security prison and there are three rules she must always follow: 1) Treat all prisoners with respect. 2) Never reveal any personal information 3) Never EVER become too friendly with the inmates. But none of the staff at the prison knows Brooke has already broken the rules. Nobody knows about her intimate connection to Shane Nelson, one of the penitentiary’s most notorious and dangerous inmates. And they certainly don’t know that Shane was Brooke’s high school sweetheart – the star quarterback who is now spending the rest of his life in prison for a series of grisly murders. Or that Brooke’s testimony was what put him there. But Shane knows. And he will never forget.

This was an easy read with the fact that I had a guess on who it was from the beginning, I'm going to put that down to the fact that I've read a lot of thrillers and mystery books from Christ Carter to Alice Feeney, so when I got a feel of the chapters I knew who it was. The only thing that had me shocked from the epilogue from Josh, I was ready to rate this book three stars and then the epilogue happened. I would have loved this book to have multiple POV from Shane, Tim and Josh because they were key characters throughout the book. Once the answers started falling into place, the book moved quite quickly along, and it didn’t take me that long to read.

Brooke was way too trusting, for a small town where everyone knew what happened and she was still getting crap for it, why on earth would you come back and then just let the guys from that night into your house and around your child? Again, she came back from New York, did she not think to ask around about the Nanny to see if she was not a creep? I just had so many questions? Did Shane break the inmate fingers? Who was beating him? Is this how he was being manipulative? Why was Tim worried about the police going down to his basement if he didn’t kill Kelli? We knew it was going to be one of the people from the night in the house, but I would have loved for it to be like someone’s ex-partner or family member or something that would have shocked me.

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My Fault by Mercedes Ron

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wanted to read this book because I had seen the film in the Spanish version and when I figured it was a book and that it had been translated to English, I was instantly wanting to try and read it. Obviously, the book was better as always, but there was a lot of changes, so it was interesting to see.

This book has two points of view. The first is seventeen-year-old Noah Morgan and she loves her quiet, normal life in Toronto. But when her mother returns from a cruise unexpectedly married to a billionaire and announces they are moved to L.A., Noah is suddenly shoved out of her comfort zone and into a glittering world of illegal street races, lavish pool parties and spoiled rich kids. And her new stepbrother Nicholas is the most spoiled of them all. Arrogant, aloof and viciously attractive. Nick is everything she hates, especially when she learns his bad boy persona isn’t just a facade. Noah has her own demons on her tail and doesn’t want Nick’s nose in any of them. The second point of view is twenty-year-old Nicholas Leister, and he is a college student and a typical spoiled rich kid. However, Nick has a secret life, one filled with car racing, street fighting and parties every night. He is a gang leader, that has a different girl every night. That all changes when he realises that Noah isn’t like other girls, they both like getting under each other skin and the more pushing and pulling they do with each other, the more they don’t realise how much the physical attraction between them is growing – enough to turn their world upside down.

This book was soooo messy, but I loved it. It was one of those books being like I shouldn’t love it, but I do, like watching reality TV. It was so messy, and I was hooked from page one. The storyline was jam-packed, and it was an easy read, though it was almost very mysterious, and I was wanting to know who was after Noah. I loved Noah, she was so badass and just didn’t give a shit, when she beat Ronnie in that race and got up in his face, I was rooting for her so much. Nick was so toxic, but I loved him. At first, he was wanting to wind the hell out of Noah just because he wasn’t happy with the fact that more people were in his mansion (boo-hoo, let me get you your mini violin) to then realising she wasn’t going anywhere and was fascinated by her. I loved Nick’s growth and how he realized why Noah was wanting to work and not have a flashy car and wanting to change for her. How many men realise when they’ve lost the person, they love that they need to change and do instead of love bombing and gaslighting the person to get back together. It was so refreshing to see. I loved Maddie, and I wanted to hug her so much for just wanting to have a family and not her mum being AWOL.

I feel like this book was slightly rushed at time. There was so much going on and then when it got to the final dramatic event, it was done within six chapters, I would have liked to see more with what happened to Ronnie after the kidnapping? Did he confess? Did he open his mouth about Nick’s gang? How long does he have to spend in prison? I have more questions than answer. Is Nick going to get Maddie? Did his dad and Noah’s mum approve of this relationship? What happened to Anna? She seemed like a woman who doesn’t back down after being with Nick for years.

I am wondering how this series is going to carry on as this book seems to be tied in a bow and done, but obviously there are two more books, so I'm intrigued with how it’s going to carry on with Nick and Noah.

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A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

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challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I decided to read this book because I bought a poster with 100 books to read in your life. This is book twenty-five on the poster. As with most classics, I kind of struggled with this, but I understood the storyline this time.

After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille, the ageing Doctor Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England. These are the lives of two very different men, Charles Darnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer, becomes enmeshed through their love for Lucie Manette. From the tranquil roads of London, they are drawn against their will to the vengeful, bloodstained streets of Paris at the height of the Reign of Terror, and they soon fall under the lethal shadow of La Guillotine.

I enjoyed how this book was split into three stories with one side being in France, one being in England and then book three being where all hell breaks loose. I enjoyed the humour and the side characters within this book. They were all so interesting and managed to keep me hooked. Even though it’s got a lot of dark themes, I was also intrigued into the mystery whether the characters were going to survive. The character development between the main characters was another strong point, I went from questioning if these two were even going to be able to get out of the town and by the end they were so badass. I have read two books from Charles Dickens, he seems to have this way of making a journey from start to finish, there was no questions for me to ask, everything was wrapped up in a bow.

Even though this book was under 300 pages, it felt like it was 900 pages. I am going to assume it’s because of the language and the classic feel to it, but it felt like pulling teeth to get this book finished. Plus, with the obvious political tone and the representation of all female characters being in the kitchen or just staying at home, was driving me nuts but again it was the time when the book was written.

Overall, I was surprised that I enjoyed this as much as I did due to how I do with classics, however I'm not going to have my hopes up because the next one on the list is Crime and Punishment.

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Mr Fixer Upper by Lucy Score, Lucy Score

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wanted to read this book because I have enjoyed Lucy Score’s previously work and I wanted to read more of her work. This book was on Kindle Unlimited, so I took it as a sign to read this book. It was adorable, spicy and an easy read.

This book has two points of view. The first point of view is Paige and she has a goal in mind to direct her own documentary about the double standards and misogyny to women in the film industry with her best friend Becca, but they can’t afford it right now, so right now she is a field producer for a renovation tv show where she is basically running the place without the pay raise. Her biggest problem is Gannon, who is bad-tempered, hates filming the reality side of the renovation show and likes to try and get a raise out of Paige. They are on the road together, working long hours fixing houses and changing lives of the families picked for the show. When the cracks in Paige’s composure and coolness starts to show, sparks fly between Paige and Gannon. The second point of view is Gannon, and he is Sex in a toolbelt, and the highlight of his workday is to get a rise out of Paige and to try and make her snap. Why? Because he is infatuated with her and the cameras are there to capture it. He didn’t want to do the reality show, but him and his sister are doing this to save his family business, he likes to keep his life private, and a reality show is the opposite of this. He has fallen for pretty packages before, and Paige won’t be taken seriously if she’s caught sleeping with the star of the show especially with her future project on the line. However, they both keep going back to each other. Too bad it’s about to fall apart. Paige should have never trusted him and Gannon should have never let her go.

So, this book isn’t classed a workplace romance, but I am saying it’s a workplace romance, just in the reality TV aspect. I loved this storyline and the vulnerability we get between the two main characters especially because it starts with Gannon driving Paige up the wall, so right from page one we see the difference between the personalities and how they are bouncing off each other. I enjoyed the found family aspect with the film crew and how they were rooting for Gannon and Paige and betting on when they were going to get back together. I love Cat, I thought she was hilarious and how she was so badass and also calling out the bullshit to Gannon. The same with Becca, I love that she was like Paige, I get your background and why you don’t want to dive headfirst, but Gannon adores you and built them a coffee table.

I love Paige’s growth, but she was a bit over the top at some points. Especially with it being in reality TV, she flipped out at Gannon instead of letting him explain and then only believed him when he told the whole film crew that he loved her, but she wasn’t interested so he was going to be all over her without harassing her. At the point where she was overreacting, they had been together for a while surely, she could have just spoken to each other instead of kicking off.

Overall, I love Lucy Score and haven’t had many issues with her books, and I just adore her work.

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