A fresh new take on the enemies-to-lovers romcom with mental health rep and more complexity! I enjoyed the unique characters and the depth behind the sweet story, but I felt that the chemistry between the characters was lacking, that some of the choices made were not okay and that the pacing from slow burn to sudden lovers was a bit off. This is a dual POV story following Julien, who is a sommelier at his aunt and uncle’s restaurant, and Greg, who is a TikTok famous bartender looking for a fresh start from his financial and relationship problems. Both of them also struggle with mental health issues, with Julien having OCD and being neurodivergent, and Greg having chronic anxiety and taking medicine which causes libido problems. When Greg is hired to help Julien’s family’s restaurant to get more customers, the two of them clash and turn into work nemeses. Even though, of course, they both find the other one extremely attractive…
Greg was easy to root for already from the beginning, whereas it took me much longer to warm up to Julien. He came across as a bit whiny and stuck up. I especially had a problem with his sommelier manners. I’m very interested in wine myself, and I can understand where he comes from. But even though there certainly are wine and food combinations that are objectively “correct” or at least more accurate, you should never tell the customer they are wrong or look down on their wine choice if they choose not to go with your recommendation. We all have different palettes and wine is supposed to be fun, so Julian’s wine snobbery didn’t sit very well with me. It also felt like a very strange career choice wanting to be a sommelier when he’d had such a bad childhood experience from alcohol and didn’t drink at all himself. On that note, I was also quite taken back by the scene where Greg tried to force Julien to taste his cocktail. On that note, I was also quite taken back by the scene where Greg tried to force Julien to taste his cocktail. Both Greg and Julien made a lot of questionable choices throughout this book that made it hard to fully root for them at all times, and I didn’t really feel the chemistry between them. I enjoyed the slow burn to start with and the fun work nemeses part (even though it was obvious from the start that they would soon hit it off) but then it suddenly went from friends to lovers and the creation of a sex pact almost out of nowhere. And then the third act with the sudden miscommunication, almost (?) cheating and out of character behavior is just… best left without too many comments. But I enjoyed the story overall and how it felt more complex and with more depth than your average romcom. I really appreciated the sex positivity with the new take on what satisfying sex can look like, especially the consent parts in both physical and emotional aspects, and the authentic way in which the problems that OCD and medicine can cause in all aspects of life was described. There was a pretty good character growth towards the end and I loved how they eventually dared to be vulnerable and take a leap of faith for each other. I also absolutely loved Julien’s aunt and uncle and Greg’s friends! They were all so supportive and loving, and the story of how Julien became the child his aunt and uncle couldn’t have themselves was so heartwarming. So, even though I had some issues with this story, it was all in all a fast-paced, sweet and enjoyable read! Thank you Harlequin and NetGalley for the ARC, which I have voluntarily reviewed. Rating: 3 stars Get your own copy: Bookshop.org Amazon Author info: Timothy Janovsky
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4/22/2024 0 Comments Exes & Foes by Amanda WoodyI absolutely adore Amanda Woody’s debut book They Hate Each Other and was so thrilled to read their new book, completely sure I’d love it just as much. Exes & Foes had such great potential and amazing representation, and I really, really wanted to love it, but unfortunately, it didn’t blow me away, nor have the same vibes or get me invested in the characters as THEO did. Exes & Foes is told from the dual POVs of the former best friends/crushes Caleb and Emma. For reasons still unclear to Caleb, Emma suddenly ghosted him four years ago, and now they are foes doing their best to avoid each other at school. But Emma has a way of always getting involved in Caleb’s life anyway, especially to steal his new friends or love interests. When a new girl, Juliet, begins at their school and spikes both of their interest, Caleb and Emma make a bet that whoever Juliet kisses first gets to date her. However, this bet somehow results in Caleb and Emma spending an unexpected amount of time together.
I really loved the concept with the two former best friends/secret crushes competing but ending up having to get to the bottom with their feelings for one another instead. And the representation was, just like in Amanda Woody’s first book, absolutely amazing and authentic. Just like in THEO, there was also an extra layer with abusive/neglecting parents that made your heart break for the main characters. But sadly, the execution of the concept didn’t quite meet its potential. For being the big love interest of both Caleb and Emma, Juliet was strangely lacking in personality and wasn’t fleshed out enough to make us readers understand how and why she was so compelling to them both. It also took such a long time to establish the whole plot setup that the first part of the book felt very slow and over-complicated. I would have wished to get Caleb’s and Emma’s backstory earlier and that we’d got more of their interactions. They had such wonderful chemistry and I rooted for them both when I learned about their hardship growing up (especially Emma) and how they’d been each others’ safe place and joy, I just wished that had come sooner. I also feel that the parental trauma parts could have been more explored as to why and how they started (and what about Emma’s dad and how had her mother met the new man becoming Emma’s sister’s dad, who seemed like a nice person apart from ignoring his wife’s first born and his daughter’s half-sister?) Strangely, the story felt both too long and too short, if that makes any sense. The story had such potential, it just took too long for it to fully rise up to it and let us connect with the characters. But that said, I still love Amanda Woody’s writing and their wonderful and authentic way of dealing with diversity and representation (there were so many different queer identities in this book and the inclusion felt both refreshing and yet so normal!), found family and mental health, and I can’t wait to read more of their stories. Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Teen/Viking Books for Young Readers for the ARC of the book, which I have voluntarily reviewed. Rating: 3 stars Get your own copy: Penguin Random House Add to Goodreads Author info: Amanda Woody 3/8/2024 0 Comments Offtrack by Esha PatelI’ve been a Formula 1 fan since way before Drive to Survive, so the story about a female F1 driver and a racing romance felt like the perfect book for me! And I’m glad to say that the racing parts were done really well and felt both realistic and captivating. You could tell that Esha Patel had done thorough research and how much of an F1 fan she must be herself. But unfortunately, the romance fell a bit flat for me. There were also some parts of the plot that just didn’t make any sense and pulled the story down. So even though I wanted so much to love this story, it ended up being an okay entertainment for the moment, but didn’t fully meet the hopes and expectations I had. Offtrack is a story told in the dual POVs of the two F1 drivers, Diana/Diyana - the first female F1 driver ever, and Miguel - racing royalty as third generation of a family of F1 drivers. I loved the idea of a female F1 racer, and how strong and badass, yet kind, Diana was. She’d had to fight so hard for her dream to come true and even fight harder to keep it, with all the misogyny going on in the racing world.
I also really enjoyed all the racing parts, the strategy communication and the competitiveness on track. Esha Patel really managed to build the intensity, and I read the racing parts feeling almost as nervous as if I was watching a real race! So Diana as a character and the racing parts were great! But I had problems to fully understand and root for Miguel. On one hand he was the cliche of a playboy racing driver, on the other hand he was very supportive of his sister Paula and stood up for Diana when no one else did. I also had problems with the arranged marriage plot. Not going into details here to avoid spoilers, but everything about it felt off and made it hard to figure Miguel out. How could he be a player, allegedly screwing around with team principal’s daughter and others, at the same time as he was determined to honor the arrangement made when he was sixteen? Another thing that felt like such a huge plot hole that it pulled the whole story and the romance down, was (sorry, might be a bit of a spoiler coming up here) was the unbelievable way that Miguel hadn’t heard about a female F2 champion and didn’t recognize her at the driver presentation. Adding the even more unbelievable part that he’d forgotten that they not only knew each other from not only racing each other but having a crush on each other as teen karting drivers. Especially as this crush later became the foundation for their newfound romance. But even though I didn’t fully root for the romance, it was a very entertaining and fast paced read with a badass female racing driver giving hope for a near future with a real female F1 driver! Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books for the ARC of the book, which I have voluntarily reviewed. Rating: 5 stars Get your own copy: Author links Add on Goodreads Author info: Esha Patel 12/8/2023 0 Comments Contract Season by Cait NaryI love Cait Nary’s first book, Season’s Change, but was a bit reluctant to continue with the second one based on the mixed reviews. But after my third reread of Season’s Change (that’s how much I love it!) I decided to give Contract Season a chance. Sadly though, it wasn’t at all as great as the first book. There was something off with the pacing and the plot, but most of all the characters and their chemistry. This second book in the series can be read as a standalone, as it follows two new main characters, even though it set in the same hockey league and with some of the characters from the first book making an appearance. It’s also a little less of a full hockey romance, with one of the main characters being a country musician, and more of the plot takes places at parties or clubs.
Defenseman Brody has recently been left by his boyfriend, because he never wanted to go public with their relationship, and has no intention to go down that road again until he’s retired from hockey. Up and coming country musician Seamus has never really dared to explore his sexuality to not risk losing his conservative fan base. But a hookup at a friend’s wedding changes all of that when photos leak forces them to fake a relationship for damage control. I usually love the fake dating trope, but here it didn’t work for me. It never fully made sense why they had to fake their relationship in the first place, nor all the miscommunication, and I didn’t feel the right kind of chemistry between the two of them. Brody was such a sweetheart (apart from the ghosting part in the beginning) but Seamus was quite annoying with all his drama and bad communication skills. I never rooted for them as a couple, so it was a bit difficult to get truly invested in their romance. The story also lost a bit of the nerve and drama when they didn’t encounter any problems or homophobia after the forced outing. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad that the fans and colleagues reacted much better than anticipated, but it felt like the whole premise of them being closeted and then having to fake a relationship fell. An aspect that was dealt a bit poorly with was Seamus’s addiction to alcohol. It was implied, but not addressed as a real problem, which didn’t sit very well with me. I also felt that Brody’s ex and his last relationship should have been given a bigger part. Now we were told that Brody was heartbroken, but I couldn’t feel it. And it was also strange that the ex never made an appearance at all in the book. Like, wouldn’t the ex be upset and reach out somehow when seeing Brody going public with a new guy so short after they broke up because of that very reason? Another thing that was a bit sad and frustrating was the appearance by Olly and Benji which didn’t feel in line with the epilogue from the first book. I would have liked to get a confirmation that Olly was feeling better and less anxiety but it was the opposite even though he had the team’s support and Benji by his side. So, all in all, even though the writing itself and the description of the characters and their struggles was well done, it was quite a frustrating read. Extra frustrating and disappointing since I loved the first book so much and would have preferred to keep the happy image of Olly and Benji without the additional worrying glimpses of them here. Rating: 2.5 stars rounding up to 3 Get your own copy: Author links Author info: Cait Nary 10/3/2023 0 Comments Sparks Fly by Birdie LynnThis was a cute, lighthearted, over the top, almost like fanfiction, story set at a private boarding school for mages. So, something of a queer urban fantasy, I guess, but it’s hard to categorize it. I did love a lot of the things in it (it had all my favorite tropes, like literally ALL of them) but I still felt like there was something important missing from the story. Arthur Pham and Mika Rivera have been enemies and academic rivals from the start, always competing to be number one in class. For Arthur though, it’s more at stake than just the honor; he needs to win the fellowship money granted to the top student to be able to pay his tuition fee. When an ancient spell reveals that Arthur and Mika are soulmates, their lives turn into a rollercoaster of fake dating, becoming friends, then hating each other again and starting over with real dating, fake dating, not sure-what-we-are confusion due to the characters being totally oblivious.
So, I’m struggling a bit with my feelings for this book. I loved the fanfiction and Carry On vibes, but even though the resemblance with Carry On was high, it was a very different story. It lacked some of the intensity and addictiveness from Carry On, and a lot of the plot was a bit too cheesy for me personally. I felt that there was a little too much going on, which made it feel a bit silly at times. I also didn’t appreciate the cheating part, it could have been solved in a much better way, so that takes away a star for me. But it was nevertheless a fun story and easy read, with great tropes! So 3,5 stars rounding down to 3 stars. Rating: 3 stars Get your own copy: Author links Author info: Birdie Lynn This novella is something of a prequel to The Amazing Alpha Tau Boyfriend Project and takes place in the same Alpha Tau frat universe, letting us know how Trey and Scout became boyfriends. Scout needs his space and time alone from all social activities, but his roommate is the exact opposite. Trey also takes his duties as house manager a little too seriously. But both of them are single and currently on a romantic try spell, so somehow they end up helping each other out. Which doesn’t really mean anything, right? Scout isn’t even into guys, or is he…?
This short novella was an easy and fun read, but maybe a little too simplistic. There really wasn’t any drama, not about the helping out part nor the part where Scout finds out he’s not as straight as he thought he was. But still, enjoyable and nice! I especially appreciated how supportive and openminded the frat bros were. No toxic masculinity at all, which was a pleasant fresh new take, and I’m definitely looking forward to reading more stories about this wholesome group of frat bros! Thank you to the authors for the free copy, which I have voluntarily reviewed. Rating: 3 stars Get your own copy: Author links Author info: Lisa Henry Sarah Honey This was a cute historical queer romance, with adorable main characters and the right amount of spice. But the plot was kind of all over the place and there was a lot that didn’t make sense. Set in Industrial Manchester in the 1890s, this book tells the swooning and unlikely romance between mill clerk Mr. Warren and the young baronet Sir Lindsey. Aubrey Warren was born in a workhouse and has struggled to make a life for himself ever since. Not stopping at earning his money as a ‘telegraph boy’, i.e. a prostitute. When the mill he works at gets a new owner, his life will change dramatically. Lindsey Althorp has never worked a day in his life and has no real clue of what it takes to earn a living. Nor the danger of showing his not-so-professional affection for his new employees…
The book started off really strong, and I immediately loved the purehearted, cinnamon roll, Golden Retriever naïve Lindsey. He was the absolute sweetest! So clueless, but always so kind and endearing. I also enjoyed the rich/poor, employer/employee situation and the historical settings with the gentlemen’s club, the boarding school friends and the strong willed women who found ways of pursuing their dreams despite the society’s restrictions, as well as the very sarcastic and British kind of humor (I actually don’t know if Sebastian Northwell is British or not, but the humor and writing style really had that vibe). But after the strong start, the book started to drag sadly, and the plot started to take all kinds of turns with random things happening and characters acting in ways that didn’t really make any sense, or contradicted the way they had behaved before. I think some more editing could have solved this issue, as well as the problem with the transitions between the different POVs that made this book lose some of the flow. Too bad for a story that had such great potential! But all in all, it was nevertheless a sweet and swoony read, with characters to root for and great humor! Rating: 3 stars Get your own copy: Author links Add on Goodreads Author info: Sebastian Nothwell 8/13/2023 0 Comments The Simple Wild by K.A. TuckerOverall this was a sweet and emotional read, but it took me more than half of the book before I could even stand the main character and even longer to start rooting for her. So I was very close to DNF it, but luckily I struggled through the first part to be awarded with a swooning love story, great Alaskan wilderness atmosphere and a gripping father-daughter relationship development. The Simple Wild follows 26 year old Calla, whose mother fled the Alaskan wild and Calla’s rugged pilot father when Calla was a toddler for a life with a new husband in Toronto. Calla has therefore grown up as a city girl, with almost no contact with her biological father. But when she learns that her father is suffering from aggressive lung cancer and that his days are numbered, she decides to visit him. And just let’s say that city girl Calla doesn’t appreciate the Alaskan wild more than her mother did… Especially not the angry pilot, Jonah, with his wild beard that makes him look like a yeti and his annoying ways that gets under Calla’s skin.
I honestly almost hated Calla at first. The thing with high maintenance selfish and vain heroines is not for me, it just makes me annoyed and frustrated. It feels like such a dated story line, and why Jonah would be interested in the spoiled and childish Calla is beyond me. Until halfway, when she started to grow and act less selfish. And sparks started to fly… The sexual tension between them was amazing and it all turned into a swooning, spicy and engaging love story! I just really wish the first part of the book could have been shorter and the second part longer, then this would have been at least a four-star read, if not more, for me. The last part was so great and intense and heartbreaking. I loved how Calla and her father opened up to each other and started to bond. And the end broke my heart a bit, then mended it mostly all again. Rating: 3 stars Get your own copy: Author links Author info: K.A. Tucker 7/9/2023 0 Comments Glitterland by Alexis HallAaah, I so wanted to love this book that it’s super frustrating that I didn’t! I read it because of a wonderful review of one of my fellow bookstagrammers and because the blurb sounded right up my alley. But sadly, I didn’t really like any of the main characters and there were some other issues as well that made Glitterland quite a letdown for me. I loved Alexis Hall’s Boyfriend Material and was so glad when I saw the high praise for Glitterland as well, even though the topic for this one was a bit more difficult. Glitterland follows the clinically depressed and bipolar author Ash, who hides from the world due to his anxiety disorder and has given up completely on happiness and love, just trying to survive another day. So I know it wouldn’t be an easy, light beach read… but I did expect to root for the characters and be completely invested in their wellbeing and romance, but sadly I wasn’t.
The premise of this book reminded me quite a lot of There Is A Light by Ban Gilmartin with the raw descriptions of mental illness, the way depression affects the daily life and the people around you, and the chance romantic meeting. But whereas There Is A Light had wonderful characters that completely stole my heart, Glitterland had the opposite – characters that I genuinely disliked. The main character Ash had type 1 bipolar disorder and suffered from depression, panic attacks and had been hospitalized during his manic episodes, as well as for trying to commit suicide. But he was also kind or a jerk, to be honest. Some of his bad actions could definitely be blamed on the illness, but some were just because of his unlikable and selfish personality. The description of his mental health issues was done very well, and as readers we could completely understand hos his mental issues truly made it hard or impossible for him to do certain things, or interact with other people. But it was also quite clear that he sometimes used his mental health to manipulate his friends or for selfish gains. And speaking of his friends, Ash mostly avoided them or treated them badly, which made it difficult to understand why the put up with him, even though I have to admit that at times he was quite funny with his witty sarcasm. At one of the rare occasions when Ash did leave his house, he met the ‘orange glitter pirate’ Darian from Essex and a one night stands turned into something else. Darian was a true sweetheart, but the way he was described also made him very shallow and more of a cliché with the sexy but stupid model. On top of that, all his dialogue were written phonetically in a thick lower class Essex accent. I know from many of the reviews that a lot of readers had an issue with this writing style. But the use of accent as a writing style was actually quite alright for me as such. My main problem was hos the use of a lower class accent was used as a way to make Darian seem stupid and naïve, and to make Ash superior to him. Then there was Ash’s best friend and former lover Niall, who outed his mental health and was being a mean jerk in other ways all through the book, but who Ash in return guilt tripped for selfish gains (like being picked up from a one night stand in the middle of the night). I just couldn’t like or understand Niall or his and Ash’s toxic relationship at all. But there was definitely an interesting story behind Niall’s characters and how he’d fallen in love with two guys who never felt the same way about him. I wished we would have gotten to see more of the backstory there; I feel like I probably would have rooted for his character more if we had. The plotline was a bit aimless, with no clear start or ending, and a lot of things that were mentioned but never fully explored. Not only Niall’s backstory, but for example the process of the new book that Ash was writing (where its ‘research’ played a major role for the story) or Darian’s ex who now seemed to be his coworker (?) and how and when their relationship had ended. All this made it a bit hard to stay invested. And when things seemed to be going a bit better for Ash, of course his self-destructiveness had to ruin it all again… I did however truly love the side characters Chloe and Amy, and their loyalty and support for their friends and their sharpness and humor! Overall, I also loved the humor and banter throughout this book. It was so British and so witty, elegant and full of sarcasm, which is my favorite kind of humor! I also appreciated how Alexis Hall didn’t make mental health into something that could be cured by love. Even though the romance with Darian made Ash happier, it didn’t make his mental issues magically disappear, which made the story so much more real and relatable. I also appreciated Ash’s character growth in the end, but wished for it to have come sooner. So all in all, this book was a bit of a letdown, but it definitely had a lot of great parts and Alexis Hall definitely is a talented writer. And extra kudos for the raw and real descriptions of mental health problems and the British humor. I just wished that the characters would have been a little more likable… (In the latest edition of Glitterland, the short story Aftermath has been added, which I enjoyed so much more! That one was so much sweeter and really showed Ash’s character growth and gave us a true cinnamon roll moment.) Rating: 2.5 stars for Glitterland (4 stars for Aftermath) Get your own copy: Author links Author info: Alexis Hall I had really high hopes for this book to be a light and fun friends-to-lovers summery read, and it started off really great with a wonderful friendship, fun banter and a lot of hilarious moments. But sadly, about halfway it turned into a story that wasn’t my cup of tea at all, with too much vulgar smut and a borderline toxic relationship. Reasons Why Not to Date the Best Friend is the third book in the Shell Grove series following a group of friends in a Southeastern small town. I haven’t read the previous books in the series, but had no problem getting into the story or the characters. The books in the series focuses on different persons, and even though the characters and past events from the previous books played a major part in this story too, it was really well done and everything was explained to keep you clued in to what had happened in the past.
In this third book, focus is on the two remaining singles, Maggie and Finn, who have been best friends since they first met eleven years ago, even though they are each other’s opposites. Where Maggie is spontaneous and always looking for a new adventure, Finn is as stable and secure as it gets, happy to run his local bar after his potential football career ended by an accident. With everyone in Maggie’s friend group getting married and having children, she’s feeling a bit left out and like it’s time to find a new adventure. Like accepting the job offer of her dreams in Key West. But for Finn, the news of Maggie leaving, makes him realize that he might have missed the chance to tell the girl of his dreams that he wants them to be way more than just best friends. I really liked how Maggie was such a joyful, adventurous and badass character, and how her backstory made her so willing to live her life to the fullest rather than being bitter for what she’d missed out on. I also really liked her and Finn’s relationship as friends (even though it was a bit too unrealistic that there was no sexual attraction for so many years) and how supportive they were of each other and their constant banter and pranks. But once they got together that all changed from fun and sweet into vulgar sex talks and smut, and toxic possessiveness. I don’t mind spice in a romance story, but all the vulgar talking and bad words, and the way Finn changed into a possessive alpha male wanting to stop Maggie from chasing her dreams was a big no no for me. All this talk about Maggie being his, belonging to him and him being her man, and Finns saying things like “Remove all your other male names from your vocabulary, Mags. Mine is the only one you need to know now.” just made me dislike Finn and the whole idea of his and Maggie’s relationship. The ending made up for a bit - I have to admit that it was really sweet what Finn did - but then it was a bit too late sadly. Too bad when the story and the characters had such great potential! But even though the story wasn’t for me, it still had a lot of good parts. I really appreciated how Maggie was such a strong headed woman who definitely took no sh*t from anyone and the sex positivity, as well as the wonderful group of friends and all the fun banter. So if you enjoy really steamy stories with dirty talks and obsessive alpha males, please don’t let my review discourage you from reading this book! Thank you to NetGalley and Xpresso Tours for the ARC of the book, which I have voluntarily reviewed. Rating: 2.5 stars rounding up to 3 Get your own copy: Amazon B&N Kobo Add on Goodreads Author info: Melanie Munton |
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