A bit boring, unoriginal, with lots of overused phrases that can probably be found in hundreds of romance novels these days. These are the first2.25/5
A bit boring, unoriginal, with lots of overused phrases that can probably be found in hundreds of romance novels these days. These are the first things that came to my mind after finishing it, because seriously, you could find hundreds of almost identical books, but I still somehow enjoyed it to some extent as I basically read it in two days.
I think the book could have been more enjoyable if the main characters were more likeable. The heroine was okay, even though some of her actions were just stupid, but the hero? This guy was insufferable most of the time.
"Emmy is in Meadowlark?� Gus’s tone was tight. Shit. I definitely threw Emmy under the bus. “Yeah, she left my bar with Kenny Wyatt last night.� Again, shit."
You definitely threw her under the bus.
"I felt the smallest of smiles tug at the corners of my mouth, thinking about Luke Brooks having to ask that girl to drive him to go pick up his best friend’s little sister."
He shows up tipsy and late with his hookup to take you home because his best friend asked him to, and you smile at the memory because at least he showed up? The bar is in hell.
The writing style was entertaining enough to keep me engaged in the story, although I still skipped some things because I didn't care about them, but some of the sentences here were painful to read.
"You can take it, sugar. I’ll go slow.�
Is this sentence a requirement in romance books nowadays? I've seen this exact phrase in at least hundreds of romances.
"How much do I owe you?� she asked. “On the house.� “You sure?� she asked."
It’s literally the TikTok sound. The originality is dead in books these days.
Honestly, I picked up this book because the second story is coming out in a few days and I wanted to see if this series is worth reading, and now I'm not even sure if I'll read it. Maybe, maybe not. I remember liking some of the books in the Chestnut Springs series from Elsie Silver and I feel like Lyla Sage took a lot of inspiration from it, so like I said, maybe I'll read the second book, because it might be the same situation as in the Chestnut series, in which some books worked for me and others didn't. We’ll see....more
I was still on a high from the previous book and wanted to give this one a try, but it was surprisingly boring and I didn’t feel any connection to 2/5
I was still on a high from the previous book and wanted to give this one a try, but it was surprisingly boring and I didn’t feel any connection to the story. Too bad because I had high hopes after the third one being wonderful....more
It wasn't that terrible, but I feel like Tessa Bailey's books have lost their appeal for me lately. I heard Tessa talk about writing a hockey book,2/5
It wasn't that terrible, but I feel like Tessa Bailey's books have lost their appeal for me lately. I heard Tessa talk about writing a hockey book, or novella, over a year ago so when I saw that she had finally decided to publish this type of story, I really wanted to give it a try. As you may have noticed, picking up this book wasn't my best decision. At least it was short, so I finished it quickly. If this had been a full-length novel, there was no way I could have finished it.
The writing and the cringy smut are the main reasons why my rating is so low. I literally had to skip the last scene because I couldn't do this to myself. The dirty talk was not it. At all.
The two stars are because there were two things I quite liked here. Surprisingly. The first thing is that our hero was obsessed with the heroine. I’m always eating it up. Especially when he's like this.
"How is everything in the world not canceled right now? Are people still traveling, going to work, and eating in restaurants when my wife looks this hot?"
The second and last thing is that there was no insta lust, or love here. Having read some Tessa's books, I pretty much expected it here, and was surprised when the "I love you" confession came after like nine months. There were a lot of time jumps, so it might have seemed like the confession came quickly, but it was a novella, a smutty novella, so I was pleasantly surprised that it happened after such a long time and not after, say, a week. Like in one of Tessa's books.
I think I need to take a break from this author's books for a while. At least I hope I do, because usually my resolutions like this don't last very long. In overall, unfortunately, I don’t recommend....more
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