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darlingqod's review
3.0
the insta-love... i had to pretend it was not insta-love. in my head, they have known each other for at least a few months and that's the gospel truth.
javalenciaph's review
5.0
Note: An ARC was provided by the author.
The cynical part of me wondered more than once how two people could go from actual strangers stuck on the same flight as seatmates to working AND living together, but this book got me in the feels and there was resisting its charms was an exercise in futility. Yep, Ash and Zelda and the whole quirky Santillian fam stole my heart and made me remember that once upon a time, I believed that anything and everything was possible when it came to love. There were bits and pieces of Zelda and chunks and hunks of Ash that reminded me of myself, and I adored how they were exactly what the other needed without realizing it. That doesn't mean, however, that things came easily for either one of them. If anything, there were struggles and moments when they resisted the influence they each had in the other's life, but nothing worth having comes easily as the saying goes. Kate Canterbary has easily become one of my favorite author discoveries for the year, and Boss in the Bedsheets has snuck its way on my list of top favorite reads for 2020. It receives five-plus stars.
The cynical part of me wondered more than once how two people could go from actual strangers stuck on the same flight as seatmates to working AND living together, but this book got me in the feels and there was resisting its charms was an exercise in futility. Yep, Ash and Zelda and the whole quirky Santillian fam stole my heart and made me remember that once upon a time, I believed that anything and everything was possible when it came to love. There were bits and pieces of Zelda and chunks and hunks of Ash that reminded me of myself, and I adored how they were exactly what the other needed without realizing it. That doesn't mean, however, that things came easily for either one of them. If anything, there were struggles and moments when they resisted the influence they each had in the other's life, but nothing worth having comes easily as the saying goes. Kate Canterbary has easily become one of my favorite author discoveries for the year, and Boss in the Bedsheets has snuck its way on my list of top favorite reads for 2020. It receives five-plus stars.
latestfire's review
DNF at 55%
Is this the beginning of a book slump?
I didn't like the nuzzling and temple kisses after knowing each other for 24 hours. Where did that intimacy come from? Too insta love for me.
Is this the beginning of a book slump?
I didn't like the nuzzling and temple kisses after knowing each other for 24 hours. Where did that intimacy come from? Too insta love for me.
rihoward's review
5.0
If ever I have known that two characters were destined for each other it was in the first minutes of "meeting" Ash and Zelda. For anyone familiar with this author, they know that she creates characters that out of this world. They are the perfect amount of snarky without being brash, the perfect amount of vulnerability without being weak, and they are the perfect blend of too good to be true and authentic. When I say too good to be true, I mean in the sense that the author outdoes herself to create a character that is something the reader has no idea that they wanted that character to be the way that they turn out to be. They, in essence, are everything they didn't know they wanted and everything they needed.
I have loved every character this author has ever created. The Walsh series is one of my all-time favorites stored in my favorites vault. However, it was in the Magnolia chronicles that my heart truly fell in love. This family. Good Lord, this family is something else. Every time Diana hugged Zelda and seemed to fill her jumbled soul with everything that had been missing in her life, I felt the void emptying in mine. The way that Zelda managed to soothe the balm that was, in short, the perfectionist embodiment that was Ash, My heart soared. She not only calmed him but helped him soar in return and find something more important than work. Ash, good God Almighty, this man was a mix of grumpy, overwhelmed, and entirely smitten from the first moment he met Zelda. He needed that gust of fresh air and her lively spirit to bring him back to the land of the living. The ways that he was with her. My heart cannot even describe how many times I swooned and my heart grew, much like the Grinch, since I am personally jaded about love unless it is in fiction. Ash and Zelda made me want to believe in love outside fiction.
This story is the perfect blend of romance, rediscovery, humor, and the lesson that to every season there is a reason. I cannot wait to see what this author has in store for Lynden. Considering I fell in love with Magnolia first who was quickly replaced by Ash, I can only assume that pattern will continue. This book is in my top books of 2020 and my favorite from this author.
I have loved every character this author has ever created. The Walsh series is one of my all-time favorites stored in my favorites vault. However, it was in the Magnolia chronicles that my heart truly fell in love. This family. Good Lord, this family is something else. Every time Diana hugged Zelda and seemed to fill her jumbled soul with everything that had been missing in her life, I felt the void emptying in mine. The way that Zelda managed to soothe the balm that was, in short, the perfectionist embodiment that was Ash, My heart soared. She not only calmed him but helped him soar in return and find something more important than work. Ash, good God Almighty, this man was a mix of grumpy, overwhelmed, and entirely smitten from the first moment he met Zelda. He needed that gust of fresh air and her lively spirit to bring him back to the land of the living. The ways that he was with her. My heart cannot even describe how many times I swooned and my heart grew, much like the Grinch, since I am personally jaded about love unless it is in fiction. Ash and Zelda made me want to believe in love outside fiction.
This story is the perfect blend of romance, rediscovery, humor, and the lesson that to every season there is a reason. I cannot wait to see what this author has in store for Lynden. Considering I fell in love with Magnolia first who was quickly replaced by Ash, I can only assume that pattern will continue. This book is in my top books of 2020 and my favorite from this author.
damiannegraphs's review
The straights are uhauling now!
Extremely cute, lots of earnest romance, you should read this book
Unfortunately I had to dnf at like 70% because I couldn't take the FMC telling the MMC how he feels anymore like the worst kind of therapist, it felt like it went beyond cute into condescending.
Extremely cute, lots of earnest romance, you should read this book
Unfortunately I had to dnf at like 70% because I couldn't take the FMC telling the MMC how he feels anymore like the worst kind of therapist, it felt like it went beyond cute into condescending.
itselisabeth's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment
dcarew's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-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? It's complicated
4.75
siobhankeira's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Bullying, Sexism, Blood, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
bookwormtravels's review against another edition
2.0
It was ok
This book seemed a little too over the place for me. Zelda seemed way too controlling for someone who didn’t want to be controlled and it seemed all this poor guy did was just conform to her way of doing things. What kind of alpha is that? It started off slow, there was a little bit of mystery but then the story just fizzled out.
This book seemed a little too over the place for me. Zelda seemed way too controlling for someone who didn’t want to be controlled and it seemed all this poor guy did was just conform to her way of doing things. What kind of alpha is that? It started off slow, there was a little bit of mystery but then the story just fizzled out.