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Tools of Engagement by Tessa Bailey

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hanna's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

5.0

Honestly, the second book didn't really sell me on Wes' character so I was hesitant to start this but just like he did Bethany, Wes eventually won me over.

Bethany Castle is me and I am Bethany Castle. And we both don't really want to admit it's true. I tagged this as "perfectionist girlies" and I meant it. Bethany is one trough and trough and that's exactly why noone ever thought to come closer and see who was hiding behind that mask of perfectionist — until Wes showed up.

He's really not in this thing for the long haul, he just wants his sister back, so he can stop stepping in for her to care for niece but he quickly gets attached to not only his niece but the first real family and community he's had in his life, people he's become truly close to, and reading that was just so, so beautiful, especially in combo with the epilogue.

Wes is truly the boyfriend all of us perfectionist girlies can only dream of. I'm not going to turn this into my own personal therapy lesson but some of the scenes really had me tearing up.

You know that tweet that's like "the real reason you love enemies to lovers is because you want to believe that someone's who's seen you at your worst could still love you"? That's this book.

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ashbreadin's review

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funny lighthearted fast-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

3.0

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cayleybp's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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clairew97's review

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4.0

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milesofkiles's review

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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lmy612's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Now THIS was the book for me. I absolutely loved Bethany and Wes’ relationship! How they grew and changed as people and partners was beautiful. Their relationship was sexy and plentiful.

I also loved being inside Beth’s head half of the time. To hear how critical “miss perfect” was of herself humanized her in a big way for me. And hearing her realize that being less than perfect was OKAY was beautiful.

Wes was simply adorable. Tessa Bailey didn’t give him a macho attitude like you’d expect from a cowboy but he was just the right amount of cocky and annoying to be endearing. He also didn’t call Beth a cringy pet name like “baby girl”. Darling (most commonly used) suited me just fine.

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