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agrippinaes's review against another edition
4.0
Rosa Lucas has a knack for writing books that I can’t stop reading. Her writing is funny and engaging; it is clunky at times but I find it so readable. Her books are an entertaining combination of humour and angst, and I think she handles this quite well in this one. Clodagh is a really fun heroine; bold when she needed to be but also vulnerable and funny.
Killian was harder to like, but I warmed to him. He definitely needed to tone down some of his behaviour but I did like his protectiveness. The author has a way of writing men that are so infuriating that I feel like physically fighting them on behalf of their love interest – whilst still making me like them by the end? It’s a talent.
The chemistry between them is good and the sex scenes are well-written and hot, but my favourite thing were the angsty bits. There were parts of this that made my stomach knot and I just kept on turning the page to find out what would happen. Her vulnerabilities came to the fore in a way that was really enjoyable to read alongside his protectiveness. I also liked how she developed a relationship with Teagan; there were some really sweet parts and I liked how Clodagh took her cues from Teagan and asked her how she felt about it all.
I did have some issues; the ending didn’t quite have the oomph I wanted, the angst started out well but the drama sort of fizzled out and the grovel wasn’t very satisfactory to me. Also – there was a major issue with Killian’s character in how he ran his business, but his realisations about that came far too late and felt very rushed. It felt very unearned when he finally began making changes to how he worked.
But on the whole it was an entertaining romance novel and Rosa Lucas covered its tropes well. I had a lot of fun reading it and I hope to see more in this series.
Content Notes: Hate-to-love, opposites attract, grumpy/sunshine, nanny, boss/employee, forced proximity, single parent, age gap.
Warnings:
Other:, OM drama , OW drama .
Killian was harder to like, but I warmed to him. He definitely needed to tone down some of his behaviour but I did like his protectiveness. The author has a way of writing men that are so infuriating that I feel like physically fighting them on behalf of their love interest – whilst still making me like them by the end? It’s a talent.
The chemistry between them is good and the sex scenes are well-written and hot, but my favourite thing were the angsty bits. There were parts of this that made my stomach knot and I just kept on turning the page to find out what would happen. Her vulnerabilities came to the fore in a way that was really enjoyable to read alongside his protectiveness. I also liked how she developed a relationship with Teagan; there were some really sweet parts and I liked how Clodagh took her cues from Teagan and asked her how she felt about it all.
I did have some issues; the ending didn’t quite have the oomph I wanted, the angst started out well but the drama sort of fizzled out and the grovel wasn’t very satisfactory to me. Also – there was a major issue with Killian’s character in how he ran his business, but his realisations about that came far too late and felt very rushed. It felt very unearned when he finally began making changes to how he worked.
But on the whole it was an entertaining romance novel and Rosa Lucas covered its tropes well. I had a lot of fun reading it and I hope to see more in this series.
Content Notes: Hate-to-love, opposites attract, grumpy/sunshine, nanny, boss/employee, forced proximity, single parent, age gap.
Warnings:
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Death of a spouse / partner (in past), violence death of a spouse / partner (in past), murder (in past), absent parent, attempted sexual assault (on-page), harassment, sexual harassment, mild violence, bullying.Other:
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On-page sex, age gapSpoiler
FMC is 25, i think MMC is said at one point to be in his 30s.Spoiler
An OM the FMC had a one night stand with before the beginning of the story keeps on trying to win her back and becomes very pushy with it; later on a different OM asks her out and she says yes because she’s upset with the MMC.Spoiler
There’s an OW the MMC has been seeing casually who appears on-page, he breaks things off with her when he meets the FMC but the FMC doesn’t know that for a while and is jealous when they spend time together.confidentlyintheclouds's review against another edition
3.0
what happened in the end ?
No seriously.
This book was so good, so into it.
Then it got rushed and weird, vague.
The MMC was a real sleaze making excuses
And the FMC ?
She has a solid backbone but then gets flaky like the author isn’t sure how to play her.
Disappointing in the end but still a cheeky read.
No seriously.
This book was so good, so into it.
Then it got rushed and weird, vague.
The MMC was a real sleaze making excuses
And the FMC ?
She has a solid backbone but then gets flaky like the author isn’t sure how to play her.
Disappointing in the end but still a cheeky read.
patriciadeoliveira's review against another edition
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
amandacsnow's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
2.75
lets9255's review against another edition
3.0
for me
This book was okay. I didn’t like the boom sleeping together thing and how he was kind of treating her like shit. I thought her connection with the daughter was cute. The book was overall just okay for me and was above average. 3/5
This book was okay. I didn’t like the boom sleeping together thing and how he was kind of treating her like shit. I thought her connection with the daughter was cute. The book was overall just okay for me and was above average. 3/5