hhushaw's review against another edition
4.0
An honest review thanks to NetGalley. This was a great read, I personally love Larkin Rose so I went into this book with high expectations. I was so happy that Rose met these expectations and didn't leave me disappointed. The only issue I had with this book was that there wasn't just one miscommunication but three or four. After the second one, I was getting annoyed with both characters not listening to the other, making assumptions and running their mouths. Other than this small issue I was consumed by this book, the idea of a wedding planner competition was massively original and like all of Rose's books, the chemistry between the two characters were off the chart. At the end, I did want to know more about Tessa's sister and a book about her next would make this exceptional!
aluhealz's review against another edition
4.0
I genuinely really liked this book. The story remained interesting the whole way through, though a little bit predictable. This being an erotica novel, I expect there to be a lot of sex and little plot, but this one delivered on both fronts. The sex scenes were tasteful and the attraction between the two main characters felt believable. I liked that a couple of sex scenes were alluded too instead of described in detail. It helped the story flow more smoothly.
One small detail did feel a little off though. The fact that the party planning contest was a reality tv competition wasn't a factor at all in the book until the very end. This didn't really hurt the story in any way, just something that I feel could have been made more apparent in the earlier parts of the book.
Overall I really enjoyed this book. It was interesting and well written.
One small detail did feel a little off though. The fact that the party planning contest was a reality tv competition wasn't a factor at all in the book until the very end. This didn't really hurt the story in any way, just something that I feel could have been made more apparent in the earlier parts of the book.
Overall I really enjoyed this book. It was interesting and well written.
brennooth's review against another edition
5.0
I have to say, I called it the moment I finished the first chapter. The second it was said that Monty didn’t care whether the women were married and then the reveal that Marci had been cheated on, it was fairly easy to put one and one together. Now, having said that, I still can’t say that I’ve disliked this book. I still enjoyed all the back and forth and their love hate relationship with the entire topic of Monty and Ashley. Also, Wendy is an outstanding friend in my book. Tessa never afraid to tell the cold hard truth and Marci just... being Marci. I don’t know how else to describe it. I loved the ending though.
mgncpr's review against another edition
I've read and enjoyed a couple of Rose's previous books - they were angsty and steamy fun - and was looking forward to this one. Unfortunately, this is a miss for me.
The two main characters were rather unlikable and also rather inconsistent in their actions and reactions. Lots of hot and sweaty sex, but ... meh, I couldn't care less about the characters and found myself skimming a lot of the book. Things were laid out a little too obviously and kind of clumsily and the plot just didn't make a lot of sense to me. Lots of judgement, lots of bitterness, lots of flying off the handle and stomping off. I'm really disappointed.
The two main characters were rather unlikable and also rather inconsistent in their actions and reactions. Lots of hot and sweaty sex, but ... meh, I couldn't care less about the characters and found myself skimming a lot of the book. Things were laid out a little too obviously and kind of clumsily and the plot just didn't make a lot of sense to me. Lots of judgement, lots of bitterness, lots of flying off the handle and stomping off. I'm really disappointed.
wessa's review
1.0
I think I’m just having a shitty reading month and I still have pretty much all October to go.
I really wanted to like this book but it was so soulless. I felt absolutely nothing for these characters. They were just there and it felt like reading a script for very long porn movie and the sex scenes weren’t even that good.
I understood what the author was trying to say but it was plain, boring and downright bad. I had to force myself to finish the book. I still don’t know much about the character even after being done with the story.
I really wanted to like this book but it was so soulless. I felt absolutely nothing for these characters. They were just there and it felt like reading a script for very long porn movie and the sex scenes weren’t even that good.
I understood what the author was trying to say but it was plain, boring and downright bad. I had to force myself to finish the book. I still don’t know much about the character even after being done with the story.
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