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This book was not to my liking at all. She is decent at writing sex scenes but I hated most of the characters. I also don't love when romance authors set up for every character to have their own book and romance. I refuse to believe every man in this reality is a sex god and every woman is a secretly amazingly physically attractive person who nobody has realized that about yet. Also, the word "turgid" should absolutely be banned, from everything. Nothing ruins a sex scene more than the word turgid. Or a main male lead who doesn't shut up the whole sex scene. I understand dirty talk is a thing but like....shut up for five seconds. Also, overuse of the word "Christ" during the sex scenes. I do not care for insta-love books. I don't find it romantic when characters love each other after one week, during which they mostly fucked and didn't talk much, and I especially don't find it romantic when characters give up major life plans to move in with someone after a month or less of knowing each other. At least they didn't also marry and get knocked up during that time, but still, moving that fast isn't romantic, it's a recipe for disaster.

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

𝐈𝐧 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧?

Too Hot to Handle starts off with introducing us to the dysfunctional Clarkson siblings. This is book One, in the series that follows each sibling as they navigate the loss of their mother and struggle to find peace. Rita found herself in some, internet drama. Then her mother's restaurant that fell into her hands is burning down. In an attempt to carry out Miriam Clarksons with fornher children, Rita and her siblings cram themselves into a Suberban and take off on a cross country road trip.

🌵 Grumpy x Sunshine
🌵 Sibling Rivalry

𝐇𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐤𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝.

"𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰."

I enjoyed Rita and Jasper. They definitely do fall into some insta-love. But it was fun and charming. The smutty scenes were, well spicy as hell. I love the idea that you could find your person in such a random way. Maybe we all need to take a gamble every now and then? It might turn out to be love. Eventually. Like, longer than 3 days. 😆 Jasper is just so swoon worthy. I feel like both of them are very relatable.

𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫-𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞- 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟𝐟. 𝐍𝐨.

I really liked all of the Clarkson siblings! I'm so excited to get to each ones book. They are all so interesting. I think this is a fun story to pick up, it's a quick read with engaging characters and spicy spice.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5

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