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Foundation by Lainey Davis

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ashamb's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted

4.0

Maybe too spicy at times but cute

3.5

This was a quick, steamy opposites attract/forced proximity romance between Zack Brady, an engineer and Nicole Kennedy, the woman in need of help thanks to an unexpected sinkhole on her property. These two get off on the wrong foot when they're put together in the company relay race and then later when Zack is the one who shows up to help with her property problems. Despite his gruff exterior though, Zack can't resist his attraction to Nicole and the two give in to their steamy chemistry. Good on audio with two narrators and a host of big-hearted meddling family. I'm interested to see what's next in this open door series by a new to me author. Perfect for fans of Staci Hart and Susannah Nix.

daniellesharp's review against another edition

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3.0

🌶️🌶️🌶️

Dual POV
3rd act breakup

Nichole and Isaac (Zach)

amymoya1's review against another edition

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lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

4.75

roussette31's review

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

albloomy's review against another edition

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4.0

4 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I liked this book, it’s cute, light hearted and the main characters are thrown together by an awful work team building activity (marathon relay). There are weaker parts of this but overall I liked the grumpiness of the characters and the cuteness of the romance. I’ll be reading more in this series and by this author.

denishaslibrary's review against another edition

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4.0

Spice level -

jzthecatlady's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-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? Yes

2.25

I liked the premise of this and that it’s set in Pittsburgh, where I live. And I liked how it was clearly set up for more books in the series featuring the other characters. But overall this was poorly executed. This is nitpicky, but the actor’s voices did not match the characters, to me anyway.

I thought the progression of the relationship, and even the 11th hour conflict, felt realistic and in character, but the dialogue (inner and between the characters) often felt contrived and not how real people interact. Also Nicole and Zach were so self aware of why they had issues and yet still let those things get in their way? It was odd. I wish they HADNT been so self reflective.

Also the sex scenes all made me cringe. They had sex the first time too fast, and there was no talk, and no one said no, but no one said yes? It was very caveman and off putting, and every subsequent sex scene gave me the ick. It almost felt like Nicole and Zach didn’t have chemistry, their attraction to one another hadn’t really been earned.