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zarzar22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death and Grief
Minor: Death of parent
bookmarkedtbr's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Luca and Valentina have worked side-by-side for years in a strictly professional sense. But when Luca needs to be rescued from his arranged engagement and Val needs help with her grandma's medical needs, they elope. Their marriage is meant to only last 3 years, which works fine for them since they've been disillusioned by love in the past. But 3 years is a long time to live in close quarters together...
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I honestly really love these two together because they're so similar, but somehow heal each other's hurts. I love that Val stands up for what she needs and Luca gives her things she didn't even know she needed. I just loved the way their relationship advanced and how they both were so in love, but didn't realize it. To have someone that will standup for you and put you above all else is what movies are made of, but their relationship felt so real. It was inspiring, honestly.
CEO & Executive Assistant/CFO, workplace romance
Possessive, jealous, interfering exes
Marriage of convenience, friends with benefits
Scheming grandma
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Dementia, and Abandonment
culzean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism
noellelovesbooks's review against another edition
3.75
Mention of: dementia, abandonment, verbal/emotional abuse.
Yay! Okay, so I guess I really didn't need to read book 1 to read this one. This book was definitely more my style than the first book.
We get two headstrong individuals who are also both filled with insecurities from past relationships...who end up falling for each other. What starts out as more or less enemies to lovers switches to reluctant allies in a fauxmance to romance.
I absolutely LOVE romance novels that have meddling/matchmaking grandparents...there's just something about them that just takes a romance to an entirely different level.
I'm even more excited to jump into book 3 and see how their romance unfolds!
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Classism
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Dementia, Death of parent, and Abandonment
kat7794's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent
carla20's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, and Grief
aelin_morgenstern's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Abandonment
alxisrae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Dementia, and Grief
melissaslibraryy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
tropes: boss/employee, possessive and protective hero, marriage of convenience, he falls first and harder
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Dementia
teambedward123's review against another edition
4.0
Minor: Deadnaming, Death, Dementia, and Grief