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Arte Tremaine and Charlotte Beaufort could not be much different. Charlotte is host of the reality show, Hotel SOS - known for her icy demeanor and ability to make hoteliers cry. Arte has recently returned home after teaching art in Italy to take ownership over Hotel Aloysius after the recent death of her grandma. Not long after her arrival, a whole crew of people arrive at her doorstep. She learns that before her grandma died, she had been accepted on the show Hotel SOS. The first thing Charlotte does when she meets Arte, is insult both her beloved hotel AND grandma… Not a great first impression!

Charlotte is icy at the start, but is far from your typical ice queen. She is more of an ice princess in my book. Her mother, the illustrious Claudette, is the real ice queen in this story. And she is a character you will love to hate. OOF! Charlotte is simply trying to live up to her mother’s reputation and expectations. Playing the part as she’s been told. When it comes to Arte, she thaws pretty quickly, desperate to impress her and failing miserably every step of the way. Arte doesn’t care about money or prestige. She just wants real. And Arte doesn’t hesitate to call Charlotte out on her bullsh*t. I enjoyed watching the relationship unfold between Charlotte and Arte. I do wish they had been physically together for more of the book to give us more of that build up and tension. Because that first kiss was HOT!

beckals96's review against another edition

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4.0

Well Emily you’ve done it again! While I still think Broken Beyond Repair is winning as favourite, Charlotte and Arte still stole my heart. Not to mention the gorgeous Rodin.
Emily’s writing is gorgeous as always but I found this one made me laugh out loud a lot too! Arte was hilarious and her internal monologue and random thoughts I could definitely relate too

becloseau's review

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emotional lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.0

sapphiccx's review

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emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

The characters were absolutely lovable, I loved the dynamic between Charlotte and Arte. Banting depicted grief, which is a mentionable part of the book, vividly and painfully beautiful. I loved the TV Show trope a lot and enjoyed the Hotel storyline. However I must say I’m a sucker for angst in books and it was lacking in this one. It’s just a personal preference though and shouldn’t keep readers from picking up this book. Their relationship happened a tad bit too fast for my liking but I couldn’t stop adoring their dynamic. It made me twirl my hair and kick my feet from how sweet the romance was written.

4 ⭐️

00leah00's review

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lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

reneetc's review

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inspiring medium-paced

4.0

olix's review

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challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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