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sami_leigh's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5
🌶️🌶️/5
🌶️🌶️/5
I’d always kept my private life private, but that was easy because I didn’t have anything I card about before now.
📚 First person dual POV
📚 Second in a series that can be read as stand-alone
📚 Workplace romance / forced proximity
📚 Billionaire publisher / Assistant
📚 Sunshine grump
📚 Friends with benefits to lovers
📚 Possessive MMC
📚 Nicknames!
📚 Well established secondary characters: Hugh & Lila (Book 1), Brinkley (Book 2), Finn (Book 4), Cage (Book 5), Gracie 😍, Wyle.
📚 MC growth: overcoming past trauma, risking a relationship.
📚 Epilogue
⚠️ Death of a parent, ALS references, medical trauma/content (moderate), injury/injury detail (moderate), blood, parental abandonment (past).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death of parent, Abandonment, Medical content, and Medical trauma
lauriereadsrom1's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
5.0
Since moving his family publishing company's headquarters from San Francisco to the small town of Cottonwood Cove, billionaire Maddox Lancaster has had a tough time finding an executive assistant who can meet his exacting standards. He's sure that the latest candidate, recent college graduate Georgia Reynolds, will be just like all the others, but the friction between them from the moment she steps into his office is unlike anything he's ever experienced before. Despite himself, grumpy Maddox is fascinated by sunshine Georgia and can't help wanting to protect her. Her position as his employee makes her off-limits, however. As Maddox and Georgia continue to work closely together, how long will they be able to resist the pull of the attraction between them?
I loved the first book of this series, but "Under the Stars" was even better. Maddox was so sweet beneath his outer layers of grump, and the fact that he only allowed that side of himself to come out when he was with Georgia made it even better. There was a bit of angst to this story due to Maddox's difficult family situation, as well as an unexpected twist that had me glued to my Kindle just waiting to find out what would happen next. I could not have been more addicted to this story, and honestly I was sad when it was over.
I highly recommend "Under the Stars" for all contemporary romance fans and can't wait to find out what's to come in the next book of the series.
*Review copy provided by the author via Valentine PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
I loved the first book of this series, but "Under the Stars" was even better. Maddox was so sweet beneath his outer layers of grump, and the fact that he only allowed that side of himself to come out when he was with Georgia made it even better. There was a bit of angst to this story due to Maddox's difficult family situation, as well as an unexpected twist that had me glued to my Kindle just waiting to find out what would happen next. I could not have been more addicted to this story, and honestly I was sad when it was over.
I highly recommend "Under the Stars" for all contemporary romance fans and can't wait to find out what's to come in the next book of the series.
*Review copy provided by the author via Valentine PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
Content Warnings
Minor: Medical content and Death of parent
carla20's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Death of parent
lindslikesbooks's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
Oh wow, I did not anticipate the tears that hit me I. chapter 30 but I guess combining the Evermore Album with tense moments will get ya girl 🥲
🤍small town
🤍boss/assistant
🤍billionaire
🤍grumpy x sunshine
🤍age gap
🤍fling
🤍secret dating
This is the second book in the Cottonwood Cove series by Laura Pavlov. It follows Georgie Reynolds (Hugh’s sis from book 1).
Plot:
Georgie has recently graduated from college and lands an assistant position for the new Billionaire in town at his publishing company. He’s a total d*ck if we’re honest. Maddox is no nonsense and no fun. And he has an instant and begrudging attraction to Georgie.
I really enjoyed the characters emotional growth and development. But I do feel like there was a bit more focus on weight put on developing Maddox rather than Georgie. The banter and dialogue between the Reynolds siblings is 🔝 But there were a few lines from Maddox that made me cringe. I loved the nickname he had for her 🥹
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶🌶🌶🌶
🤍small town
🤍boss/assistant
🤍billionaire
🤍grumpy x sunshine
🤍age gap
🤍fling
🤍secret dating
This is the second book in the Cottonwood Cove series by Laura Pavlov. It follows Georgie Reynolds (Hugh’s sis from book 1).
Plot:
Georgie has recently graduated from college and lands an assistant position for the new Billionaire in town at his publishing company. He’s a total d*ck if we’re honest. Maddox is no nonsense and no fun. And he has an instant and begrudging attraction to Georgie.
I really enjoyed the characters emotional growth and development. But I do feel like there was a bit more focus on weight put on developing Maddox rather than Georgie. The banter and dialogue between the Reynolds siblings is 🔝 But there were a few lines from Maddox that made me cringe. I loved the nickname he had for her 🥹
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶🌶🌶🌶
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
madsmcw_reads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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? No
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Medical trauma, and Medical content
Moderate: Abandonment and Infidelity
anovelglimpse's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Laura Pavlov's contemporary romances have really been hitting the spot for me as of late. I adored her Honey Mountain series, and the Cottonwood Cove series is turning out to be just as great. I had so much fun reading this newest release in that series.
What made it so much fun? It's a grumpy/sunshine in the office romance setting. Georgia is an upbeat, outgoing college graduate looking to get her start as a personal assistant to the boss at a publishing house just having moved to the small town of Cottonwood Cove. Maddox is the demanding, grumpy Bossman who has given up on love and relationships. Maddox growls at Georgia and she growls in the happiest way back. The banter between them was fantastic and it only cranked up the level chemistry already coming off them in waves. The way they worked through their attraction at work and what to do about it was highly entertaining. I couldn't wait for them to act on their feelings and be together.
Pavlov always adds in a little emotion to her contemporary romances, but she amped it up big time in this book. I could see something coming, but truly wasn't expecting it or anything after it to happen. I shed a couple of tears during while reading. Even with the big emotions at play at times during Under the Stars, it was still a happy read.
I almost forgot to mention a couple of my favorites. Unusual sports was such a big win for me, as was the 70's music. And the Maddox and Gracie combination had me smiling a ton. So, yeah. I loved this one. I highly recommend it.
You can find this review and others like it at A Novel Glimpse .
What made it so much fun? It's a grumpy/sunshine in the office romance setting. Georgia is an upbeat, outgoing college graduate looking to get her start as a personal assistant to the boss at a publishing house just having moved to the small town of Cottonwood Cove. Maddox is the demanding, grumpy Bossman who has given up on love and relationships. Maddox growls at Georgia and she growls in the happiest way back. The banter between them was fantastic and it only cranked up the level chemistry already coming off them in waves. The way they worked through their attraction at work and what to do about it was highly entertaining. I couldn't wait for them to act on their feelings and be together.
Pavlov always adds in a little emotion to her contemporary romances, but she amped it up big time in this book. I could see something coming, but truly wasn't expecting it or anything after it to happen. I shed a couple of tears during while reading. Even with the big emotions at play at times during Under the Stars, it was still a happy read.
I almost forgot to mention a couple of my favorites. Unusual sports was such a big win for me, as was the 70's music. And the Maddox and Gracie combination had me smiling a ton. So, yeah. I loved this one. I highly recommend it.
You can find this review and others like it at A Novel Glimpse .
Content Warnings
Minor: Chronic illness and Death of parent
sdupont's review against another edition
emotional
medium-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
5.0
I just adore Laura Pavlov’s books and this one is no different! Under the Stars offers up great banter, chemistry, pining, sweetness, and spice all in the backdrop of a cozy small town workplace romance. I loved Georgia and Maddox. She balances him out and both of them really wanted to be what the other needed. I appreciated the baggage that Maddox had to confront and think that it was handled really well. Also enjoyed that there wasn’t a traditional third act breakup. I couldn’t put this book down and am already dying to read the next book in this series. Definitely recommend for fans of grumpy (but sweet) billionaires!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Medical content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Infidelity
darknesslighttt's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
🐚 𝐀𝐑𝐂 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 🐚
𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀: small town, grumpy x sunshine, workplace romance, billionaire, alpha hero, boss x employee
𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀: death of a family member, suffering and death from ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), references to TBI (traumatic brain injury)
THIS BOOK IS SO SWEET!! IT LITERALLY MELTED MY HEART!!
Georgia is the youngest child in the Reynolds family. She is very sweet, funny, sassy, and nobody can stop her. She gets a job as an assistant at a publishing company where Maddox is her boss. The two do not understand each other at first, but everything changes in one evening when they look at the stars and open up to each other.
Maddox is very grumpy, serious and finds everything Georgia does fascinating. He learns from the time he spends with her and the feelings he starts to have for her, how to be happier and calmer, to forgive and get over his trauma.
The chemistry between them is infectious, and you can't help but smile when the two have more romantic moments. They did not disappoint in the spicy department. Everything they did was hot.
What I really liked were the scenes when the other Reynolds brothers were involved. Only the messages between them were hilarious and made me laugh. And the fact that they "adopted" Maddox into the family so quickly, ahh, I couldn't help but adore them more.
You really need to read this book. It's sweet, funny, spicy, and melts your heart the more you read it.
Thank you Laura Pavlov and Valentine PR for the opportunity to read this amazing book in exchange for an honest review.
𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀: small town, grumpy x sunshine, workplace romance, billionaire, alpha hero, boss x employee
𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀: death of a family member, suffering and death from ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), references to TBI (traumatic brain injury)
THIS BOOK IS SO SWEET!! IT LITERALLY MELTED MY HEART!!
Georgia is the youngest child in the Reynolds family. She is very sweet, funny, sassy, and nobody can stop her. She gets a job as an assistant at a publishing company where Maddox is her boss. The two do not understand each other at first, but everything changes in one evening when they look at the stars and open up to each other.
Maddox is very grumpy, serious and finds everything Georgia does fascinating. He learns from the time he spends with her and the feelings he starts to have for her, how to be happier and calmer, to forgive and get over his trauma.
The chemistry between them is infectious, and you can't help but smile when the two have more romantic moments. They did not disappoint in the spicy department. Everything they did was hot.
What I really liked were the scenes when the other Reynolds brothers were involved. Only the messages between them were hilarious and made me laugh. And the fact that they "adopted" Maddox into the family so quickly, ahh, I couldn't help but adore them more.
You really need to read this book. It's sweet, funny, spicy, and melts your heart the more you read it.
Thank you Laura Pavlov and Valentine PR for the opportunity to read this amazing book in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
readers_sea's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
easiest 5 stars ever… i cried (noteworthy!!)
The story of Maddox and Georgia was everything I could've ever wanted and then some! Maddox is a grumpy CEO of a publishing house, and Georgia is newly graduated and trying to get on her feet when she applies to be Maddox's personal assistant. From the start, there is tension between the two characters since they are both pretty different from each other. Maddox is a lone wolf who focuses on work and that is about it. Georgis is a family-oriented bundle of sunshine that Maddox doesn't understand.
This book! Y'ALL THIS BOOK!!! There is a very high chance of this being a favorite of the year. The banter, emotions, growth, EVERYTHING! I loved this book so so much. Maddox never planned on doing relationships, but when he and Georgia start as a "just once/as friends" situation, he quickly realizes that he may not be able to let her go.
I very much enjoyed the siblings' aspects and text thread again! Georgia and her siblings are hilarious and I love their protectiveness and love for each other. Getting a sneak peek of Hugh and Lila from book one [book:Into the Tide|75364123] AND their cousins from the Honey Mountain series, was so much fun.
I loved every minute of this book, cover to cover! Also to be noted, there is no third-act breakup!! There is conflict, of course, but all of the conflicts made sense in relation to the characters and their pasts, so I was never upset. I did get sad, and yes I cried!
Overall, I cannot wait for the next one! Laura Pavlov just gets better and better
The story of Maddox and Georgia was everything I could've ever wanted and then some! Maddox is a grumpy CEO of a publishing house, and Georgia is newly graduated and trying to get on her feet when she applies to be Maddox's personal assistant. From the start, there is tension between the two characters since they are both pretty different from each other. Maddox is a lone wolf who focuses on work and that is about it. Georgis is a family-oriented bundle of sunshine that Maddox doesn't understand.
This book! Y'ALL THIS BOOK!!! There is a very high chance of this being a favorite of the year. The banter, emotions, growth, EVERYTHING! I loved this book so so much. Maddox never planned on doing relationships, but when he and Georgia start as a "just once/as friends" situation, he quickly realizes that he may not be able to let her go.
I very much enjoyed the siblings' aspects and text thread again! Georgia and her siblings are hilarious and I love their protectiveness and love for each other. Getting a sneak peek of Hugh and Lila from book one [book:Into the Tide|75364123] AND their cousins from the Honey Mountain series, was so much fun.
I loved every minute of this book, cover to cover! Also to be noted, there is no third-act breakup!! There is conflict, of course, but all of the conflicts made sense in relation to the characters and their pasts, so I was never upset. I did get sad, and yes I cried!
Overall, I cannot wait for the next one! Laura Pavlov just gets better and better
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content
Trigger Warnings (possible spoilers):
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