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pitoufas_bookish_corner's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
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
4.5
Richard " I gave you my heart too, Katie. Will you keep it as well?" VanRyan 😭😭😭❤❤❤
I was not prepared to be emotionally wrecked when I pressed play. I did not expect to end up with a massive heartache at the end 💔 and certainly never imagined such heavy and burning tears falling down my eyes when Richard finally uttered those three little words to Katie, yet here I am 😭❤❤ the book has a happy ending, but it literally tore me to pieces and assembled them back up. Such a beautiful and emotional experience ❤
It was hard to believe Richard's transformation. I honestly wouldn't have thought a man like him could ever change. Had I not known the plot of the book, I would've gone on thinking the guy was irredeemable. His character truly made hating him effortless. But I liked the development brought to him after the marriage contract was signed ❤ he'd had such a lonely childhood 💔 no warmth, no affection, no one showing him he mattered or deserved to be happy. Richard grew up to be emotionless and apathetic, which was not surprising knowing the environment he was born and raised in 😞
Hearing him talk about his regret for hurting the very woman who later taught him how to love and be loved was honestly a tear-jerker 😭❤
Katharine was many things, but a doormat? That, she was NOT! The amount of 💩 she received from douche-Chard was RIDICULOUS 🤦🏻♀️ how she put up with his rude, bull-headed a$$ was beyond me! Had I been in her shoes I'd have probably dropped the F-bomb a LOT sooner 🤣 Sadly, her childhood years weren't any brighter than his 💔 she spent a period of her life in the streets. Were it not for Penny, the lady she'd grown to care for as family, she would have undoubtedly perished due to famine and lack of human necessities 😭😭😭 Although her rough start in life, Katie was such a kind and patient soul and it was so heartwarming to see her finally receive her happy ending ❤
I was not prepared to be emotionally wrecked when I pressed play. I did not expect to end up with a massive heartache at the end 💔 and certainly never imagined such heavy and burning tears falling down my eyes when Richard finally uttered those three little words to Katie, yet here I am 😭❤❤ the book has a happy ending, but it literally tore me to pieces and assembled them back up. Such a beautiful and emotional experience ❤
It was hard to believe Richard's transformation. I honestly wouldn't have thought a man like him could ever change. Had I not known the plot of the book, I would've gone on thinking the guy was irredeemable. His character truly made hating him effortless. But I liked the development brought to him after the marriage contract was signed ❤ he'd had such a lonely childhood 💔 no warmth, no affection, no one showing him he mattered or deserved to be happy. Richard grew up to be emotionless and apathetic, which was not surprising knowing the environment he was born and raised in 😞
Hearing him talk about his regret for hurting the very woman who later taught him how to love and be loved was honestly a tear-jerker 😭❤
Katharine was many things, but a doormat? That, she was NOT! The amount of 💩 she received from douche-Chard was RIDICULOUS 🤦🏻♀️ how she put up with his rude, bull-headed a$$ was beyond me! Had I been in her shoes I'd have probably dropped the F-bomb a LOT sooner 🤣 Sadly, her childhood years weren't any brighter than his 💔 she spent a period of her life in the streets. Were it not for Penny, the lady she'd grown to care for as family, she would have undoubtedly perished due to famine and lack of human necessities 😭😭😭 Although her rough start in life, Katie was such a kind and patient soul and it was so heartwarming to see her finally receive her happy ending ❤
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pregnancy
mystearica07's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
lilyandme123's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
3.5
Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Spice: 🌶️🌶️
Narration Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎤 John Lane & Tatiana Sokolov
📚 dual POV, 1st person
Series: Contract series, book 1
Do I recommend this book: 👍
♥️ grumpy / a**hole MMC
♥️ fake marriage
athenite's review against another edition
emotional
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? Yes
3.25
lmrivas54's review
4.0
Cheesy loveliness!
I loved this story! It reads like one of the many Harlequin love stories I used to devour as a teenager, except more detailed and extensive, and therefore, even better. Richard is an advertisement executive who has just been passed over as partner in his company. Being a very ambitious man, he's extremely pissed, more because he was tricked out of the partnership. He decides to get even, getting a job at a competing agency. The problem is, this agency is run by a successful executive who stresses on family values, and Richard has a reputation as "a Dick". Therefore he needs a girlfriend who will make him seem tamer and more suited to the role. Enter his PA, Katherine. He has been a jerk to her, demeaning, insulting, inconsiderate. Yet, when he offers her the "job" as his fiancee with all the monetary gains she will receive, she takes the job because she badly needs the money to pay the home where her aunt Penny lives. Thus starts the trip down domesticated lane for Richard and Katy. Richard gets a lot of surprises from Katy, and the jolts do a good work of awakening hidden emotions from Richard's withered and frozen heart. It was a great story, a little cheesy at parts, but very enjoyable. Some of their dialogues were priceless, where Katy put Richard in his place and left him speechless. It was like seeing a sturdy building topple down. I enjoyed the taming of the "Dick" a lot!
I loved this story! It reads like one of the many Harlequin love stories I used to devour as a teenager, except more detailed and extensive, and therefore, even better. Richard is an advertisement executive who has just been passed over as partner in his company. Being a very ambitious man, he's extremely pissed, more because he was tricked out of the partnership. He decides to get even, getting a job at a competing agency. The problem is, this agency is run by a successful executive who stresses on family values, and Richard has a reputation as "a Dick". Therefore he needs a girlfriend who will make him seem tamer and more suited to the role. Enter his PA, Katherine. He has been a jerk to her, demeaning, insulting, inconsiderate. Yet, when he offers her the "job" as his fiancee with all the monetary gains she will receive, she takes the job because she badly needs the money to pay the home where her aunt Penny lives. Thus starts the trip down domesticated lane for Richard and Katy. Richard gets a lot of surprises from Katy, and the jolts do a good work of awakening hidden emotions from Richard's withered and frozen heart. It was a great story, a little cheesy at parts, but very enjoyable. Some of their dialogues were priceless, where Katy put Richard in his place and left him speechless. It was like seeing a sturdy building topple down. I enjoyed the taming of the "Dick" a lot!
annettegoodwin's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
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
chanuki's review against another edition
4.0
Loved the enemies to lovers trope! But “sweetheart” just kept putting me off the track. The ending got dragged a little. But a good story.
takealookatmybookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
I don’t think there has been another book where I have disliked the MMC so much at the beginning of the book only to end up loving his character at the end. Katy was such an amazing, fierce, loveable, and relatable character.
This slowburn, forced proximity, fake marriage romance was a really compelling read and I loved the way Melanie Moreland described Richard and Katy’s developing chemistry and relationship. I loved the ending and reading book 1.25, The Baby Contract, in this edition. It was such a cute addition to Richard and Katy’s story!
Rating: 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This slowburn, forced proximity, fake marriage romance was a really compelling read and I loved the way Melanie Moreland described Richard and Katy’s developing chemistry and relationship. I loved the ending and reading book 1.25, The Baby Contract, in this edition. It was such a cute addition to Richard and Katy’s story!
Rating: 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
katiev_'s review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0