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A review by turquoiseavenue
A Very Terrible Text by Elana Johnson, Elana Johnson
4.0
This was such a fun, adorable weekend read! I absolutely enjoyed the lighthearted, Southern-charm of this story.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Deep South, Small-Town-Outside-Charleston Setting
- Rooftops, Peach Orchards and Tabby Cats
- A Hunky Construction Worker with a Strong Work Ethic and Lovable Heart
- A Hopeful, Sassy, Red-Headed Documentary Researcher with 5 Roommates
- Friends, Family and Finding Love
- Neighbors, Enemies-to-Lovers, Grump finds Grump
Main characters, Hillary and Liam, are well developed and have some fantastic, snarky banter throughout 3/4 of this story that kept me wholly invested in them as a couple. I enjoyed the premise of an accidental text leading to a date-turned-relationship and appreciated the amount of attraction and chemistry between these two. The secondary characters, Hillary's roommates and Liam's family, were endearing and I liked the little peek into Claudia's story, making me want to come back for another book in this series!
Overall, this was a clean, cute, happy romance with lots of flirtation, plenty of swoon, low angst, no third-act-breakup (yay!) and lots of warm, gooey Southern goodness. There were a couple of typos, character names jumping around and a few sentences that tripped me up (the author's brain must move faster than mine!) with a part that was redundant in Claudia's case, but none of that bothered me too much for this being an "easy" read.
Rating: G (Clean, no swearing unless you count potato swears *wink*).
Content and Trigger Warnings: Death of a parent (past), broken engagement (past), toxic parental relationship (light)
*I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary e-copy of this book from the author. All thoughts are my own and I was not required to post a positive review.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Deep South, Small-Town-Outside-Charleston Setting
- Rooftops, Peach Orchards and Tabby Cats
- A Hunky Construction Worker with a Strong Work Ethic and Lovable Heart
- A Hopeful, Sassy, Red-Headed Documentary Researcher with 5 Roommates
- Friends, Family and Finding Love
- Neighbors, Enemies-to-Lovers, Grump finds Grump
Main characters, Hillary and Liam, are well developed and have some fantastic, snarky banter throughout 3/4 of this story that kept me wholly invested in them as a couple. I enjoyed the premise of an accidental text leading to a date-turned-relationship and appreciated the amount of attraction and chemistry between these two. The secondary characters, Hillary's roommates and Liam's family, were endearing and I liked the little peek into Claudia's story, making me want to come back for another book in this series!
Overall, this was a clean, cute, happy romance with lots of flirtation, plenty of swoon, low angst, no third-act-breakup (yay!) and lots of warm, gooey Southern goodness. There were a couple of typos, character names jumping around and a few sentences that tripped me up (the author's brain must move faster than mine!) with a part that was redundant in Claudia's case, but none of that bothered me too much for this being an "easy" read.
Rating: G (Clean, no swearing unless you count potato swears *wink*).
Content and Trigger Warnings: Death of a parent (past), broken engagement (past), toxic parental relationship (light)
*I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary e-copy of this book from the author. All thoughts are my own and I was not required to post a positive review.