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A review by jaimereadsromance
Decoy Date by Mira Lyn Kelly
5.0
This book was SO FREAKING GOOD!!!
I haven’t had a book hangover in way too long but I’m finding it really hard to stop thinking about Brody and Gwen. I don’t want to move on yet.
I haven’t been dazzled by a hero the way that Brody managed to in a really long time. Everything about him felt so genuine and kind. I hate to refer to anyone as perfect but in all the ways that really matter, Brody really was perfection. You know how sometimes heroes come across as very smooth when it comes to women but you just know that it’s just because they are players? I’m so over those heroes right now and honestly I was worried when Brody first kickstarted his plan to help Gwen “get her guy” because he was really good at getting Gwen to blush and react to his lowered voice and lean-in. However, the more you get to know him, the more you realize that he’s just really good at paying attention and reading people and oh man, is that an attractive quality!!
I really enjoy when I love the heroine just as much as the hero. I love that Gwen, while she came across at times as a pushover, especially when it came to Ted, was not naive and was willing to open herself up to Brody’s help. I was worried that the issue of her protectiveness of Ted and insistence that he was a good friend to her was going to cause bigger issues with the developing relationship between her and Brody but I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised at how self-aware Gwen was about everything.
The whole premise of the fake-relationship to win over someone else is a pretty basic and well-represented trope but Brody and Gwen’s story was written in a way that made it feel fresh and exciting. I genuinely have zero complaints about how this story played out. The pacing, the character and world-building were flawless. This is by far my favorite book in a series that I’ve loved the whole way through.
*I received an ARC from NetGalley for voluntary review
I haven’t had a book hangover in way too long but I’m finding it really hard to stop thinking about Brody and Gwen. I don’t want to move on yet.
I haven’t been dazzled by a hero the way that Brody managed to in a really long time. Everything about him felt so genuine and kind. I hate to refer to anyone as perfect but in all the ways that really matter, Brody really was perfection. You know how sometimes heroes come across as very smooth when it comes to women but you just know that it’s just because they are players? I’m so over those heroes right now and honestly I was worried when Brody first kickstarted his plan to help Gwen “get her guy” because he was really good at getting Gwen to blush and react to his lowered voice and lean-in. However, the more you get to know him, the more you realize that he’s just really good at paying attention and reading people and oh man, is that an attractive quality!!
I really enjoy when I love the heroine just as much as the hero. I love that Gwen, while she came across at times as a pushover, especially when it came to Ted, was not naive and was willing to open herself up to Brody’s help. I was worried that the issue of her protectiveness of Ted and insistence that he was a good friend to her was going to cause bigger issues with the developing relationship between her and Brody but I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised at how self-aware Gwen was about everything.
The whole premise of the fake-relationship to win over someone else is a pretty basic and well-represented trope but Brody and Gwen’s story was written in a way that made it feel fresh and exciting. I genuinely have zero complaints about how this story played out. The pacing, the character and world-building were flawless. This is by far my favorite book in a series that I’ve loved the whole way through.
*I received an ARC from NetGalley for voluntary review