A review by violentlyagitated
On the Hustle, by Adriana Herrera
2.5
2.5 stars – Somebody please explain to me in what world Theo is a difficult boss? Biggest mystery.
This mostly bored me. Theo‘s whole character was just "being perfect", so much so that there wasn‘t a lot to be interested in. I don’t think I’m one for millionaire romances though, to be fair.
Reading the synopsis, I initially thought this would be about Theo realizing he misses Alba after she‘s gone and flies down to Dallas to explore these feelings a bit, while flirting with Alba. Instead of a cool, withdrawn boss that gradually gets to woo Alba, we get a chill, loving version of Theo for 90% of the book which is okay, but far less interesting (Great, he helps homeless people get affordable housing with all his real estate money!) Knowing he has strong feelings for Alba since like chapter two basically killed any sort of tension for me. And of course Alba also tells us in no uncertain terms just how HOT Theo is ALL the damn time. A perfectly chiseled body and an ample bank account do not replace a well-rounded personality :) Oh and I didn‘t think their banter was all that.
It is aptly titled, though. Alba lives for her jobs but I just couldn‘t find it in me to care about interior design or her challenges on the job (and personally, I thought her focus on nerdy book redesigns was kind of cringy sometimes). Which is a shame because hustling is the biggest part of her entire personality. I don‘t actually know what else there is to say about her apart from that…
These two just didn‘t connect with me.
This mostly bored me. Theo‘s whole character was just "being perfect", so much so that there wasn‘t a lot to be interested in. I don’t think I’m one for millionaire romances though, to be fair.
Reading the synopsis, I initially thought this would be about Theo realizing he misses Alba after she‘s gone and flies down to Dallas to explore these feelings a bit, while flirting with Alba. Instead of a cool, withdrawn boss that gradually gets to woo Alba, we get a chill, loving version of Theo for 90% of the book which is okay, but far less interesting (Great, he helps homeless people get affordable housing with all his real estate money!) Knowing he has strong feelings for Alba since like chapter two basically killed any sort of tension for me. And of course Alba also tells us in no uncertain terms just how HOT Theo is ALL the damn time. A perfectly chiseled body and an ample bank account do not replace a well-rounded personality :) Oh and I didn‘t think their banter was all that.
It is aptly titled, though. Alba lives for her jobs but I just couldn‘t find it in me to care about interior design or her challenges on the job (and personally, I thought her focus on nerdy book redesigns was kind of cringy sometimes). Which is a shame because hustling is the biggest part of her entire personality. I don‘t actually know what else there is to say about her apart from that…
These two just didn‘t connect with me.