A review by amateur_bookworm
Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher

emotional lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

My summary: Declan’s grandfather wrote into his will that Declan has to get married and have a baby before he can claim his inheritance and become CEO of Dreamland. Iris, his assistant, has spent months trying to find a suitable and willing woman to marry him. When Declan scares the chosen bride off minutes before the engagement party, Iris steps up and offers herself up to be his bride. Iris has been Declan’s assistant for three years and is best friends with his brother, Cal. Iris tells herself that she’s only doing it because she wants to help him out and Declan is adamant that his inheritance will always come first. But nothing is that simple as they’ve each harbored hidden feelings for each other. Even though their mutual respect begins to develop into real feelings after executing their marriage contract, their respective unresolved emotional issues may ultimately tear them apart.
My thoughts: I enjoyed this one! This is a tough one to review because I really enjoyed almost all of it but a few parts kind of ruined it for me. Parts of it gave me some stomach swoops, and there were some witty parts, but it also dragged a bit for me. Throughout most of the book I enjoyed the evolving of Declan and Iris’s relationship from boss/assistant to fake marriage to love. But there were some parts that definitely left me scratching my head a bit. There were moments where it felt like a huge jump occurred in their relationship but without it having been explained very well. The way the character development (or lack of) towards the end made me feel was tough to reconcile with the vibes I had for the rest of the book. Also, *please* let someone help poor Iris get to a doctor to get her asthma under control if she can’t even laugh without wheezing. Even with the epilogue and extended epilogue, there were a lot of loose ends. I’m hoping the third and final books explain some of the missing events here, even though I know it moves onto Cal’s story next. 
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