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A review by agrippinaes
Mr. Fixer Upper by Lucy Score
4.0
This was just a very joyful book to read. It had a nice plot and moved along quickly. It was a fairly long book for its type, but there was always something happening.
I really liked the heroine, Paige, and how she dealt with the situations that faced her. I liked her stubbornness and the way she stood up for herself, too. Gannon was a nice hero - he was a lot sweeter than I expected from the first few pages when he was painted as the grumpy guy who liked to tease the heroine. The pair of them had good chemistry and I liked how their relationship developed. I enjoyed that the conflict they faced happened somewhere around the middle, rather than towards the end; the end of the novel was relatively conflict free except for their emotional issues, and I liked the change up a lot. Their relationship also had some really, really cute moments -
My only real complaint is that I did find some of Gannon's attitudes about their relationship a little bit pushy. It was a bit difficult, actually - I also found Paige's stubbornness on that front a bit annoying, especially as the book went on - but for a while, Gannon's refusal to accept her genuine (and in my opinion, completely understandable) concerns about forming a relationship with him grated a little. I thought some of the things he did a bit unfair. But I think he made up for it by the end and there was an acknowledgement towards the end that he'd learned about sexism etc. in the media industry to improve himself.
I would recommend it if you want a sort-of-enemies (but actually more friends) to lovers romance based around a reality television show.
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I really liked the heroine, Paige, and how she dealt with the situations that faced her. I liked her stubbornness and the way she stood up for herself, too. Gannon was a nice hero - he was a lot sweeter than I expected from the first few pages when he was painted as the grumpy guy who liked to tease the heroine. The pair of them had good chemistry and I liked how their relationship developed. I enjoyed that the conflict they faced happened somewhere around the middle, rather than towards the end; the end of the novel was relatively conflict free except for their emotional issues, and I liked the change up a lot. Their relationship also had some really, really cute moments -
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the birthday scene was a favourite - I loved the idea of scowly Gannon making cupcakes and buying her balloons; and the proposal scene at the end, whilst not normally the kind of thing I like, actually made me grin a lot.My only real complaint is that I did find some of Gannon's attitudes about their relationship a little bit pushy. It was a bit difficult, actually - I also found Paige's stubbornness on that front a bit annoying, especially as the book went on - but for a while, Gannon's refusal to accept her genuine (and in my opinion, completely understandable) concerns about forming a relationship with him grated a little. I thought some of the things he did
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like declaring he was trying to win her back in front of all her staff, for exampleI would recommend it if you want a sort-of-enemies (but actually more friends) to lovers romance based around a reality television show.
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