This is one of my favorite kind of romance novels - swoony with some depth and solid writing. Some sentences were poetic but the book never crossed over to purple. Andie designs and makes her own wedding dresses. She and Kit dated in college, but broke up when he disappeared (because of grief from the death of his father). They both sign up for a dating show and are chosen by matchmakers to get married, sight unseen. Kit’s a fixer and Andie wants to maintain her independence. Andie wants Kit to stay but Kit’s architecture job involves traveling all over the world. It’s a lot of back-and-forth, and misunderstanding of feelings, but light enough to wade through without becoming too heavy. Well-written spice. I would happily read another book by this author. (8)
Jennifer and Scott are work rivals at a publishing company. He scoffs at her favorite fantasy series, so she’s shocked to see him at a week-long fantasy immersion vacation. Enemies to lovers, always fun. I love this duo’s writing style, like the line about Princess Bride-ing it down a hill and other clever turns of phrases. I’ll read whatever they write just for that. I liked how they incorporated the fantasy world, Elytheum, into the story, even if it was a bit over-the-top and unrealistic. I’m not a big fantasy reader, and I wasn’t sure what a fae is (Google confirms my thought that it’s like a fairy), but I could appreciate how ingrained the series is into Jennifer’s life. I liked Jennifer and Scott’s interactions, for the most part. I think the biggest flaw is that the only thing really keeping the characters apart is their suspicion and fear. Which got a little repetitive. And Jennifer’s self reflections got a bit tedious for me. All in all it was a cute read. I liked t...
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