This one was a bit tough for me. It starts with the main character, Sylvie, breaking into Killian’s home (ok, walking in without permission), and she’s impressively unlikeable. So much so, that I don’t really feel for her when the predicable happens - her boyfriend is cheating on her with her best friend. Right as she’s losing everything, she gets an extremely unlikely offer to move to Scotland and marry Killian in order to trick him into giving up his home. He thinks marrying her ensures he gets to keep his home. They hate each other until they don’t. The enemies to lovers was done fairly well, along with the plot line of Killian’s panic attacks and anxiety. There’s a lot of sex and some light bondage. It wraps up too neatly. I liked the book, but I wasn’t crazy about it. That said, I would consider reading another Sara Cate book. (7.25)
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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