I liked the writing style a lot, and I would definitely read another book from this author. The dialogue was great. After watching her mom get married six times, Beatrice doesn’t have a lot of faith in love. And when her best friends announce their divorce, Bea may take out her anger on divorce attorney, Nate. She’s in law school and TA’s for a teacher who is going out on medical leave. Nate steps in to teach the class. Enemies to lovers, forced proximity, and her grumpy to his sunshine. It’s hard to balance the right level of grump before the MC becomes unlikeable. At times her grumpy was over-the-top, but it was a very easy, quick read, and I still enjoyed the book. (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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