It was a sexy book. The conflict felt a bit contrived, and the clumsiness over the top, but otherwise it was good. Layla Dupree runs the bakery at Lovelight Farms. She wants to find love, but she has had a string of horrible dates. She bumps into Caleb Alvarez during one horrible date, and they agree to practice date, since neither of them have had any luck with love. Their dates are cute, at a roller rink and an escape room, and both struggle with their growing feelings toward each other. Layla essentially panics and dumps Caleb, and he has to wait her out a bit. Caleb’s abuela and family were entertaining, and I liked the scene with rival baker, Bea. Basically a dirty Hallmark movie 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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