Wrong Text, Right Love

Wrong Text, Right Love by Claudia Y. Burgoa

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


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This rom-com, which has an enemies-to-lovers trope, an overly perky female character, and a grumpy borderline recluse male lead, should appeal to Roxie Noir and Lila Monroe fans.

Persephone, Persy, is an influencer talking about sex on her podcast, giving dating tips, explaining how sex toys work is her job, but her own love life is in shambles, and when a book deal goes a bit awry, she must find a way to put herself back “on the market” to salvage it and start posting about her own dating life on her social media. One night, she drunks texts her ex, who got her into this mess, but she inadvertently texts the wrong number and starts up a texting relationship with a stranger. She’s also dealing with a neighbor from hell; he’s a grump and keeps interrupting her podcasts. She should find him annoying, yet all she feels is this intense attraction for him.

Ford, Lang, Chad, Chadwick, yes, I know pick one already. This guy has so many personalities it’s hard to piece him together. He’s the next-door neighbor from hell, hiding from the world. This guy doesn’t believe in love, relationships, or anything more substantial than good sex between consenting partners. He’s the opposite of what Persy is looking for. Still knowing this, he’s drawn to her and wants to protect her. Burgoa made it clear to readers from the first encounter with Ford what his views on love and relationships were, and readers don’t see much change in his attitude throughout the book; the character stands his ground like an unmovable tree. Perhaps this is how Burgoa wanted it, but the lack of character growth made him seem stale and stuck.

Since the book is mainly written in email and text exchanges between Persy and her family members, her agent, and, of course, the back and forth between Persy and Chad, Persy and Lang, and Persy and Ford, it doesn’t leave much room to expand the back story Burgoa interweaved, and since so much of it reflects with the main plot, it made parts of the story superficial and hard to connect with. The ending was rushed, and everything snowballed downhill at thunder speed, leaving readers with an implausible feeling. Ending the book in such a mood, the unexplored loopholes and lack of character growth make this a 2.5-star read.



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