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The title and covert art lead me to expect this to be chick-lit, but it’s a straight-up romance (with some extremely steamy sex scenes, which I usually avoid in audiobook format! Phew! My goodness!! [fans self] ).
This is romance done right. It’s a very funny contemporary romance, with hero & heroine that check a whole bunch of trope boxes: enemies-to-lovers, relationship of convenience, disabled heroine (fibromyalgia), inter-racial relationship, tattooed artist hero with a motorcycle, computer ...more
This is romance done right. It’s a very funny contemporary romance, with hero & heroine that check a whole bunch of trope boxes: enemies-to-lovers, relationship of convenience, disabled heroine (fibromyalgia), inter-racial relationship, tattooed artist hero with a motorcycle, computer ...more
Chloe had so many erm, defense mechanisms, that I wanted to try to steal Red from her. There were some nice lines but overall, it tried too hard to be funny. Pretty good disability and abuse survivor rep, I learned a lot. The narrator, Adjoa, did a great job, especially with the Britishisms.
A lovely, pleasant, feel-good read with good characterisation, interesting plot that does not have any forced conflict sprung on the reader, and two utterly likeable protagonists. So good to read about a disabled Black woman getting on with life and being the romantic heroine in her own story. And so good to read a sensitive man. Both of them stumble around awkwardnesses; both deal with misunderstandings about each others' sensitivities; both overcome them by the happy ending. The heroine's two
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I'm not a big romance fan but this one was well done.
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Charming! Funny, sweet, smart and steamy. Wonderfully unique, layered characters in hilarious (yet believable) situations. I love that both Chloe and Red are working on themselves and still find time for each other. With a satisfying HEA, this is one romance readers need to check out!
I almost gave up on it, but then it got better.
Aug 12, 2019
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