So Good by Nicola Rendell

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Delving into Nicola Rendell’s latest novel, So Good, is uncannily similar to eating a butternut cupcake with pink frosting. And sprinkles. Lots and lots of sprinkles. You see, this novel is sweet, moreish and a little bit naughty.

It’s not often when a reader is given a hero who is completely head over heels in love with the heroine from the very first page. And I’m talking, I’m having an epiphany while staring through the skylight at my best friend’s naked body kind of love. I mean, when this normally happens another suitor is introduced or an equally inconvenient woman is thrown into the mix, usually with a healthy side helping of hilariously inappropriate best friend. Yet, none of this occurred in So Good. There was no third wheel, there was no bitter love triangle. There was simply a man who loved a woman more than life itself.

But don’t let the seemingly simplistic storyline fool you. This book is cleverly crafted. It contains flawed yet endearing characters and comments on the social construct of perfectionism. During a time where women are encouraged to be faultless, to wax and sculpt and laugh without a hint of a snort, it’s so refreshing to read a book where the male lead loves everything about his woman, imperfections included. In fact, he cherishes them. Max reveres every coffee stain on Rosie’s nightie, every remnant of tooth paste left on her cheek, every gentle snore while she sleeps.

Now, usually I’m all for books with complex layers. You know, the ones which question what it means to be broken, to be human, yadda, yadda, yadda. But every so often it’s such a relief to sit back and read a tongue in cheek romance. Yep, I found myself smiling over the antics of a vertically challenged canine. I grinned because of an overweight cat with a sodium addiction. Heck, I even belly laughed when a best friend enforced the time-honoured bro code of, what happens in the man cave stays in the man cave. But most of all, I swooned. That’s right people, swooned. Because the romance between Max and Rosie was that damn beautiful.

It was one hell of an enjoyable read.

*ARC kindly provided in exchange for an honest review*

Lee Piper is an Evernight Publishing bestselling author. Rock My World, Book #1 in the Mondez series and Rock My Body, Book #2 are available now. You can find all of this information and more on her website: www.leepiperauthor.com





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