I’ve rarely laughed and swooned as much as I did while reading this book
Is it realistic? No. Is it OTT? Yes. Did I care? Not one bit.
Because sometimes all you need is a bit of laughter and swoon to take your mind away from real life, and if we’re honest with ourselves, that’s the main reason we read these books.
I almost felt like watching one of those hilarious 80s romcoms, even including a big, cheesy showdown where the audience stand up and claps.
It’s the story of Rowe, who has a dream: he wants to pitch his product idea to an investor, and to do so (and after several rejections) he decides to show up at a charity gala with a stolen invitation, and wearing his cousin’s magician tux. He claims to be a reclusive billionaire, but sadly (or luckily) he (literally) crashes into one of the few people who know for a fact that said billionaire doesn’t exist.
Sebastian/Bash is restless and bored, so when this curly mess of a man with rabbits on his bow tie crashes into him and immediately starts lying (badly, I might mention), he’s not only attracted, but intrigued, too.
And so it begins.
What I loved: characters who are able to laugh at themselves and the situations they find themselves in.
”The woman beside me darted a look up at my sombrero—which was taking up a significant amount of space—before quickly glancing away. “I brought burritos,” I explained. I carried a watermelon.”
Yes, it’s not really a surprise who the baddie is who adds a bit of a storyline, but who cares? All the characters are nicely fleshed out, even Bash’s friends (who - hopefully - will get their own books). And keep in mind that I usually don’t like first books in series because the secondary characters tend to be a bit much and confusing, but here, it’s well done and entertaining.
”I swallowed. “I’m not going anywhere. I’m going to see this through.” “Good.” Bash gripped my jaw in both of his hands and pressed a slow, gentle kiss to my lips. “Because if you run from me again, Rowe, I’ll come after you.”
5 stars, because I couldn’t rate it with less after all these hours I spent laughing and not being able to put it down.