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Bedhead
Quinn Maxwell. Student. Dork. And a woman in love with a guy who doesn't know she exists.
Cooke Thompson. British. Hottie. Rugby Star. Chick Magnet. And a guy trying to FaceChat with his old mate Maxwell Quinn.
Sure, it was a wrong number but sometimes, wrong ends up being so-so right.
This is a stand-alone story with an HEA. Due to coarse language and sexual situations, this book is intended for readers 18+.
Cooke Thompson. British. Hottie. Rugby Star. Chick Magnet. And a guy trying to FaceChat with his old mate Maxwell Quinn.
Sure, it was a wrong number but sometimes, wrong ends up being so-so right.
This is a stand-alone story with an HEA. Due to coarse language and sexual situations, this book is intended for readers 18+.
325 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 26, 2019
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May 15, 2021
**2.5 stars**
This didn't work for me on so many levels, I had issues with both the hero, the heroine and their relationship. Let's start with her:
Quinn
Extremely insecure, gullible, naive and so sensitive that she would burst into tears every time somebody would say something mean. The kind of girl who likes to complain that men don't like her because she's fat and does nothing about it. She's also the type of woman who people want to protect or hate her guts on sight. Even when guys are clearly into her she never notices and she's like "he's so nice!". She's an art major and we NEVER even learn what she's good at...painting, drawing? sculpture? - the only creative thing she does is paint her nails in funky ways. It also drove me BUNKERS that every Cooke said some British slang, she would have to ask what it was. "Telly? What's that?" I felt like screaming at her...haven't you seen fucking Black Mirror? Killing Eve? Downton Abbey?
Cooke
Why was this rich, successful athlete in love with this chick? It would have helped if we would have had more than 2 chapters from his POV. If that's all we got, why bother? Also, he was too possessive - at times, I thought he was going to pee on her to mark his territory. (And even with his behavior, Quinn STILL didn't know he was into her.) It also bothered me that he called her "love" so many times!! Note to the author: You didn't have to remind us in every single sentence that he was British.
The best part of this audiobook was Chloe Cannon, a new to me narrator. She had really good distinctive voices (both male and female) and good English accents. The voice for Quinn was perfect - both super saccharine and dorky. She would even do the snorts.
Definitely not continuing the series but I'm glad I found a good narrator.
This didn't work for me on so many levels, I had issues with both the hero, the heroine and their relationship. Let's start with her:
Quinn
Extremely insecure, gullible, naive and so sensitive that she would burst into tears every time somebody would say something mean. The kind of girl who likes to complain that men don't like her because she's fat and does nothing about it. She's also the type of woman who people want to protect or hate her guts on sight. Even when guys are clearly into her she never notices and she's like "he's so nice!". She's an art major and we NEVER even learn what she's good at...painting, drawing? sculpture? - the only creative thing she does is paint her nails in funky ways. It also drove me BUNKERS that every Cooke said some British slang, she would have to ask what it was. "Telly? What's that?" I felt like screaming at her...haven't you seen fucking Black Mirror? Killing Eve? Downton Abbey?
Cooke
Why was this rich, successful athlete in love with this chick? It would have helped if we would have had more than 2 chapters from his POV. If that's all we got, why bother? Also, he was too possessive - at times, I thought he was going to pee on her to mark his territory. (And even with his behavior, Quinn STILL didn't know he was into her.) It also bothered me that he called her "love" so many times!! Note to the author: You didn't have to remind us in every single sentence that he was British.
The best part of this audiobook was Chloe Cannon, a new to me narrator. She had really good distinctive voices (both male and female) and good English accents. The voice for Quinn was perfect - both super saccharine and dorky. She would even do the snorts.
Definitely not continuing the series but I'm glad I found a good narrator.
November 10, 2019
It's good but there's something missing. I feel like some things were left unresolved and I didn't get to know the H. Like I said there was something missing.
June 2, 2020
3,5 stars
The writer Kayt Miller is totally new to me. I discovered this book by chance (Bookbub deal) and after reading the blurb I became very curious about the story. A British rugby player who accidently calls the wrong number?!? It sounded like a fun story and it was.
Quinn Maxwell is a curvy young woman who is studying to became an art teacher. She lives together with roommates in a house. She’s living a quiet life until one night she hears a man voice, a sexy British man voice. When she is slowly waking up, she discovers that she’s looking into the face of a young, hot stranger on her laptop screen and he’s talking to her. That is the start of a friendship between Quinn and Cooke (the British hottie). Quinn and Cooke couldn’t have been more different from each other, they don’t only live in different countries and have different accents (which makes their conversations very fun!!) but he’s a famous professional rugby player and she’s just a student. He’s rich and she’s poor. But even with all those differences between them, they feel comfortable with each other, they are drown to each other. But then things are happening, things that show them that living so far apart from each other, isn’t easy. Sometimes talking through FaceChat isn’t enough, sometimes you need a hug and someone next to you. Will their long distance relationship survive it or was it never meant to be?
I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered that Quinn was a curvy woman! That was another plus for me. So, ‘Bedhead’ is a light, fun, easy to read story. Even though it is a light story, it doesn’t mean that the story didn’t had some ‘sensitive’ themes in it. Like how it is to grow up when you have a curvy body, the insecurities that a woman has when your body isn’t ‘perfect’. I personally liked how the writer handled it, it was incorporated into the story, told in little details. The story is told from Quinn POV’s but we get Cooke’s POV at the end of the story. I liked that very much. I did miss an epilogue at the end of the story. I would have loved that very much!
Quinn was this cheerful, sweet, friendly woman who was a bit clumsy and insecure about her body. During the story she got more confidence and she stood more up for herself.
Cooke was also a very likeable character. He was confident, charming, thoughtful and friendly. One thing that I loved about him is that he respected Quinn’s decisions and that he gave her confidence about herself. I liked the banter between them very much. And the secondary characters were very interesting too. They each brought different things into the story.
Personally, I liked the first halve of the story the most, it was fluent and good. The other half was also good but it felt more rushed (especially the end) and the relationship between Quinn and Cooke felt more ‘real’, it had a bit of a different feel of it. That wasn’t bad, it just had a different vibe. I think that was partly because Cooke’s character also changed a bit, I can understand why but it gave me doubts about him for a while. But in the end, I did enjoy this story. It was a pleasant read.
The writer Kayt Miller is totally new to me. I discovered this book by chance (Bookbub deal) and after reading the blurb I became very curious about the story. A British rugby player who accidently calls the wrong number?!? It sounded like a fun story and it was.
Quinn Maxwell is a curvy young woman who is studying to became an art teacher. She lives together with roommates in a house. She’s living a quiet life until one night she hears a man voice, a sexy British man voice. When she is slowly waking up, she discovers that she’s looking into the face of a young, hot stranger on her laptop screen and he’s talking to her. That is the start of a friendship between Quinn and Cooke (the British hottie). Quinn and Cooke couldn’t have been more different from each other, they don’t only live in different countries and have different accents (which makes their conversations very fun!!) but he’s a famous professional rugby player and she’s just a student. He’s rich and she’s poor. But even with all those differences between them, they feel comfortable with each other, they are drown to each other. But then things are happening, things that show them that living so far apart from each other, isn’t easy. Sometimes talking through FaceChat isn’t enough, sometimes you need a hug and someone next to you. Will their long distance relationship survive it or was it never meant to be?
I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered that Quinn was a curvy woman! That was another plus for me. So, ‘Bedhead’ is a light, fun, easy to read story. Even though it is a light story, it doesn’t mean that the story didn’t had some ‘sensitive’ themes in it. Like how it is to grow up when you have a curvy body, the insecurities that a woman has when your body isn’t ‘perfect’. I personally liked how the writer handled it, it was incorporated into the story, told in little details. The story is told from Quinn POV’s but we get Cooke’s POV at the end of the story. I liked that very much. I did miss an epilogue at the end of the story. I would have loved that very much!
Quinn was this cheerful, sweet, friendly woman who was a bit clumsy and insecure about her body. During the story she got more confidence and she stood more up for herself.
Cooke was also a very likeable character. He was confident, charming, thoughtful and friendly. One thing that I loved about him is that he respected Quinn’s decisions and that he gave her confidence about herself. I liked the banter between them very much. And the secondary characters were very interesting too. They each brought different things into the story.
Personally, I liked the first halve of the story the most, it was fluent and good. The other half was also good but it felt more rushed (especially the end) and the relationship between Quinn and Cooke felt more ‘real’, it had a bit of a different feel of it. That wasn’t bad, it just had a different vibe. I think that was partly because Cooke’s character also changed a bit, I can understand why but it gave me doubts about him for a while. But in the end, I did enjoy this story. It was a pleasant read.
March 2, 2024
The writing was juvenile and the MMC lacked any character. Middle school me would have loved this book but this was a case of being told, and not shown.
January 3, 2020
First few chapters were really funny and entertaining so I got my hopes up. Sadly, after that it all went downwards. Pretty cute and easy to read tho.
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December 9, 2019DNF @ 53%
I just...... this book is so bland, so utterly charmless I couldn't put myself through it. The main character and narrator has a lot of body issues, which honestly is fine (and expected? I don't know), but instead of something relatable, relevant or even just well written, what we got is someone who really needs therapy and better friends and doesn't communicate with us all that well. Her intern monologue is boring, and instead of connecting with her I simply couldn't care less.
The hero is so overwhelming in his attempts to get to her that he flew thousands and thousands of miles and offered to buy a fucking house, but still managed to somehow seem insecure and jealous of the tiniest things in the main character's life - who, by the way, didn't get that he was in love with her even though he did all of these (sometimes childish, sometimes just rich creepy guy) things for her.
I don't understand, you know?
I'm sorry.
I just...... this book is so bland, so utterly charmless I couldn't put myself through it. The main character and narrator has a lot of body issues, which honestly is fine (and expected? I don't know), but instead of something relatable, relevant or even just well written, what we got is someone who really needs therapy and better friends and doesn't communicate with us all that well. Her intern monologue is boring, and instead of connecting with her I simply couldn't care less.
The hero is so overwhelming in his attempts to get to her that he flew thousands and thousands of miles and offered to buy a fucking house, but still managed to somehow seem insecure and jealous of the tiniest things in the main character's life - who, by the way, didn't get that he was in love with her even though he did all of these (sometimes childish, sometimes just rich creepy guy) things for her.
I don't understand, you know?
I'm sorry.
November 7, 2019
The pity party & self esteem issues...sigh
January 23, 2020
Ok, firstly, I will say while this book has romance involved, it delves more in Quinn's life and how she learns to accepting herself. I enjoyed Quinn's quirky, sometimes unapologetic personality - and her self-esteem issues weren't over played. It didn't become tedious which was refreshing.
I also really enjoyed the banter between Quinn and Cooke - but the long distance, mixed in with just one chapter (ONLY one Chapter) from Cooke's side really frustrated me.
There was an obvious spark between the two, but by the time the two finally met, it felt as though they went from slow burn to super intense too quickly.
I think if I read more from Cooke's POV I would have enjoyed it much more. A lot of times I wanted to know what he was thinking - and while he spoke a little bit about it occasionally to Quinn, it just wasn't enough for me. And the one Chapter we did get from his POV was barely a chapter at all. It was like being lulled into the idea of getting his perspective, only to find out a bit further down that it was only a tease.
Side note: I'm hell as keen to read more about the officer that got introduced half way through. He seems like he type of H I could sink my teeth into.
The writing style was something I enjoyed, and I think the premise of the book was great, just not well executed. I'm keen to try another book by this author and hope for the best.
I also really enjoyed the banter between Quinn and Cooke - but the long distance, mixed in with just one chapter (ONLY one Chapter) from Cooke's side really frustrated me.
There was an obvious spark between the two, but by the time the two finally met, it felt as though they went from slow burn to super intense too quickly.
I think if I read more from Cooke's POV I would have enjoyed it much more. A lot of times I wanted to know what he was thinking - and while he spoke a little bit about it occasionally to Quinn, it just wasn't enough for me. And the one Chapter we did get from his POV was barely a chapter at all. It was like being lulled into the idea of getting his perspective, only to find out a bit further down that it was only a tease.
Side note: I'm hell as keen to read more about the officer that got introduced half way through. He seems like he type of H I could sink my teeth into.
The writing style was something I enjoyed, and I think the premise of the book was great, just not well executed. I'm keen to try another book by this author and hope for the best.
December 10, 2019
It could have been more I liked it but theres was alot of things that annoyed me
Like the british slang it just didn't work
Like the british slang it just didn't work
October 26, 2019
This was a sweet, swoonworthy read, filled with some brilliant banter.
Kind, caring and sweet, those are just a few of the the words that spring to mind when it comes to Quinn, she’s also your typical woman with the way that she struggles with her vulnerabilities especially when it comes to her own body insecurities. In steps Cooke, he may be a jock but he doesn’t fit the category of your average jock, he’s extremely sweet with a heart of gold, and sexy with it.
Quinn and Cooke both bring out the best in each other, showing one another just how things should be, for example Cooke makes Quinn realise that she’s more than a doormat and shows her just how beautiful is whereas she shows him that there’s more to him than money, he’s not just a dollar sign.....
This was a funny, sweet read with some twists and turns that will keep you captivated from beginning to end, don’t miss out one-click now!
𝓐𝓡𝓒 𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓭 𝓲𝓷 𝓻𝓮𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓷 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓪𝓷 𝓱𝓸𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓻𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀.
Kind, caring and sweet, those are just a few of the the words that spring to mind when it comes to Quinn, she’s also your typical woman with the way that she struggles with her vulnerabilities especially when it comes to her own body insecurities. In steps Cooke, he may be a jock but he doesn’t fit the category of your average jock, he’s extremely sweet with a heart of gold, and sexy with it.
Quinn and Cooke both bring out the best in each other, showing one another just how things should be, for example Cooke makes Quinn realise that she’s more than a doormat and shows her just how beautiful is whereas she shows him that there’s more to him than money, he’s not just a dollar sign.....
This was a funny, sweet read with some twists and turns that will keep you captivated from beginning to end, don’t miss out one-click now!
𝓐𝓡𝓒 𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓭 𝓲𝓷 𝓻𝓮𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓷 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓪𝓷 𝓱𝓸𝓷𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓻𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀.
May 19, 2021
Review
This is the first book I've read of Kayts but it won't be the last. I loved the sweetness and innocence look f Quinn. I loved how regardless of how she was treated she remained a caring person. And don't get me started on Cooke. All in all this is a sweet loving story.
I'd recommend it to anyone
This is the first book I've read of Kayts but it won't be the last. I loved the sweetness and innocence look f Quinn. I loved how regardless of how she was treated she remained a caring person. And don't get me started on Cooke. All in all this is a sweet loving story.
I'd recommend it to anyone
March 8, 2023
characters have 0 chemistry. reads like a bad fan fic. do not recommend! i’m so sick of plus size characters entire personality being that they’re insecure and don’t believe they’re worthy of love until a man comes along. everyone deserves love, but more importantly everyone deserves to love themselves.
June 16, 2020
This was a light, fun read. I loved the premise of a modern "wrong number" turned love affair. Wish we had seen more of Cooke's side of the story. Love that he goes all in for the girl.
June 4, 2020
I stayed up late reading Bedhead because I couldn't put it down. I loved it. Everything about it. This book had it all for me. It felt like reading the goings on of a college girl in real life. It just flowed easily.
Quinn - it was nice to read about a curvy girl and while a little insecure about her body image... she didn't let how she looks stop her from living life, for standing up for herself, for getting the guy she loves. It was a really nice change in a female character. Quinn knew her worth and I adored her all the more for it. I freaking loved Quinn. She was awesome. She was just unequivocally herself. I related to her. Her sense of humour is similar to my own. How she got her job bartending by being totally honest and hilarious. I liked how she didn't let anyone get her down like guys who say the wrong thing or mean spiteful girls who say things hurtful on purpose. She stood up for herself and I cheered her on. Her group of roommates were amazing. I hope we get their own stories in future. Their group run in the morning was great. But I also liked how Quinn made friends with guys too like Dan and Bull and Officer Gage. I'm the same... I have a mixture of female/male friends. My fave part was her relationship with Cooke. It was beautiful and funny and sweet. Their meet cute with a wrong phone number is the most adorable I've ever read. And continuing to facetime/text/long distance relationship was fantastic. What I liked most is how they flew to each other's countries when they needed each other. When Cooke got hurt, she went to be there for him and when she had the worst day ever... Cooke went to her to cheer her up. Squee. They were perfect together.
Cooke - my god was he amazing. I love how he called Quinn love all the time. I really enjoyed how it was obvious Cooke was into Quinn from the beginning. He wouldn't have called a second time if he wasn't. I really liked how Cooke was professional rugby player, a very hot one from the description... but it was his personality that we fell for. His affection for Quinn made him all the more dreamy. How playful jealousy over the guys in her life. Lol. My heart broke for him when he got hurt but he refused to let the injury get to him and was determined to get back out there. The time off meant he could be with Quinn more and that's how he looked at. *sigh* WHAT A GUY!!
What jumped out at me and what I loved most about this book was the usual conflicts in a romance weren't there. Like being into looks or jealously. There wasn't a love triangle or a big blow up over another person messing with their relationship. IT WAS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.
Also the sexual side of their relationship grew slowly and when it happened it wasn't overwhelming or overly explicit. It felt more realistic to me to a college relationship easing into growing serious.
I'm very, very excited to read Redhead. With Luke and Tayler.
Quinn - it was nice to read about a curvy girl and while a little insecure about her body image... she didn't let how she looks stop her from living life, for standing up for herself, for getting the guy she loves. It was a really nice change in a female character. Quinn knew her worth and I adored her all the more for it. I freaking loved Quinn. She was awesome. She was just unequivocally herself. I related to her. Her sense of humour is similar to my own. How she got her job bartending by being totally honest and hilarious. I liked how she didn't let anyone get her down like guys who say the wrong thing or mean spiteful girls who say things hurtful on purpose. She stood up for herself and I cheered her on. Her group of roommates were amazing. I hope we get their own stories in future. Their group run in the morning was great. But I also liked how Quinn made friends with guys too like Dan and Bull and Officer Gage. I'm the same... I have a mixture of female/male friends. My fave part was her relationship with Cooke. It was beautiful and funny and sweet. Their meet cute with a wrong phone number is the most adorable I've ever read. And continuing to facetime/text/long distance relationship was fantastic. What I liked most is how they flew to each other's countries when they needed each other. When Cooke got hurt, she went to be there for him and when she had the worst day ever... Cooke went to her to cheer her up. Squee. They were perfect together.
Cooke - my god was he amazing. I love how he called Quinn love all the time. I really enjoyed how it was obvious Cooke was into Quinn from the beginning. He wouldn't have called a second time if he wasn't. I really liked how Cooke was professional rugby player, a very hot one from the description... but it was his personality that we fell for. His affection for Quinn made him all the more dreamy. How playful jealousy over the guys in her life. Lol. My heart broke for him when he got hurt but he refused to let the injury get to him and was determined to get back out there. The time off meant he could be with Quinn more and that's how he looked at. *sigh* WHAT A GUY!!
What jumped out at me and what I loved most about this book was the usual conflicts in a romance weren't there. Like being into looks or jealously. There wasn't a love triangle or a big blow up over another person messing with their relationship. IT WAS A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.
Also the sexual side of their relationship grew slowly and when it happened it wasn't overwhelming or overly explicit. It felt more realistic to me to a college relationship easing into growing serious.
I'm very, very excited to read Redhead. With Luke and Tayler.
January 22, 2020
I had a couple of issues with this story:
First, I think the book could have used some Cooke's POV. Without it, the romance comes a little unbelievable. (Why does a very successful and famous player fall for someone like the heroine? She may be beautiful, but she's far, far away, and too prone to pity-parties. He doesn't tell us until the very end)
And second and more important, is he really good boyfriend material? He comes too possesive for my peace of mind. And if my boyfriend had ever gone seven days without texting or calling me I wouldn't have had it. (Not to speak if he ever tells me to "sod off" in the same circumstances as here...)
And the end... I don't want to write any spoils but any athlete in his situation would be rightfully unsufferable... But not him... He comes either as a saint or a j*** but again,
we don't know why he takes things as he does so, in the end, his character, for me, made no sense. Very disappointing...
First, I think the book could have used some Cooke's POV. Without it, the romance comes a little unbelievable. (Why does a very successful and famous player fall for someone like the heroine? She may be beautiful, but she's far, far away, and too prone to pity-parties. He doesn't tell us until the very end)
And second and more important, is he really good boyfriend material? He comes too possesive for my peace of mind. And if my boyfriend had ever gone seven days without texting or calling me I wouldn't have had it. (Not to speak if he ever tells me to "sod off" in the same circumstances as here...)
And the end... I don't want to write any spoils but any athlete in his situation would be rightfully unsufferable... But not him... He comes either as a saint or a j*** but again,
we don't know why he takes things as he does so, in the end, his character, for me, made no sense. Very disappointing...
October 28, 2019
I want to start off by saying that this book as absolutely a joy to read! It was witty, sweet, and I freaking loved the premise! The characters and their development was done just right by the author and I enjoyed reading this slow burn romance with a really neat premise! Seriously I loved the way everything played out-- I am a fan and will definitely be checking out Kayt Miller in the future!
All in all, if you want a solid book that develops a friendship of sorts between the main characters before anything else happens and want a fun, unique spin to your romances- I highly recommend checking out Bedhead!
PS: I received an ARC but am voluntarily reading and reviewing the book honestly!
All in all, if you want a solid book that develops a friendship of sorts between the main characters before anything else happens and want a fun, unique spin to your romances- I highly recommend checking out Bedhead!
PS: I received an ARC but am voluntarily reading and reviewing the book honestly!
November 30, 2019
It was a quick easy read but I felt that I wanted more depth from both characters. Also, I small thing but the over use of the word ‘love’ drove me mad - I’m English and I don’t know anyone who uses it every sentence like Cooke did and as he seemed to be from London I’m not sure why he said ‘aye’ all the time because where I’m from that’s a northern saying. I don’t mean to be picky but it really grates on me when I see things like this in a book I’m reading.
Anyway, my pickiness aside, the book was a easy read and I would probably take a look at the authors other work if I’m in that kind of mood.
Anyway, my pickiness aside, the book was a easy read and I would probably take a look at the authors other work if I’m in that kind of mood.
November 9, 2019
I really enjoyed Bedhead by Kayt Miller it was just one of those stories that will hold your attention from start to finish . It's also the first but not last story that I'll be reading by this author , I liked the funny moments stories that make me die laugh are the ones to read . I loved the characters they were really interesting and just held my attention from start to finish and made me want more . The storyline just about had me feel a mix of different emotions I didn't want to drop my kindle I was hooked .
April 25, 2024
Okay so, after 3 hours I am done.
Sorry for the harshness of my review but this was not what I expected.
I certainly wasn't impressed by the book.
This will be a spoiler heavy review, so heads up!
Oh boy where to start, first of all I thought it would be a relatable book with Quinn being a plus sized art student, like me but wow. This was just a big pity party of her life being the worst. Starting with people being completely assholes constantly, with none of her friends really ever stepping up for her.
Don't get me wrong her friends are fine, but I did not like any of them really. Aside from Robbi. She was the only character that made sense to me in this book. She was the only one who stood up for Quinn.
Quinn's best friend, Taylor, I really didn't enjoy her character, they get into this huge fight and they end up ghosting each other for a long time until they finally get back and somehow make up. No grovelling on Taylor's part really. Her other roommates are barely relevant. I had hoped to see more female friendship bonding but it all kind it was pretty much non existent.
But back to the Pity party. Quinn might have one of the worst lucks I have seen in a contemporary romance book, each time she got something nice, something bad has to happen.
New job? Boss makes inconsidered comment about her weight.
Basement room she is content with? Gets flooded and she has to evict into another room.
Gets a new vespa? Immediate run off the road
And the list goes on, this was some Y/N level of bad luck. At some point you highkey get tired of it. There is only so much sob story one can take before it's just too forced.
Quinn's character in this book was also all over the place. Her being an art student didn't reflect on her character at all, the only time we get reminded that she is an art student is when she attends her classes or when the basement flooded and ruined her art supplies. I feel like her being an art student was just an add on to make her seem more quirky and more funky.
Like I said before I expected her to be relatable to me, but it all just falls into this narrative of "I'm fat so I can have nothing nice in life" this narrative is toxic, and I have experienced this myself when I was younger (I'm Quinn's age atm). This type of behaviour is destructive and it's close to what we call Pick me nowadays.
Any time Quinn would talk it would be about her bring undesirable to men or that she fat.
Her being a plus sized character is also only known when she either pities herself for her size or if someone fatshames her. For most part you would even forget that she is plus sized.
Now to the things that truly bothered me in this book.
The men in this story were all so flat and so in love with Quinn?? For someone who is constantly talking about how men will never love someone her size , she has a lot of different guys pinning after her.
Most of the crushes are so random and some are so weird, like the police officer lowkey hinting that he is interested in her.
The men in this book were just used as a device to "proof" that Quinn is more desirable than she thinks.
Now to our main boy, Cooke. He might be the worse written love interest I have come across. They barely talk to each other during the scenes they call and suddenly he is head over heels for her? Goes to the length of being super possessive over her when she hangs out with other guys.
Like bro you have barely met her.
From the interactions we see between them, I doubt Cooke could even evaluate Quinn's personality (which is also lacking btw). But yeah make it believable that he is so in love with her. A random he met on FaceChat.
Their fight about the other girl that was with Cooke when they facetimed was also never addressed, just put aside because of his injury. Truly there was not an ounce of chemistry between them, even Quinn's view on Cooke was that he is a hot rugby player with tattoos. No input on his personality, his interest. Heck I doubt they even know each others favourite colours.
Throughout the story Cooke keeps offering money to Quinn. He even went out of his way to send her Visa Gift cards, which was my first Ick from him. She never asked for the money yet he took the pity on her and send her money. After what? Their third facechat call. And then he goes to view a Condo he wants to buy her without telling her. Ick 2#.
His sister made a comment that she is glad that Quinn isn't after his money, yet he was constantly throwing his money into Quinn's face. Make it make sense.
At the end they randomly get married, which is not uncommon with short romance books, but doesn't mean it's good. Would have wished if they didn't get married, instead actually took the time to get to know each other.
One last comment. Based on the pop references we see here and there in the book, Quinn being so unknowingledged on British Lingo is so weird to me. There is no specific timeline but we can figure out that the Internet is more or less mainstream.
Her not knowing words like Telly was so weird to me. It's like the author tried their hardest to prove that Quinn and Cooke are so different because of their lingo.
Overall there was so much potential with this type of plot, but it wasn't well executed, which is a pity because I love these type of trope. I think if the book was given another 200 pages more we could have seen much more of Cooke and Quinn's character.
I wish we could have seen them grown but alas. That's what we got.
If you get to here, thank you for reading my rant.
Happy Reading (or not)
Sorry for the harshness of my review but this was not what I expected.
I certainly wasn't impressed by the book.
This will be a spoiler heavy review, so heads up!
Oh boy where to start, first of all I thought it would be a relatable book with Quinn being a plus sized art student, like me but wow. This was just a big pity party of her life being the worst. Starting with people being completely assholes constantly, with none of her friends really ever stepping up for her.
Don't get me wrong her friends are fine, but I did not like any of them really. Aside from Robbi. She was the only character that made sense to me in this book. She was the only one who stood up for Quinn.
Quinn's best friend, Taylor, I really didn't enjoy her character, they get into this huge fight and they end up ghosting each other for a long time until they finally get back and somehow make up. No grovelling on Taylor's part really. Her other roommates are barely relevant. I had hoped to see more female friendship bonding but it all kind it was pretty much non existent.
But back to the Pity party. Quinn might have one of the worst lucks I have seen in a contemporary romance book, each time she got something nice, something bad has to happen.
New job? Boss makes inconsidered comment about her weight.
Basement room she is content with? Gets flooded and she has to evict into another room.
Gets a new vespa? Immediate run off the road
And the list goes on, this was some Y/N level of bad luck. At some point you highkey get tired of it. There is only so much sob story one can take before it's just too forced.
Quinn's character in this book was also all over the place. Her being an art student didn't reflect on her character at all, the only time we get reminded that she is an art student is when she attends her classes or when the basement flooded and ruined her art supplies. I feel like her being an art student was just an add on to make her seem more quirky and more funky.
Like I said before I expected her to be relatable to me, but it all just falls into this narrative of "I'm fat so I can have nothing nice in life" this narrative is toxic, and I have experienced this myself when I was younger (I'm Quinn's age atm). This type of behaviour is destructive and it's close to what we call Pick me nowadays.
Any time Quinn would talk it would be about her bring undesirable to men or that she fat.
Her being a plus sized character is also only known when she either pities herself for her size or if someone fatshames her. For most part you would even forget that she is plus sized.
Now to the things that truly bothered me in this book.
The men in this story were all so flat and so in love with Quinn?? For someone who is constantly talking about how men will never love someone her size , she has a lot of different guys pinning after her.
Most of the crushes are so random and some are so weird, like the police officer lowkey hinting that he is interested in her.
The men in this book were just used as a device to "proof" that Quinn is more desirable than she thinks.
Now to our main boy, Cooke. He might be the worse written love interest I have come across. They barely talk to each other during the scenes they call and suddenly he is head over heels for her? Goes to the length of being super possessive over her when she hangs out with other guys.
Like bro you have barely met her.
From the interactions we see between them, I doubt Cooke could even evaluate Quinn's personality (which is also lacking btw). But yeah make it believable that he is so in love with her. A random he met on FaceChat.
Their fight about the other girl that was with Cooke when they facetimed was also never addressed, just put aside because of his injury. Truly there was not an ounce of chemistry between them, even Quinn's view on Cooke was that he is a hot rugby player with tattoos. No input on his personality, his interest. Heck I doubt they even know each others favourite colours.
Throughout the story Cooke keeps offering money to Quinn. He even went out of his way to send her Visa Gift cards, which was my first Ick from him. She never asked for the money yet he took the pity on her and send her money. After what? Their third facechat call. And then he goes to view a Condo he wants to buy her without telling her. Ick 2#.
His sister made a comment that she is glad that Quinn isn't after his money, yet he was constantly throwing his money into Quinn's face. Make it make sense.
At the end they randomly get married, which is not uncommon with short romance books, but doesn't mean it's good. Would have wished if they didn't get married, instead actually took the time to get to know each other.
One last comment. Based on the pop references we see here and there in the book, Quinn being so unknowingledged on British Lingo is so weird to me. There is no specific timeline but we can figure out that the Internet is more or less mainstream.
Her not knowing words like Telly was so weird to me. It's like the author tried their hardest to prove that Quinn and Cooke are so different because of their lingo.
Overall there was so much potential with this type of plot, but it wasn't well executed, which is a pity because I love these type of trope. I think if the book was given another 200 pages more we could have seen much more of Cooke and Quinn's character.
I wish we could have seen them grown but alas. That's what we got.
If you get to here, thank you for reading my rant.
Happy Reading (or not)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 13, 2020
Best Rom-Com Ever!
Hands down one of the best rom-com story I have ever read! This is Hollywood is a good material for movie or Hallmark Romance Series. Cooke and Quinn are a love team to beat. Made me giggle and laugh like crazy by myself, what a splendid thing to read at the very sad pandemic situation. Love it, love it, love it!
Hands down one of the best rom-com story I have ever read! This is Hollywood is a good material for movie or Hallmark Romance Series. Cooke and Quinn are a love team to beat. Made me giggle and laugh like crazy by myself, what a splendid thing to read at the very sad pandemic situation. Love it, love it, love it!
January 3, 2020
Nonsense
Good premise but poor execution. There is no buildup between the characters.The authors words make Quinn seem too young for Cooke.
Good premise but poor execution. There is no buildup between the characters.The authors words make Quinn seem too young for Cooke.
March 18, 2023
At like 30%(?)—I’m writing this as I go but the idea is so far fetched. Even for fiction! A famous rugby player from ANOTHER COUNTRY mis-calls (FaceTime) a student in freaking Iowa…while she’s sleeping—and she picks ups while she’s half-asleep. A number she doesn’t recognize FaceTimes her while she’s sleeping. And she picks up. I—
I have read more bizarre scenarios but on those books, the author’s know that it’s bizarre so they don’t try too hard to make realistic. They keep it cheeky. But here, the author is trying to be too realistic with an idea that next to impossible.
Anyway, the heroine seems like a pick me or plays victim too much. I hate those types. She villainies roommates over nothing like if one of roommate is giving non answers or being sarcastic, the heroine would make comments “ooh xxx is moody today” and it comes off as very passive aggressive. People are allowed to have bad days.
Also, so far, Kara is not that bad. She’s the resident mean girl and I’m not defending Kara. But the heroine is also an aggressor. Like there was one incident when they watching the hero’s rugby game in a bar and heroine gets up from her seat and goes to get bear. Kara comes and sits one the seat. The heroine sees and decides, she doesn’t want engage with Kara and choose to sit near the bar. So her roommates are like, “hey, don’t hog the beer’. To which, the heroine makes a passive aggressive comment like “well if someone didn’t take the seat then I wouldn’t be hogging the beer”.. after which everyone laughs and So Kara says “she’s such a bitch”
like GIRL!!
Kara came, she saw an empty seat so she sat. YOU, Ms. All mighty-tightly, didn’t want to tell her that she was on your seat! And you wanna call Kara a mean girl??? Kara was rightfully calling you a bitch Cx that was a bitch move.
If she confronted kara and kara was mean, it wouldn’t have been a problem but in this situation, it was the heroine’s fault but somehow, she still came out is victim.
Anyway, I hope her character gets better Cx Ms. Passive aggressive mam is rubbing me the wrong way.
At 23%(?)-this are arbitrary numbers, I’m not reading this on kindle.
She got a job as a bartender…don’t you need a license to be a bartender but you know what we’ll ignore that Cx fiction. BUT she has No bartending experience, no waitressing experience, not even experience in working in food service—SHE HAS NO JOB EXPERIENCE but she. Still. Gets. The. Job. Cx she’s the heroine. I—🫡
I know I not making any comments about the hero and that’s because he’s pretty non existent BUT then he made the “You’re not like other girls” and that shit sent me!!! What did I say about the heroine being a pick me! I know this is going downhill from her but I enjoy cringe so we will move forward.
@ 88%(?)- so it DID get better. The pick me energy was toned down by a lot. I liked when they finally meet. Also very guy she ever meets falls for her but I like OM drama Cx there’s some delicious jealousy scenes. But when Cooke fucked up. I finally learned their names.
And he didn’t grovel. I get that he’s injured but why couldn’t he reply to her messages. When she was making an effort to reach out to him, platonically, why could he reply like “great you moved out and got your own place”? He didn’t have to talk about his injury. He could have been nice. But no. Men and their ego. Hate that she forgave him so easily. Hate that she texted first after how much of an ass he was.
Then it got worse. He became this cranky little man after his injury. But then it got better because he apologized and it was romantic. But I hated that the little spinster’s daughter was never mentioned (don’t worry it wasn’t cheating but it wasn’t clear if they kissed or not, she got handsy with Cooke and the heroine witnessed it on FaceTime and Cooke dismissed the heroine as “just a mate. After he put the phone down and heroine thought they were kissing). I would have made him grovel his ass of but heroine had insecurities so I understood that she’s let it go.
@ 100%
Okay. Finally done. It was a good book. Entertaining. I loved Coke’s possessiveness but that’s also that’s to his personality. I would have liked more from his POV. We get a paragraph from his POV in the beginning and a short chapter at the end. So we never learn about his character other than his possessive of Quinn. I liked all the side character. They made the story 10 times better which is why I’m not giving this a 2 star. I also would have loved an extended epilogue with them after they get married and maybe kids but it’s was a good HFN type ending.
I’ll re read this when I’m the mood for a good cringe.
I have read more bizarre scenarios but on those books, the author’s know that it’s bizarre so they don’t try too hard to make realistic. They keep it cheeky. But here, the author is trying to be too realistic with an idea that next to impossible.
Anyway, the heroine seems like a pick me or plays victim too much. I hate those types. She villainies roommates over nothing like if one of roommate is giving non answers or being sarcastic, the heroine would make comments “ooh xxx is moody today” and it comes off as very passive aggressive. People are allowed to have bad days.
Also, so far, Kara is not that bad. She’s the resident mean girl and I’m not defending Kara. But the heroine is also an aggressor. Like there was one incident when they watching the hero’s rugby game in a bar and heroine gets up from her seat and goes to get bear. Kara comes and sits one the seat. The heroine sees and decides, she doesn’t want engage with Kara and choose to sit near the bar. So her roommates are like, “hey, don’t hog the beer’. To which, the heroine makes a passive aggressive comment like “well if someone didn’t take the seat then I wouldn’t be hogging the beer”.. after which everyone laughs and So Kara says “she’s such a bitch”
like GIRL!!
Kara came, she saw an empty seat so she sat. YOU, Ms. All mighty-tightly, didn’t want to tell her that she was on your seat! And you wanna call Kara a mean girl??? Kara was rightfully calling you a bitch Cx that was a bitch move.
If she confronted kara and kara was mean, it wouldn’t have been a problem but in this situation, it was the heroine’s fault but somehow, she still came out is victim.
Anyway, I hope her character gets better Cx Ms. Passive aggressive mam is rubbing me the wrong way.
At 23%(?)-this are arbitrary numbers, I’m not reading this on kindle.
She got a job as a bartender…don’t you need a license to be a bartender but you know what we’ll ignore that Cx fiction. BUT she has No bartending experience, no waitressing experience, not even experience in working in food service—SHE HAS NO JOB EXPERIENCE but she. Still. Gets. The. Job. Cx she’s the heroine. I—🫡
I know I not making any comments about the hero and that’s because he’s pretty non existent BUT then he made the “You’re not like other girls” and that shit sent me!!! What did I say about the heroine being a pick me! I know this is going downhill from her but I enjoy cringe so we will move forward.
@ 88%(?)- so it DID get better. The pick me energy was toned down by a lot. I liked when they finally meet. Also very guy she ever meets falls for her but I like OM drama Cx there’s some delicious jealousy scenes. But when Cooke fucked up. I finally learned their names.
And he didn’t grovel. I get that he’s injured but why couldn’t he reply to her messages. When she was making an effort to reach out to him, platonically, why could he reply like “great you moved out and got your own place”? He didn’t have to talk about his injury. He could have been nice. But no. Men and their ego. Hate that she forgave him so easily. Hate that she texted first after how much of an ass he was.
Then it got worse. He became this cranky little man after his injury. But then it got better because he apologized and it was romantic. But I hated that the little spinster’s daughter was never mentioned (don’t worry it wasn’t cheating but it wasn’t clear if they kissed or not, she got handsy with Cooke and the heroine witnessed it on FaceTime and Cooke dismissed the heroine as “just a mate. After he put the phone down and heroine thought they were kissing). I would have made him grovel his ass of but heroine had insecurities so I understood that she’s let it go.
@ 100%
Okay. Finally done. It was a good book. Entertaining. I loved Coke’s possessiveness but that’s also that’s to his personality. I would have liked more from his POV. We get a paragraph from his POV in the beginning and a short chapter at the end. So we never learn about his character other than his possessive of Quinn. I liked all the side character. They made the story 10 times better which is why I’m not giving this a 2 star. I also would have loved an extended epilogue with them after they get married and maybe kids but it’s was a good HFN type ending.
I’ll re read this when I’m the mood for a good cringe.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 21, 2024
The MFC is five-foot-five Quinn Maxwell. Quinn attends Iowa State University (ISU), and is an Art Education major. She lives in the dank and dim basement of a house with five other women. She only knows one of the women and even then, not that well. Quinn isn’t great at bonding with others due to her shyness and insecurities. She has body issues: her dad calls her “chunky monkey” and her brothers “Thunder Thighs”. As a poor student, she can only afford foods rich in carbohydrates and her body is reflective of her food choices: doughy.
The MMC is Cooke Thompson. He is British, big, blonde, and tanned with light, almost golden-coloured eyes. Cooke is a rugby star, captain and number 10 (fly-half) playing professionally for England.
One day, Quinn is woken up by a FaceChat in the middle of the night (thus the title “Bedhead”). On answering the call, she finds two “beyond gorgeous” shirtless men filling her screen, speaking with British accents. They were trying to reach their old mate Maxwell Quinn, and they’d Googled the number, obviously getting the Christian and surnames mixed up.
Quinn is particularly smitten with the first guy, the hottest man she’s ever seen: a blonde, tattooed god. She doesn’t expect to hear from him again but is beyond happy to get yet another call from the beautiful man with a big toothy smile and who calls her “Love”.
I enjoyed the first part of the book but not the rest of it. There were no new ideas introduced, just repetition of the same old things. I found Quinn’s cluelessness starting to grate on my nerves. How can someone not know British English? There was nothing that difficult e.g. telly = television. Also, Quinn putting herself down all the time and refusing to believe that men could like her because she's fat, was aggravating. Then there was Quinn’s drama about accepting Cooke’s gifts of money. May be that was his love language. The biggest qualm I had about the latter half of the book, however, was the pool scene when Cooke asked Quinn to float in the pool naked. It just gave me the creeps. Perhaps it was because as the story went on, Quinn seemed more than just innocent and naïve, more like she was intellectually disabled. She would just agree when someone said something she didn’t understand and snort a lot.
This story had all the potential of being a great cute-meet but fell seriously short.
I loved the narration by Chloe Cannon. Her portrayal of Quinn was perfect.
I like a man with a plan 😊:
The MMC is Cooke Thompson. He is British, big, blonde, and tanned with light, almost golden-coloured eyes. Cooke is a rugby star, captain and number 10 (fly-half) playing professionally for England.
One day, Quinn is woken up by a FaceChat in the middle of the night (thus the title “Bedhead”). On answering the call, she finds two “beyond gorgeous” shirtless men filling her screen, speaking with British accents. They were trying to reach their old mate Maxwell Quinn, and they’d Googled the number, obviously getting the Christian and surnames mixed up.
Quinn is particularly smitten with the first guy, the hottest man she’s ever seen: a blonde, tattooed god. She doesn’t expect to hear from him again but is beyond happy to get yet another call from the beautiful man with a big toothy smile and who calls her “Love”.
I enjoyed the first part of the book but not the rest of it. There were no new ideas introduced, just repetition of the same old things. I found Quinn’s cluelessness starting to grate on my nerves. How can someone not know British English? There was nothing that difficult e.g. telly = television. Also, Quinn putting herself down all the time and refusing to believe that men could like her because she's fat, was aggravating. Then there was Quinn’s drama about accepting Cooke’s gifts of money. May be that was his love language. The biggest qualm I had about the latter half of the book, however, was the pool scene when Cooke asked Quinn to float in the pool naked. It just gave me the creeps. Perhaps it was because as the story went on, Quinn seemed more than just innocent and naïve, more like she was intellectually disabled. She would just agree when someone said something she didn’t understand and snort a lot.
This story had all the potential of being a great cute-meet but fell seriously short.
I loved the narration by Chloe Cannon. Her portrayal of Quinn was perfect.
I like a man with a plan 😊:
October 10, 2020
Love me some Cooke 🥰
I love watching a good rom-com movie, but I'm really starting to love even more reading them. It's too bad that Quinn was so self-deprecating. She's everything I would normally enjoy about a female lead, but she really has a problem with something almost like sabotaging herself of happiness. Lots of things go wrong for this girl, so she's had to overcome a lot, but I kept thinking come on and get it together. I wanted her to find that inner strength and confidence to just take what life has to offer and enjoy it - don't question it. Now Cooke is a different story and is very much the confident, takes what he wants kind of guy. Opposites definitely attracted in this one.
The story is told in Quinn's POV and while I enjoyed hearing her thoughts and the witty inner dialogue she has with herself, sometimes I wanted those inner thoughts to manifest. Kind of goes back to my first point about her lack of confidence. And why no more than one chapter in Cooke's POV? I would've loved to hear more from him.
And with that, more sexy times please! Just when I thought ok this is it, now we're getting somewhere, the story kind of left me hanging. Quinn and Cooke could've been combustible, but it came off as more of a simmer. The buildup took me there while they did all the getting to know you activities, but fell flat in the bedroom department.
With so many extra characters sprinkled throughout, there's no doubt more stories can be told. Not sure I'll be reading them for the other characters or just to check in with Quinn and Cooke. It would be fantastic if they got a short story to tie things up of their own. This story moved way too fast by the end.
Maybe I was too critical of this rom-com, but I still really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend.
I love watching a good rom-com movie, but I'm really starting to love even more reading them. It's too bad that Quinn was so self-deprecating. She's everything I would normally enjoy about a female lead, but she really has a problem with something almost like sabotaging herself of happiness. Lots of things go wrong for this girl, so she's had to overcome a lot, but I kept thinking come on and get it together. I wanted her to find that inner strength and confidence to just take what life has to offer and enjoy it - don't question it. Now Cooke is a different story and is very much the confident, takes what he wants kind of guy. Opposites definitely attracted in this one.
The story is told in Quinn's POV and while I enjoyed hearing her thoughts and the witty inner dialogue she has with herself, sometimes I wanted those inner thoughts to manifest. Kind of goes back to my first point about her lack of confidence. And why no more than one chapter in Cooke's POV? I would've loved to hear more from him.
And with that, more sexy times please! Just when I thought ok this is it, now we're getting somewhere, the story kind of left me hanging. Quinn and Cooke could've been combustible, but it came off as more of a simmer. The buildup took me there while they did all the getting to know you activities, but fell flat in the bedroom department.
With so many extra characters sprinkled throughout, there's no doubt more stories can be told. Not sure I'll be reading them for the other characters or just to check in with Quinn and Cooke. It would be fantastic if they got a short story to tie things up of their own. This story moved way too fast by the end.
Maybe I was too critical of this rom-com, but I still really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend.
June 28, 2021
First, I just read all of Kayt Miller's Bedhead series. It comprises three main stories and a short final story, an epilogue of sorts. So, first about the series. I thought when this series started each of the Beedle Babes (Quinn, Patsy, Susanna, Kat, Robbi, and Lindsay) and Quinn's best friend, Taylor, would each get their own story and that there may be stories for new friends Gage, Dan, Bull, Luke, and Ian (or even some of the stories intermixing the men and women). No... We only get stories for Quinn (Bedhead), Taylor (Redhead), and Gage (Deadhead). The other characters are mentioned here and there so we kind of get updates, but not really.
That being said, this is the story of Quinn & Cooke.
Quinn Maxwell is a college student in Iowa. She's happy with who she is, but insecure because of her size 16 body. She crushes on guys, but doesn't see herself as someone men want to date, let alone settle down with. One very early morning, Quinn gets a FaceChat call. The wrong number wakens her to two great looking men -- shirtless -- seeking their friend Maxwell Quinn. In her mind, Quinn labels one "her future husband." When they realize their mistake, they hang up. The next very early morning, "future husband" guy, Cooke, calls back to apologize. Thus starts their relationship.
Cooke is a professional rugby player. He lives and plays for a team in England. After the initial calls, he and Quinn start texting and "FaceChatting" frequently, becoming friends.
Will Quinn and Cooke overcome the physical distance between them? Will Quinn overcome her insecurities to see she is someone men could (and do!) love?
Along the way, we meet Quinn's roommates, the Beedle Babes (Patsy, Susanna, Kat, Robbi, and Lindsay) and Taylor, Quinn's best friend since childhood. We also meet Ian, Cooke's teammate; Gage, a local police officer; Luke, Quinn's bar owner boss; college rugby player Bull; and his friend Dan.
Though we get a few snippets of Cooke's thoughts, the story is told from Quinn's point of view.
I really enjoyed this book -- 3.5, rounded to 4. I loved the humor. I loved the fact that we get to see Quinn change from someone who kind of goes along to someone who stands up for herself. Though she retains some insecurities, she stands up for herself, speaks her mind, and goes for what she wants -- and she gets it.
That being said, this is the story of Quinn & Cooke.
Quinn Maxwell is a college student in Iowa. She's happy with who she is, but insecure because of her size 16 body. She crushes on guys, but doesn't see herself as someone men want to date, let alone settle down with. One very early morning, Quinn gets a FaceChat call. The wrong number wakens her to two great looking men -- shirtless -- seeking their friend Maxwell Quinn. In her mind, Quinn labels one "her future husband." When they realize their mistake, they hang up. The next very early morning, "future husband" guy, Cooke, calls back to apologize. Thus starts their relationship.
Cooke is a professional rugby player. He lives and plays for a team in England. After the initial calls, he and Quinn start texting and "FaceChatting" frequently, becoming friends.
Will Quinn and Cooke overcome the physical distance between them? Will Quinn overcome her insecurities to see she is someone men could (and do!) love?
Along the way, we meet Quinn's roommates, the Beedle Babes (Patsy, Susanna, Kat, Robbi, and Lindsay) and Taylor, Quinn's best friend since childhood. We also meet Ian, Cooke's teammate; Gage, a local police officer; Luke, Quinn's bar owner boss; college rugby player Bull; and his friend Dan.
Though we get a few snippets of Cooke's thoughts, the story is told from Quinn's point of view.
I really enjoyed this book -- 3.5, rounded to 4. I loved the humor. I loved the fact that we get to see Quinn change from someone who kind of goes along to someone who stands up for herself. Though she retains some insecurities, she stands up for herself, speaks her mind, and goes for what she wants -- and she gets it.
June 17, 2020
Quinn is a curvy woman who has frequent reminders from others of her size driving overwhelming self doubt and insecurity. She is constantly drawn to unrequited love as she doesn't believe those that tell her she is beautiful. By chance she meet the very hot British rugby player, Cooke who sweeps her off her feet. But the real story is how Quinn finds her voice to stand up for herself. Does she stay invisible or choose to live large!
This is very much Quinn's story, it's even told mainly from her point of view. The hero is a bit of a secondary character since they spend much of the book apart, as he lives in England and communicate via text, phone and video. Quinn endures an inordinate amount of bullying, assaults, accidents and housing dilemmas for one person. It's a bit insane. Each mishap pushes her towards new beliefs about herself. It's a interesting journey of discovery.
I liked what I saw of Cooke. He is hot, charming, sweet and swoony. He has a lot of patience with Quinn who can be immature. I missed his POV. It was there a couple times to drive the romantic component of the story but we don't get to experience their relationship in depth. I also wanted to know more of his story and perspective. The epilogue doesn't give too many details of where their relationship goes. I am assuming those are to come in the next book.
I enjoyed this story. I liked Quinn and Cooke. I was definitely rooting for them and glad they found an HEA!
This is very much Quinn's story, it's even told mainly from her point of view. The hero is a bit of a secondary character since they spend much of the book apart, as he lives in England and communicate via text, phone and video. Quinn endures an inordinate amount of bullying, assaults, accidents and housing dilemmas for one person. It's a bit insane. Each mishap pushes her towards new beliefs about herself. It's a interesting journey of discovery.
I liked what I saw of Cooke. He is hot, charming, sweet and swoony. He has a lot of patience with Quinn who can be immature. I missed his POV. It was there a couple times to drive the romantic component of the story but we don't get to experience their relationship in depth. I also wanted to know more of his story and perspective. The epilogue doesn't give too many details of where their relationship goes. I am assuming those are to come in the next book.
I enjoyed this story. I liked Quinn and Cooke. I was definitely rooting for them and glad they found an HEA!
July 13, 2020
Bedhead is the first book I have read from this author and it was cute. I definitely want to read more about Quinn and her friends.
Quinn is woken up during the night to a wrong FaceChat call not meant for her. On the video call screen is someone Quinn would never expect to talk to her but he does call her back...more than once. He's in England and she's in Iowa so there's no pressure to be 'on' with this guy. It turns out her late-night caller is a professional rugby star and one who is downright sweet, Cooke Thompson.
Quinn has insecurities about her size thanks to teasing while growing up and even today as a 21-year-old adult. She does internalize all of it and every word people say. That part can get a little annoying when she immediately wants to cut people off - especially Cooke - even if she misinterprets what they are saying. She's too used to comments always being a jab at her that's it has become a default action.
I do wish we had more of Cooke's perspective. We got a little bit of it but I had hoped he would have explained more about the formal event he attended and his thoughts on that. I did like that Quinn seemed to become more confident in herself and not take comments lying down.
Quinn is woken up during the night to a wrong FaceChat call not meant for her. On the video call screen is someone Quinn would never expect to talk to her but he does call her back...more than once. He's in England and she's in Iowa so there's no pressure to be 'on' with this guy. It turns out her late-night caller is a professional rugby star and one who is downright sweet, Cooke Thompson.
Quinn has insecurities about her size thanks to teasing while growing up and even today as a 21-year-old adult. She does internalize all of it and every word people say. That part can get a little annoying when she immediately wants to cut people off - especially Cooke - even if she misinterprets what they are saying. She's too used to comments always being a jab at her that's it has become a default action.
I do wish we had more of Cooke's perspective. We got a little bit of it but I had hoped he would have explained more about the formal event he attended and his thoughts on that. I did like that Quinn seemed to become more confident in herself and not take comments lying down.
November 1, 2019
Kayt Miller is a new to me author, and Bedhead was a read that I really enjoyed. It's the story of Quinn Maxwell, a girl who was quirky & lovable, especially her no filter, which I loved. She gets a facetime call in the middle of the night by some very sexy dudes who were looking for Maxwell Quinn, but obviously, they mixed it up. They all finally realize that it's the wrong person they rang, and so Quinn goes on with her life, though she really thought one of the dudes, Cooke, was hot, but figured he was way out of her league. However, fate has a different plan when Cooke calls her again to introduce himself, and they start out on an online journey with calls & texts thrown in, that I loved. This story was sweet, with a bit of push & pull, and some twists & turns to round it out. I think my favorite thing was Quinn is not the typical heroine, as she was plus sized, but she didn't let that keep her from life, and marching to the beat of her own drummer. So, do Quinn & Cooke move on from online friends to something more?! Hit that one click button to find out! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
November 3, 2019
Review by: Jennifer
(4 stars)
It all starts with a wrong number, a face time call in the middle of the night, a hot guy on the screen and Quinn looking like she had just been woken up at three in the morning... which she had. When Cooke calls the very next day to apologize, Quinn realizes that nope, she wasn't dreaming, Cooke is super hot; which in Quinn's world means he would not be interested in her. Striking up a friendship over the phone with Cooke gives Quinn a person that she can talk to, someone that she can confide in when her world seems to be going to poo around her. What will it take for Quinn to understand that maybe, just maybe, Cooke really is into her as more than just a friend?
This turned out to be a really good read. At first I was a bit nervous and unsure of where this story was heading, there was so much drama coming from a lot of different directions. The author was very clever in how she wrote this, it was not one of those stories you could see the outcome and pretty much knew it from the first page. I give this 4 stars and this is not the last I read from this author.
(4 stars)
It all starts with a wrong number, a face time call in the middle of the night, a hot guy on the screen and Quinn looking like she had just been woken up at three in the morning... which she had. When Cooke calls the very next day to apologize, Quinn realizes that nope, she wasn't dreaming, Cooke is super hot; which in Quinn's world means he would not be interested in her. Striking up a friendship over the phone with Cooke gives Quinn a person that she can talk to, someone that she can confide in when her world seems to be going to poo around her. What will it take for Quinn to understand that maybe, just maybe, Cooke really is into her as more than just a friend?
This turned out to be a really good read. At first I was a bit nervous and unsure of where this story was heading, there was so much drama coming from a lot of different directions. The author was very clever in how she wrote this, it was not one of those stories you could see the outcome and pretty much knew it from the first page. I give this 4 stars and this is not the last I read from this author.
May 31, 2020
This was pretty cute and a nice read for a cold Sunday afternoon. I do appreciate when I read a plus size heroine written by a plus size author. Her experience rings far more authentic than when written by a skinny author. Like the similarly setup Melt for You, this one features a rugby player hero and a heroine with low self esteem for a variety of reasons, but mostly because of how she’s treated because of her weight. It’s easy to tell which one was written by a plus size author and which one was not.
That being said, this one has a very Cinderella insta-love plot. The heroine is hopelessly naive; I mean it’s New Adult but still. She never gives up, but sometimes it seems like her bad luck is just too much. The pacing is a little all over the place too.
I would probably read more by this author.
That being said, this one has a very Cinderella insta-love plot. The heroine is hopelessly naive; I mean it’s New Adult but still. She never gives up, but sometimes it seems like her bad luck is just too much. The pacing is a little all over the place too.
I would probably read more by this author.
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