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I feel certain that Connor Crais could read my grocery list and make it sound obscene

Things were going pretty well…then they mentioned him standing there in his BLACK BRIEFS before sexy time and I got the ick. Not boxer briefs. Briefs. Not white briefs for a JAW Calvin Klein ad vibe. Black briefs. Then he used the nickname “little menace” multiple times during the spice and my ick got ickier😩

DNF for now. I’m disliking things about it that I don’t think I normally would just because I’m not in the mood for it.
So far:
• very slow burn
• character driven (plot light)
• complete reversal of typical gender traits
• he’s a soft teddy bear, she’s a prickly cactus

Look. This book is pretty good, I’m enjoying it well enough. BUT IT IS TOO FREAKING LONG. This is a ROMCOM not an epic fantasy. Did not realize it was over 500 pages since I got the ebook. I’m ready for it to be over.

Going to set this one aside for now, I have some ARCs I want to get into

Does he get any better? Pretty insufferable.

This story is GRIPPING me

Putting this one on hold because my Libby Butcher and Blackbird is available!

I borrowed this from the library but then my hold for Iron Flame became available so I had to shift my priorities😅
I got halfway through and this one was feeling very 3.5-4 stars. The legally blonde vibes were fun. The MMC was almost over the top perfect. Instalust, hand necklaces, nickname, age gap

The first half felt like a full, premiere to finale, season of Greek (the early 2000s abc show) but rather than Greek life it was hockey and ice skating and and absolutely not one ounce of fade to black🥵
The second half kind of felt like it was what usually would be a sequel for most books.

DNF @ 43%
It took 100 pages for the MCs to even meet or interact, once they did meet and Chris decided NOT to tell Hallie he had seen all her videos it just felt like we were setting them up for their third act break up. If I stick with it, maybe I would’ve been wrong and it would’ve gotten better but it was due back to the library sooo

Maybe I’m just not in the mood for it, but it’s too much. Started good, hot, I was interested. I just can’t believe I still have 200 pages where I might run into the adjective “frothy” again… Can’t do it.

This one just isn’t for me. Wildly unrealistic and I didn’t love any of the characters enough to look past it🤷🏻‍♀️

Admittedly did a hefty bit of skimming

I admittedly did A LOT of skimming because I’m pretty sure this novella wasn’t necessary for the series

Stopping at Chapter 3, would be better read gearing up for the holidays (not after they're over)