Review: The Love Rematch

The Love Rematch by Kay Marie
RATING: 1.5 STARS
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“The Love Rematch” is a bachelorette reality show inspired second chance romance that left me wanting more. Literally.

Of course with reality shows running rampant in the last few years, I was immediately intrigued by the premise and of course off-set romance between the once upon a time lovers but it was difficult to connect with Emily or Jake. Maybe it was just me but I found them to be terribly boring. The side-characters, moreso—the producers, contestants and my girl Sam were far more entertaining.

What’s more—I wasn’t a fan of how the author would weave in details of the past/previous memories in the middle of present tense dialogue. There were a few instances that I had to reread the passage to verify what tense I was in and where the heck I was at. It didn’t flow naturally nor was it consistent. It threw off the pacing and I had difficulty immersing myself into the read because of that.

All in all—predictable storyline, dull characters, odd and confusing pacing, and lack of wow factor to really lock me in.

Review: The Plus One

The Plus One by Mazey Eddings
RATING: 1.5 STARS
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I hate to be the bearer of bad news but “The Plus One” was terribly boring. The only winning factor was the mental health themes that the author touched on but otherwise, the amount of cliches and lack of real chemistry between Jude and Indira didn’t do the book any favors. The history was there but the author failed to execute in making the relationship authentic or believable.

Additionally, the storyline fell flat and was drawn out (basically a whole lot of nothing happened), and the writing style was very repetitive. It didn’t feel like we were moving forward with their story. To be blunt, reading this was a waste of time and if I could go back, I would!

Review: Unfortunately Yours

Unfortunately Yours by Tessa Bailey
RATING: 4.5 STARS
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As Tessa Bailey has always been a hit-or-miss author for me and when it comes to “Unfortunately Yours”—it was an unexpected hit! 

“Unfortunately Yours” is one of the best enemies to lovers marriage of convenience I’ve read in a long time and thus far one of the best rom-coms I have had the pleasure of picking up in 2023.

It had the right amount of banter/cumbacks, extremely likeable and relatable leads, sizzling chemistry between August and Natalie that wasn’t forced/awkward, scenes that had me swooning and fanning myself, laugh out loud moments, and a storyline that was engaging and was able to draw me in.

It’s really hard to explain it but “Unfortunately Yours” was a really fun read and I have to give myself a pat on the back for not picking up “Secretly Yours”. Something tells me it would have been a dub and because of that alone, I wouldn’t have bothered picking up this gem.

All in all, I need a physical copy of “Unfortunately Yours”—STAT!

Review: Highland Wolf

Highland Wolf by Lynsay Sands
RATING: 2 STARS
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"Highland Wolf” just wasn’t my cup of tea. The heroine was some sort of animal whisperer and that was just too improbable for me. Like how is saving animals your only personality trait? There wasn’t anything memorable about her or her dashing lead, Wolf.

The storyline lacked engagement, the side characters were far more interesting, and everything else was dull and boring. I started to skim at least ⅓ through because there was only so much suffering I could subject myself to.