Unnecessary Rudeness in the Quest for the Enemies To Lovers trope. I was thrown off by how the main character went from cordial to rude a windbag in about a 5 minute span and he's English which makes it all the more weirdly unrealistic. The constant comparisons to movie stars and action movies was not it for me. James Bond is about as far from hot to me as one can get. I mean Daniel Craig and Pierce Brosnan probably get the DILF pass but it was tooo .... something Just say the guy is an adonis and move on.

On a positive, I do want to book a week long vacation to the island of Maui and decide for myself if Simmer down is an accurate representation of all things tropical.

Plot/Storyline/Themes.
Nikki's inner monologue felt more like a YA train of thought as opposed to the 29 year old FMC and strangled pacing. I found myself losing interest more than once but it's Maui and I wanted that near travel show experience of the island.

Characters: Nikki was a little unbearable at times. Callum won me other by chapter 6. But I refuse to picture him in that splice abomination. Honestly if I think about it Tom Hiddleston, Tom holland, Tom Ellis and even Tom Hardy  would be a better splice than Zac Efron with Michael Fassbender - c'mon. 

Loved the side characters: Tiva, Penelope, FInn even pretentious manbun Matteo Roderick.

Favorite/Curious/Unique Scene::
London town! I loved the change in scenery and pace, a trip over the pond was exactly the boost this book needed.

Favorite/Curious/Unique Quotes:
●Life doesn’t always care what you have planned. Sometimes it pulls the rug out from under you (Nikki on moving to Maui).

Favorite/Curious/Unique Concepts:
●Foodvloggers
●Maui Foodtruck Festival
●ChicTv

These just made me want to google food festivals near me and watch cooking shows

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