*4.5


So I lied I decided to finish this. Anyways, this book was really really good and really sweet. Usually historical romance over 350 pages intimidate me, and this one I have checked out and returned to the library at least 3 times before actually picking it up. I really enjoyed the characters in here, and the list Callie had was such a fun plot line.


I was a bit annoyed with Callie’s character, but I also understood it. She’s very insecure about herself, and she’s always putting herself down, and it annoyed me in some parts. But I also understand, because I have pretty low self confidence too so I could relate to Callie’s inner turmoil.


The romance was really sweet, and I really liked Grant and Callie’s relationship and dynamic. Callie grew very feminist and bold as the book went out, and seeing her way of articulating this to people was really Interesting. Especially the way she explained this to Grant, and him coming to terms with certain ideas. It felt very realistic. These characters also had really good chemistry, and an instant attraction towards each other. I loved how Sarah MacLean could right instant attraction with a dislike, to friends, to lovers.


And, when I tell you the smut in here went on for pages?! I mean we got a whole chapter (9 or 10 pages I think?!) just dedicated to the goods. A lot of the time romances with smut in it tend to have 2-4 sex scenes ranging from like 4 pages max. The rest of the scenes are mentioned but pretty fade to black. But in here? We get all the details. Nothing is fade to black, or censored, and again, undeniable chemistry.


My rating isn’t 5 stars though because our hero, Grant, is a big asshole a lot of the time, and I didn’t feel comfortable giving him the full 5 stars lol.