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adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, Classism
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment
Minor: Pedophilia
Death of a spouse and drowning are also things that are covered in this.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So I read Four Nights with the Duke first and thought Vander was IT but I was wrong. THORN IS ITTT
This book has so much to love - here’s a list:
Amazing banter
Super competent, loveable heroine with AGENCY for days
Steamy steam
Naughty statuary, books AND letters
Lessons of a sort 😏
A tough-as-nails hero with a SOFT GOOEY MIDDLE
Super interesting side plots
Charming orphans
Meddling mothers
I love how hard the characters worked to try not to fall in love with each other and the chemistry between them was OFF THE CHARTS.
I basically want to bathe in this particular brand of Eloisa James romance. Gimme all of it.
This book has so much to love - here’s a list:
Amazing banter
Super competent, loveable heroine with AGENCY for days
Steamy steam
Naughty statuary, books AND letters
Lessons of a sort 😏
A tough-as-nails hero with a SOFT GOOEY MIDDLE
Super interesting side plots
Charming orphans
Meddling mothers
I love how hard the characters worked to try not to fall in love with each other and the chemistry between them was OFF THE CHARTS.
I basically want to bathe in this particular brand of Eloisa James romance. Gimme all of it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism
Moderate: Violence, Death of parent
Minor: Child death, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I will never be over this book. It is everything I have ever wanted from a Hissy RoNo: hijinx, the best tropes (marriage of convenience! Blackmail! Let’s get it out of our systems!), TENSION, shenanigans, incredibly lovable side characters, an unparalleled level of h o r n iness, BANTER FOR DAYS, so many plot twists, a grump of a hero, an amazing heroine, HORSES…UGH UGH UGH I am absolutely ruined in the best possible way.
My *only* gripe with this book is that this FMC is explicitly plus-sized in the book and Avon Books has once again put a thin model on the cover. The amount of money I would pay to see a plus-sized cover model on a Hissy really knows no bounds. Please publishers - we will buy them. Make your covers match the details of the book!!!
👍🏻RECOMMENDED. I’ll be diving into Eloisa James’s voluminous backlist now. See you on the other side.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Grief
Moderate: Vomit, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse
I could not get past the repetitive writing style and found Crystal to be too juvenile in her view of the world. The premise of this book is exciting but the author needs a stronger edit. Too many adjectives and too much of the word “random” and “literally.” It kept taking me out of the story.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Racism
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Abandonment
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexual content, Grief, Classism
Moderate: Child death, Pregnancy, Alcohol
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
ARC review! Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese
Pub Date: November 22, 2022
Y’all Chloe Liese has done it again. THIS BOOK. We’ve got opposites attract, fake dating, grumpy/sunshine, neurodivergent MCs (autism and anxiety), LGBTQIA+ rep and just heaps and heaps of swoon. Best of all - an MMC who goes to therapy and openly talks about it!! As you know, there is nothing sluttier a man can do than go to therapy.
To top it all off, it’s super funny and when the steam hits it HITS. Jamie is a stern brunch daddy with an excellent *bedside* manner. 😏
I CANNOT get this main couple out of my mind. Allow me to introduce them:
James Benedick Westerberg aka West aka Jamie aka Jame - pediatrician, cat dad, cook, listener and absolute stern brunch daddy for the GODS. A *highly* acceptable blonde man
Beatrice Adelaide Wilmot aka Bea aka BeeBee - e r o t i c artist and creator of Prurient Paper - a line of stationery featuring hidden seggsy pictures, hedgehog mom, twin to Juliet, force of chaos and mega-klutz. A highly relatable heroine.
Jamie and Bea’s friends basically badger them into several failed meet-cutes for the first 15% of this story, and after figuring out they’ve been part of a ruse to get them to date, the couple sets out on a plan to get revenge by pretending to date and break up in a highly dramatic fashion. Of course, these adorable idiots totally fall in love with each other instead. 🥰
This book is Chloe at her finest. It’s soft and sweet and shows the reader so many kinds of family and friend relationships. You simply cannot help but fall for Bea and Jamie and you can’t help but root for them. The thing I love the most about Chloe’s books is that I always feel safe reading them. I know she’s going to show me something heartbreaking from time to time but she will ALWAYS put me back together in the most beautiful way. 🥹
Chloe puts a content note in the beginning of her books so make sure you check that out! This one has a couple of side plots involving abusive family and intimate relationships.
Thank you to @netgalley and @berkley and especially @chloeliese for the advanced reader copy!!
👍🏻RECOMMENDED. This is Chloe at her absolute best. Funny, swoony, sweet, heartfelt and steamy - just a delight of a book! If you like the Bergmans, Bromance Book Club, or the Brown Sisters, you will love this!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Sexual content
Minor: Emotional abuse
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No