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books_and_more_books_byt's review
4.0
The hilarious title of this book starts the story off with me laughing and I continued to until the end. The main characters are exact opposites and their dealings to avoid working together were just too funny. It was a quick and refreshing rom-com with two mischievous grandmothers trying to match their grandchildren together. This is a perfect book if you are looking for something light and hilarious. It kept me laughing the entire time and was very memorable.
lindseysbooknook's review
3.0
Aggie the Horrible vs. Max the Pompus Ass • Lisa Wells
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While Max’s assistant is on maternity leave, his grandmother offers to step in. Well it doesn’t last long before she decides that being his assistant is too much and comes up with a plan, have Max hire her friends granddaughter Aggie, and if they fall in love that would make the two grandmothers overjoyed.
While both Aggie and Max both have their own plan to sabotage the interview they also don’t want to disappoint their own grandmothers, so they have no choice but to work with each other.
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Some parts I really enjoyed in this book but others I felt didn’t keep my attention.
The meddling grandmothers were great and so enjoyable! Aggie while some aspects of her I did enjoy like her no filter and sense of humour, I found her semi relatable in the fact that she wants to find a job she loves but I didn’t like how she was basically living off her grandmother who is working 3 jobs to stay afloat.
Max I enjoyed as a character, he did seem a little stiff in the beginning but softened quickly. The banter between the two was really enjoyable!
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However there were some aspects of the storyline that were introduced and never really talked about but then brought up later on that I would have liked to see how they came about. Also sometimes when both Max and Aggie are together with their grandmothers it can get confusing. I wish there would have been more use of the names instead of just the term grandma, when both were present.
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Thank you to @NetGalley for the eArc in exchange for an honest review. #AggietheHorriblevsMaxthePompousAss #NetGalley
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While Max’s assistant is on maternity leave, his grandmother offers to step in. Well it doesn’t last long before she decides that being his assistant is too much and comes up with a plan, have Max hire her friends granddaughter Aggie, and if they fall in love that would make the two grandmothers overjoyed.
While both Aggie and Max both have their own plan to sabotage the interview they also don’t want to disappoint their own grandmothers, so they have no choice but to work with each other.
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Some parts I really enjoyed in this book but others I felt didn’t keep my attention.
The meddling grandmothers were great and so enjoyable! Aggie while some aspects of her I did enjoy like her no filter and sense of humour, I found her semi relatable in the fact that she wants to find a job she loves but I didn’t like how she was basically living off her grandmother who is working 3 jobs to stay afloat.
Max I enjoyed as a character, he did seem a little stiff in the beginning but softened quickly. The banter between the two was really enjoyable!
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However there were some aspects of the storyline that were introduced and never really talked about but then brought up later on that I would have liked to see how they came about. Also sometimes when both Max and Aggie are together with their grandmothers it can get confusing. I wish there would have been more use of the names instead of just the term grandma, when both were present.
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Thank you to @NetGalley for the eArc in exchange for an honest review. #AggietheHorriblevsMaxthePompousAss #NetGalley
jesseswe's review
4.0
This book reminded me of one of my favorite rom-com books: The Hating Game. I liked the dialogue between the two main characters. But most of all I liked the free spirit Aggie and I liked that how her relationship with Max developed. This is a great summer read and adds it to your reading list.
bookish_kayy's review
3.0
The title of this one grabbed my attention, and honestly, I needed to know how things would turn out for Aggie & Max. I love an enemies to lovers, and add in a workplace romance, some meddling grandmothers and some hijinks(yes, that’s what I said), it really did come together nicely.
There was a lot going on in this one, and the characters didn’t exactly make me want to latch on and be friends, so it isn’t going to rocket to my ‘read again list’ but it didn’t leave me disappointed.
Overall, this was an okay read for me.
There was a lot going on in this one, and the characters didn’t exactly make me want to latch on and be friends, so it isn’t going to rocket to my ‘read again list’ but it didn’t leave me disappointed.
Overall, this was an okay read for me.
raebrock's review
4.0
This book renewed my faith in my ability to find little-known gems by unknown authors on NetGalley. After several DNFs in a row, this was a pleasant surprise. Aggie and Max are both wonderful characters as are their well-intentioned, meddling grandmothers. Enemies to lovers stories are hit or miss for me because too many of them involve the man being, well, a pompous ass. There’s a fine line between charmingly grumpy and a jackass who is just genuinely not a nice person. In this case, both of the characters were very likable and their relationship development was believable. There was only one steamy scene but boy did it deliver! I’m so glad I gave this one a chance.
allysunsun's review
4.0
A quick a cute read. Aggie and Max read as opposites but the more we learn about them the more we find out that they are just playing roles. It was cute to watch the lead up to their relationship and quite funny at times. I wish both of the characters had been a bit flushed out and more pestering Grandma moments would've been enjoyable. Overall a good read and I look forward to reading what Lisa Wells writes next.
Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review!
Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review!
ljrinaldi's review
3.0
First, if you want hot sex, and very hot thoughts about sex, this book has it all in spades.
I'm a little bit of a romance virgin, in that I read those YA romances where characters think about kissing and stuff, and not the size of the guys sexual organ, or the woman's breast.
There is lust in these pages from the first page onward.
Oddly, that is not what bothers me. What bothers me more is the chip on Aggie's shoulder about being from a poor neighborhood. She carries that around with her everywhere, which gets old really fast.
In the meantime, they think of all the things they would do to each other if they weren't working together.
So, if you can get past Aggie thinking bad things about herself, and stay for all the thoughts of lust, and if that is the sort of romance you want, then this is the one for you. Me, I like a much slower burn, where they aren't trying to keep their hands of each other from the moment they meet.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
I'm a little bit of a romance virgin, in that I read those YA romances where characters think about kissing and stuff, and not the size of the guys sexual organ, or the woman's breast.
There is lust in these pages from the first page onward.
Oddly, that is not what bothers me. What bothers me more is the chip on Aggie's shoulder about being from a poor neighborhood. She carries that around with her everywhere, which gets old really fast.
In the meantime, they think of all the things they would do to each other if they weren't working together.
So, if you can get past Aggie thinking bad things about herself, and stay for all the thoughts of lust, and if that is the sort of romance you want, then this is the one for you. Me, I like a much slower burn, where they aren't trying to keep their hands of each other from the moment they meet.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
vilma19's review
2.0
Thanks to Entangled Publishing for providing this ARC via NetGalley in exchange of an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This story fell flat for me, unfortunately. The premise sounded good and I excepted a funny and flirty office romance with a bit of traditional not friends-but getting there-to lovers (so this is not rivals- or enemies to lovers) but in the end it all just felt bland and nothing too special really.
Aggie and Max are supposed to hate each other after that their grandmothers have schemed to have them work together, but it's more insta-lust than anything remotely like hate or dislike. However, they are well-written and Aggie is definitely not boring. She is the comic-relief of the book, sometimes a bit too much though, and I found myself smiling several times throughout the story.
The book was not my cup of tea, at least not now, because it had too many misunderstandings and miscommunication was the key to the disaster (and not just a few times and I absolutely hate the use of that to make things "interesting"). Add everything up and I didn't really feel any interest in the characters or the story as I had hoped.
This story fell flat for me, unfortunately. The premise sounded good and I excepted a funny and flirty office romance with a bit of traditional not friends-but getting there-to lovers (so this is not rivals- or enemies to lovers) but in the end it all just felt bland and nothing too special really.
Aggie and Max are supposed to hate each other after that their grandmothers have schemed to have them work together, but it's more insta-lust than anything remotely like hate or dislike. However, they are well-written and Aggie is definitely not boring. She is the comic-relief of the book, sometimes a bit too much though, and I found myself smiling several times throughout the story.
The book was not my cup of tea, at least not now, because it had too many misunderstandings and miscommunication was the key to the disaster (and not just a few times and I absolutely hate the use of that to make things "interesting"). Add everything up and I didn't really feel any interest in the characters or the story as I had hoped.
storieswithsoul's review
5.0
This is exactly my kind of story; fun characters who annoy each other, romance, tragic families, and a lot of drama. I loved it. It's a cute romcom and I think every fan of the genre would enjoy this book.
Aggie can't hold a job. Max is in need of an instant. Their grandmothers decide to intervene and now the two must work together for the time being. But can they tolerate each other long enough to be able to work? Things are definitely going to get interesting. They have completely different personalities and backgrounds. The only common thing is the attraction they feel for each other.
It's a well-written story that made me smile, laugh, cry, and sometimes feel embarrassed for the characters. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and would recommend it to my fellow reader. If you are someone who loves romance then this books is for you.
P.S. I received a complimentary copy of this book via NetGalley.
Aggie can't hold a job. Max is in need of an instant. Their grandmothers decide to intervene and now the two must work together for the time being. But can they tolerate each other long enough to be able to work? Things are definitely going to get interesting. They have completely different personalities and backgrounds. The only common thing is the attraction they feel for each other.
It's a well-written story that made me smile, laugh, cry, and sometimes feel embarrassed for the characters. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and would recommend it to my fellow reader. If you are someone who loves romance then this books is for you.
P.S. I received a complimentary copy of this book via NetGalley.
saschadarlington's review
3.0
This review first appeared here: https://saschadarlington.me/2021/06/29/review-aggie-the-horrible-vs-max-the-pompous/
Aggie the Horrible vs. Max the Pompous, a rom-com by Lisa Wells, is, for the most part flirty and fun.
In the past year Aggie Johanssen (disregard the name in the blurb as it’s not the same as in the book) has been through more jobs than can be imagined, which makes her Meemaw worry about her. Her Meemaw arranges for her to get an interview with Max Treadwell, who buys and flips properties. Max recognizes that his own grandmother and Aggie’s are up to something, but he agrees to give Aggie an interview to be his temporary assistant until his permanent one returns from maternity leave. He just doesn’t promise to his grandmother that the interview alone won’t make Aggie go screaming out of the building.
Aggie the Horrible vs. Max the Pompous has a lot of promise and manages to come through on a lot of it. Aggie and Max are both fun characters, although Aggie’s obsession with the fact that she comes from the wrong side of the tracks gets old really quickly merely from the fact that it’s mentioned so very often. Her lack of self-esteem, which is sometimes at odds with her confident sauciness, makes her question things that should be self-evident if she thought about them. And, actually that’s one of the bothersome things here because Aggie is smart. A person is not going to offer you a job if they’re just intent on getting rid of you. That doesn’t make sense.
Regardless, I let those things go (evidently mostly) because Aggie the Horrible vs. Max the Pompous did prove to be fun escapist fare. And I let it the little things that didn’t make sense go until the end. I expected a grand gesture but the end fizzled out like a dud firework. But even worse than the fizzling was that sex was pretty much being used as the apology, which is wrong on so many levels after they parted the way they did. Wrong. Just wrong. I thought it demeaning that anyone would think that insulting words and bad behavior could be dismissed by sex–even in a long term relationship that might be pushing it.
Up until the ending, this was a pretty solid, above-average read. The question is: how much emphasis do we put on the end in a rom-com? At the very least, we should come away feeling happy and even the epilogue didn’t get me there. For that reason, that ending dropped a solid point from this rating. Maybe others won’t mind the ending as much as I did.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Aggie the Horrible vs. Max the Pompous, a rom-com by Lisa Wells, is, for the most part flirty and fun.
In the past year Aggie Johanssen (disregard the name in the blurb as it’s not the same as in the book) has been through more jobs than can be imagined, which makes her Meemaw worry about her. Her Meemaw arranges for her to get an interview with Max Treadwell, who buys and flips properties. Max recognizes that his own grandmother and Aggie’s are up to something, but he agrees to give Aggie an interview to be his temporary assistant until his permanent one returns from maternity leave. He just doesn’t promise to his grandmother that the interview alone won’t make Aggie go screaming out of the building.
Aggie the Horrible vs. Max the Pompous has a lot of promise and manages to come through on a lot of it. Aggie and Max are both fun characters, although Aggie’s obsession with the fact that she comes from the wrong side of the tracks gets old really quickly merely from the fact that it’s mentioned so very often. Her lack of self-esteem, which is sometimes at odds with her confident sauciness, makes her question things that should be self-evident if she thought about them. And, actually that’s one of the bothersome things here because Aggie is smart. A person is not going to offer you a job if they’re just intent on getting rid of you. That doesn’t make sense.
Regardless, I let those things go (evidently mostly) because Aggie the Horrible vs. Max the Pompous did prove to be fun escapist fare. And I let it the little things that didn’t make sense go until the end. I expected a grand gesture but the end fizzled out like a dud firework. But even worse than the fizzling was that sex was pretty much being used as the apology, which is wrong on so many levels after they parted the way they did. Wrong. Just wrong. I thought it demeaning that anyone would think that insulting words and bad behavior could be dismissed by sex–even in a long term relationship that might be pushing it.
Up until the ending, this was a pretty solid, above-average read. The question is: how much emphasis do we put on the end in a rom-com? At the very least, we should come away feeling happy and even the epilogue didn’t get me there. For that reason, that ending dropped a solid point from this rating. Maybe others won’t mind the ending as much as I did.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.