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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
lighthearted
fast-paced
Hey this was really cute and I could totally imagine it on the Hallmark channel because in theory & in practice it's pretty bonkers but very sweet.
A small town romance w/ an ethical con woman who is on the job and a grumpy autistic librarian raising his younger sister and fending off the local book banners all by himself? Adorable. I love him. He deserves the world.
A small town romance w/ an ethical con woman who is on the job and a grumpy autistic librarian raising his younger sister and fending off the local book banners all by himself? Adorable. I love him. He deserves the world.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
This was an amazing story! I absolutely loved Preston and Harmony together—their chemistry was incredible. The entire story kept me hooked. I especially loved how Preston supported Harmony and appreciated her for who she was and who she was striving to become, just as she did for him. I loved every bit of it!
funny
lighthearted
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
4.5 stars!
I LOVED "My Kind of Trouble" by L. A. Schwartz! I found it to be a breath of fresh air in an otherwise stale reading week. The best part about this book is the chemistry between the main characters, Harmony, a conwoman seeking revenge on the man who wronged her father, and Preston, an autistic librarian living in a small town. They have terrific, palpable chemistry with one another. Despite getting together under not-so-honest circumstances, Harmony and Presron quickly find themselves falling for one another, and the motivations that drove them may be altered with their growing emotions. The representations in this book are off the charts good. Harmony is a loud, confident, interesting fat woman portrayed in an unapolgetic, capable, fierce way. I *loved* her character. Even when she does bad things, she's easy to root for because she's only really after one individual person who wronged her. You never really have a dooubt in your mind that she'll do the right thing. And Preston. Good ol', lovable, wonderful Preston. He's sensitive but straightforward, nerdy but serious. I love him, your honor. Schwartz's depection of autism is realistic and is handled with care and tact. I liked all of the side characters as well. On top of it, this book is *funny.* I laughed so hard while reading this! I also admire and respect the underlying plot about reading and book bans. I love how many of the characters team up to fight the evils of book banning and reading censorship. Please give this book a chance. It's romantic, swoon-worthy, compelling, engaging, and feels lived-in.
Thank you to NetGalley, L.A. Schwartz, and Alcove Press for the complimentary ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.
I LOVED "My Kind of Trouble" by L. A. Schwartz! I found it to be a breath of fresh air in an otherwise stale reading week. The best part about this book is the chemistry between the main characters, Harmony, a conwoman seeking revenge on the man who wronged her father, and Preston, an autistic librarian living in a small town. They have terrific, palpable chemistry with one another. Despite getting together under not-so-honest circumstances, Harmony and Presron quickly find themselves falling for one another, and the motivations that drove them may be altered with their growing emotions. The representations in this book are off the charts good. Harmony is a loud, confident, interesting fat woman portrayed in an unapolgetic, capable, fierce way. I *loved* her character. Even when she does bad things, she's easy to root for because she's only really after one individual person who wronged her. You never really have a dooubt in your mind that she'll do the right thing. And Preston. Good ol', lovable, wonderful Preston. He's sensitive but straightforward, nerdy but serious. I love him, your honor. Schwartz's depection of autism is realistic and is handled with care and tact. I liked all of the side characters as well. On top of it, this book is *funny.* I laughed so hard while reading this! I also admire and respect the underlying plot about reading and book bans. I love how many of the characters team up to fight the evils of book banning and reading censorship. Please give this book a chance. It's romantic, swoon-worthy, compelling, engaging, and feels lived-in.
Thank you to NetGalley, L.A. Schwartz, and Alcove Press for the complimentary ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Homophobia
Moderate: Fatphobia, Violence
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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:
Complicated
This was a fun read filled to the brim with moments that made me swoon from the epic representation. I look forward to checking out other books by the author if they have the same caliber of writing!!
Thank you to NetGalley, the author, & publisher for allowing me early access to read this book!
Thank you to NetGalley, the author, & publisher for allowing me early access to read this book!
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
a contemporary romance with plus size conwoman and an autistic librarian. (18+ scenes)
"Here comes trouble," he muttered.
Apparently not as under his breath as he'd thought, because she sang out, "Reporting for duty!" with a jaunty salute."
romances like that are to die for! harmony hale, our mc, might be controversial but she does what she feels she has to. our love interest, preston jones, is an incredible older brother who is nerdy, loves working as a librarian, and is a strong believer in human rights.
once our main characters start having encounters the plot starts to get good. in the end, it was so entertaining I couldn't put the book down. I'd consider this relationship as a healthy one although she is conning the city, but believe me I haven't read a romance story as good as this one in a while.
this book is perfect for everyone who loves books with plus-size characters, powerful women, nerdy men, and cons. get this book once it comes out and read it PLEASE!
Big thank you to Alcove Press for providing me with an e-arc. This review is voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the book.
"Here comes trouble," he muttered.
Apparently not as under his breath as he'd thought, because she sang out, "Reporting for duty!" with a jaunty salute."
romances like that are to die for! harmony hale, our mc, might be controversial but she does what she feels she has to. our love interest, preston jones, is an incredible older brother who is nerdy, loves working as a librarian, and is a strong believer in human rights.
once our main characters start having encounters the plot starts to get good. in the end, it was so entertaining I couldn't put the book down. I'd consider this relationship as a healthy one although she is conning the city, but believe me I haven't read a romance story as good as this one in a while.
this book is perfect for everyone who loves books with plus-size characters, powerful women, nerdy men, and cons. get this book once it comes out and read it PLEASE!
Big thank you to Alcove Press for providing me with an e-arc. This review is voluntary and contains my honest opinion about the book.
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-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
In "My Kind of Trouble," conwoman Harmony Hale goes to a small California town to track down the businessman/mayor who ripped off her father years earlier. She plans to rally the townspeople into planning a music festival with promises of community-building and money raking, to then back out later and force the mayor to give up his money to save face. Can she get the locals on her side, including the local autistic librarian to loan his land for the fake festival? Will she get her revenge in the end?
I DNF'd this book at the 50% mark. I would've done it sooner, but I wanted to have a little more to base my review off. The FMC, Harmony, is godawful from the start. She's the main character in the story, but she's an antihero-villain, who considers herself a Robin Hood of sorts. She reminds me of Billy McFarland of Fyre Festival fame (The Party that Never Happened), out to rip people off. The author paints Harmony as having good intentions of only taking money away from other con artists, however, she's using two autistic people to get ahead, as well as countless townspeople. Even if these people get paid back in the end, they will have learned they can't trust anyone and feel used/abused/ripped off. If this had been the only time Harmony had ever tried a con, I might've been able to overlook it, but she makes a life doing this and I just couldn't get on board with her as the main character. I couldn't stand to read more to watch her eventual redemption arc. It's a NO for me.
*** I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. ***
I DNF'd this book at the 50% mark. I would've done it sooner, but I wanted to have a little more to base my review off. The FMC, Harmony, is godawful from the start. She's the main character in the story, but she's an antihero-villain, who considers herself a Robin Hood of sorts. She reminds me of Billy McFarland of Fyre Festival fame (The Party that Never Happened), out to rip people off. The author paints Harmony as having good intentions of only taking money away from other con artists, however, she's using two autistic people to get ahead, as well as countless townspeople. Even if these people get paid back in the end, they will have learned they can't trust anyone and feel used/abused/ripped off. If this had been the only time Harmony had ever tried a con, I might've been able to overlook it, but she makes a life doing this and I just couldn't get on board with her as the main character. I couldn't stand to read more to watch her eventual redemption arc. It's a NO for me.
*** I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. ***