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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
Book 1 and already hooked
I really enjoyed the first book of this series: Modern romance of very successful black people and I loved it. Although this series is about The Pleasants, a family who has found generational success in ranching and hospitality, it was refreshing to read about the love interest (Evie) a well-known celebrity chef falling for a her high school crush, Zach Pleasant. I did wish the pace was a bit quicker but this is a story of Evie losing her memory and we’re along for the ride. So many jokes. Quick fun read with a little bit of spice.
I really enjoyed the first book of this series: Modern romance of very successful black people and I loved it. Although this series is about The Pleasants, a family who has found generational success in ranching and hospitality, it was refreshing to read about the love interest (Evie) a well-known celebrity chef falling for a her high school crush, Zach Pleasant. I did wish the pace was a bit quicker but this is a story of Evie losing her memory and we’re along for the ride. So many jokes. Quick fun read with a little bit of spice.
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I loved how all of the characters in this story really came to life, but the romance felt like a bit of an afterthought. Which is a bummer because Zach Pleasant is such a hot hero. Ultimately, the fmc spends so much of the book in this amnesiac half-life state, the book would have to be much longer or vastly edited to create a deeper love story. The good news is the series is super duper set up now, and I’m really excited to read about the other Pleasant brothers.
emotional
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was not the right book for me. I wasn’t really in the mood for a contemporary but I read it anyway, and that part is on me. Beyond that, the pace felt plodding, and there was such an overwhelming number of side characters with full names and backstories that it was hard to keep track of them all, until I realized that almost none of them were actually relevant and they could be instantly forgotten with no loss. More fundamentally, the mmc was frankly not good enough for the fmc. He took advantage of her compromised cognitive capacity to push for the relationship he wanted, which is super sketchy (and everyone who raised objections was portrayed in the text as controlling and prudish, despite having the right of it, ethically speaking). He was arrogant, pushy, emotionally stingy and immature, and none of that was resolved early enough to be believable to me. By the end of the book he was just beginning his journey to thinking about relationships like a partner instead of a dictator. I could not see what was so compelling about him to the fmc, beyond that he was good looking and had been nearby when she was young and impressionable. He should have been a learning experience that she left in the rearview mirror while she moved on with people who were actually willing to be present in her life.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I love these characters and this family. I will read any book in this universe immediately
I think this story was super cute but also very deep. I could have done with more steam, but I did really enjoy seeing these two people falling for one another. I think their "3rd act breakup" also made so much sense considering all the baggage these two characters had. I hate the way they wrapped up the outside conflict with the chef. It actually infuriated me how much of a throwaway it was. We could have just had Evie get into an accident that led to the coma instead of including this weird subplot.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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
emotional
reflective
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
Hot, as you might expect from Rebekah!!! I love a fairytale retelling and this is an excellent example of a modern update.