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Sweethand

N.G. Peltier

3.54 AVERAGE

loriva's review against another edition

4.0

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

antagonist's review against another edition

4.0

Cherisse has sworn off guys in the music industry and in general to focus on growing her pastry chef business. She will be the maid of honour at her sister wedding and soon finds out someone she hates is actually the best man. Cherisse and Keiran are always fighting and bickering, but what happens when things turn headed on a rainy night.

As soon as I saw the cover I knew I had to read it, especially since it's not about white people. This is an #ownvoices romance that takes place in Trinidad and Tobago and gives you a glimpse of West Indian culture. I was listening to the audiobook and enjoyed the voice and hearing the accents and common phrases. Hearing the descriptions of the food made me so damn hungry.

As someone who loves enemies to lovers, I was so happy that the characters had great tension and romantic build-up. They were both so willing to grow and try harder and I enjoyed watching them fall in love and try to hide their feelings. All the character were so progressive and I loved the LGBTQIA+ representation and the inclusion of clear consent.

The overall story is fairly simple, believable and straightforward, with a lot of sweet moments, hot smut, character development and yummy food. Kieran is such a brilliant love interest that you can't help but fall in love with. I am just really happy with how everything unfolded and highly recommend picking this book up.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this arc in exchange for an honest review.

elizabeth_usen22's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

hammock_andread's review against another edition

4.0

Island life in Trinidad with Best Man and Maid of Honor hate I mean hate each other for forever but also have crushes on each other at different point in their life. We learn about the music scene from both sides with this story. There is chemistry with these two is hot hot hot! I wanted to see the outfits for this one sooo much!
I can't wait for more of this series!

4 stars
3 steam

Thanks for the ALC

la_xu's review against another edition

3.0

I almost always give 3 ish stars to books where I only like one side of the couple. In this case the award goes to Keiran for carrying this book. I felt like some of Cherisse’s animosity towards him, especially for the first half was so unwarranted. I never understood why she hated him. Keiran teased her but was never rude and when he fell for her he was so sweet, patient, and kind. The entire middle of the novel was fun and sexy. I liked seeing the two of them work together, their chemistry, the angst, etc. i liked their banter in real life and via text. I also liked that they both got to show each other what life was like for each of them and take each other out of their comfort zones. The sexy times were Hot too

lanidacey's review against another edition

5.0

maleek's review

3.5

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

mjohnson_1978's review against another edition

4.5

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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: No

ariesreadtoo's review against another edition

4.0

Sweethand (Island Bites #1) by N.G. Peltier is about pastry chef Cherisse Gooding and music producer Kieran King. Cherisse and Kieran are sworn enemies too bad they’re the maid of honour and best man for Ava (Cherisse lil sis) and Eric (Kieran BFF) upcoming wedding. They’ve been tasked to plan prenuptial events for the bride and groom. Cherisse quickly realizes all that anger towards Kieran is built up sexual attention. Also they work so well together

kefeshe's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

Very cute childhood nemesis to lovers! 🌶️🌶️! Very cute and had me smiling and giggling

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