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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3,5
Embora tenha adorado os protagonistas, senti que juntos tinham 0 química. O livro está recheado de momentos em que supostamente os dois se aproximam e conhecem melhor e eu não consegui, de todo, sentir isso.
Adorei que o protagonista se dedicasse tanto à cozinha e fazer bolos e sobremesas como forma de organizar a cabeça. Por outro lado, por vezes achei-o completamente imaturo e que lhe faltava uma quantidade astronómica de empatia - como é que ele não se mete no lugar da avó e dos primos e percebe que eles o amam?
Quanto à protagonista gostei que ela fosse atriz e que precisasse de um tempo no fim de ser dispensada de um trabalho para refletir sobre o que queria e encontrar-se a si própria e bla bla bla.
Sinto que estive uma “eternidade” para ler um livro que se lê de uma vez apenas porque não conseguia criar empatia com as personagens, nem as adorava em conjunto. Porém, há partes do livros que adorei imenso e achei original, apenas não foi nada de especial para mim.
Embora tenha adorado os protagonistas, senti que juntos tinham 0 química. O livro está recheado de momentos em que supostamente os dois se aproximam e conhecem melhor e eu não consegui, de todo, sentir isso.
Adorei que o protagonista se dedicasse tanto à cozinha e fazer bolos e sobremesas como forma de organizar a cabeça. Por outro lado, por vezes achei-o completamente imaturo e que lhe faltava uma quantidade astronómica de empatia - como é que ele não se mete no lugar da avó e dos primos e percebe que eles o amam?
Quanto à protagonista gostei que ela fosse atriz e que precisasse de um tempo no fim de ser dispensada de um trabalho para refletir sobre o que queria e encontrar-se a si própria e bla bla bla.
Sinto que estive uma “eternidade” para ler um livro que se lê de uma vez apenas porque não conseguia criar empatia com as personagens, nem as adorava em conjunto. Porém, há partes do livros que adorei imenso e achei original, apenas não foi nada de especial para mim.
emotional
funny
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
3.5 stars! This was cute! Really enjoy the tropes in this book (friends to lovers, recluse hero, celebrity romance) but it was just an okay read. Definitely think it’s a good pick me up if you need a palette cleanser!
Simply delightful! I loved this pure romance story and both characters. It’s lovely and so entertaining, and I realized that I’ve missed this author’s books so much. It’s a story of two famous persons whose career is in peril and how they overcome their situation. And in so doing, find each other and find themselves.
When Luc Osmond was five years old, he told his parents he wanted to fly. One airplane ride didn’t make him happy though, because he wasn’t doing anything, just sitting there. When his father registered him in hockey lessons, that’s when he found his calling. Flying over the ice, playing hockey, planning plays in the ice rink, that’s when he found himself. Unfortunately, at twenty-eight years old, he was forced to retire due to concussion syndrome, and has turned into a grumpy recluse at his grandmother’s estate in Southern California.
“But the sad truth was there was nothing left for me anywhere else. My fiancée was gone, my career was gone, and I was broken. Which meant I was at Rosemont. And, apparently, at my grandmother’s beck and call.”
Emma Maron clawed her way to Hollywood fame, finally landing a prize spot as Princess Anya in the famous Dark Castle series. During the reading of the script for this last season, she has just learned that she’s getting the ax. When she got to her rented house, that she shares with her boyfriend Greg, she found him screwing the maid. So she escaped to Rosemont to hide for a while and deal with the sense of loss and the fear about her future.
“Fame was a weird phenomenon. You chased it, but once you had it, you never felt secure or safe. Paranoia about who was in your life for what reasons, fear that you’d never be good enough, popular enough.”
Pretty soon, Luc and Emma realize that Luc’s grandmother Amalie is playing matchmaker. Luc stubbornly resists falling under Emma’s charms and eventually falls. Emma is so beautiful and sassy and she’s not scared of his grumpiness. She nicknames him Brick, which for some reason delights him, and later also starts calling him honey pie. Luc can’t help but be enchanted and amused by her antics. Pretty soon, the guy who won’t talk much and never smile, starts smiling, joking and laughing. She opened up his heart and he starts dealing with his loss.
“For a year I hadn’t felt a glimmer of sexual need or attraction. Hadn’t even missed it—which was cause for concern as well. But I’d been resigned to my apathetic state. As effectively as sticking a plug into a socket, Emma Maron had shocked my system into wakefulness. And I didn’t like it.”
Luc learned to bake with his grandfather, a very famous pastry chef. At Rosemont, he takes to baking and pretty soon Emma is addicted to his pastries. We see how Luc expresses his love through his cooking and how much Emma appreciates his talents. We get a glimpse at previous book Dear Enemy characters, Macon and Delilah, and see Luc sharing his talents with Delilah during their wedding weekend. I loved this part!
This book was such a perfect romance for me! One character broken, having lost his beloved career, the other character wounded by the loss of a prized role and scared of her future. Together they overcome their insecurities and reinforce each other. They find love in between laughs, endless conversations, quiet moments of rejoicing in each other’s company.
I loved Emma’s character, so sassy and plunky. She was so sweet and considerate, but when Luc got nasty she gave back as good as she got. Her sassiness is what woke him up from his grump and made him start enjoying life again. Enjoying this book made me remember how much I love this author’s stories. For me, they are perfect romances, with delightful characters, a strong story with enough angst and steam, and a heavy dose of sweet. Loved it!
When Luc Osmond was five years old, he told his parents he wanted to fly. One airplane ride didn’t make him happy though, because he wasn’t doing anything, just sitting there. When his father registered him in hockey lessons, that’s when he found his calling. Flying over the ice, playing hockey, planning plays in the ice rink, that’s when he found himself. Unfortunately, at twenty-eight years old, he was forced to retire due to concussion syndrome, and has turned into a grumpy recluse at his grandmother’s estate in Southern California.
“But the sad truth was there was nothing left for me anywhere else. My fiancée was gone, my career was gone, and I was broken. Which meant I was at Rosemont. And, apparently, at my grandmother’s beck and call.”
Emma Maron clawed her way to Hollywood fame, finally landing a prize spot as Princess Anya in the famous Dark Castle series. During the reading of the script for this last season, she has just learned that she’s getting the ax. When she got to her rented house, that she shares with her boyfriend Greg, she found him screwing the maid. So she escaped to Rosemont to hide for a while and deal with the sense of loss and the fear about her future.
“Fame was a weird phenomenon. You chased it, but once you had it, you never felt secure or safe. Paranoia about who was in your life for what reasons, fear that you’d never be good enough, popular enough.”
Pretty soon, Luc and Emma realize that Luc’s grandmother Amalie is playing matchmaker. Luc stubbornly resists falling under Emma’s charms and eventually falls. Emma is so beautiful and sassy and she’s not scared of his grumpiness. She nicknames him Brick, which for some reason delights him, and later also starts calling him honey pie. Luc can’t help but be enchanted and amused by her antics. Pretty soon, the guy who won’t talk much and never smile, starts smiling, joking and laughing. She opened up his heart and he starts dealing with his loss.
“For a year I hadn’t felt a glimmer of sexual need or attraction. Hadn’t even missed it—which was cause for concern as well. But I’d been resigned to my apathetic state. As effectively as sticking a plug into a socket, Emma Maron had shocked my system into wakefulness. And I didn’t like it.”
Luc learned to bake with his grandfather, a very famous pastry chef. At Rosemont, he takes to baking and pretty soon Emma is addicted to his pastries. We see how Luc expresses his love through his cooking and how much Emma appreciates his talents. We get a glimpse at previous book Dear Enemy characters, Macon and Delilah, and see Luc sharing his talents with Delilah during their wedding weekend. I loved this part!
This book was such a perfect romance for me! One character broken, having lost his beloved career, the other character wounded by the loss of a prized role and scared of her future. Together they overcome their insecurities and reinforce each other. They find love in between laughs, endless conversations, quiet moments of rejoicing in each other’s company.
I loved Emma’s character, so sassy and plunky. She was so sweet and considerate, but when Luc got nasty she gave back as good as she got. Her sassiness is what woke him up from his grump and made him start enjoying life again. Enjoying this book made me remember how much I love this author’s stories. For me, they are perfect romances, with delightful characters, a strong story with enough angst and steam, and a heavy dose of sweet. Loved it!
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
This was such an adorable romance. I loved every minute of it. I have to say this book has been on my TBR for a while, ever since I heard it was grumpy/sunshine, a hero who bakes, and forced proximity. I mean ... if you know me those are boxes that I loved being ticked. So I figured I was going to like it but it was so much more adorable than I expected. And swoon-worthy scenes were just *chef’s kiss* pun intended. Ha! And speaking of the food ... did anyone else want to eat everything that Lucian made?? Anyways it was so so cute and I can’t wait to read more from this author.
Ps..if you heard about the stuff surrounding this book I will put in my two cents here and say please show this author your support. She wrote a beautiful book and it deserves all the hype and the love. I was sad to hear that another author seems to have taking quite a few things from this book and copied it. I read some of the other book and in my opinion it’s pretty obvious. And I know some people say romances have the same troupes and although that is true ... there is a difference in troupes being similar and being exactly the same. This is the first time in reading a book where I felt like I was reading the same book. And I read a tone of books and the romance genre is one of my favorites. So lastly, my point in that little rant is to say, please show your support to Kristen Callihan. This book is a gem!
Ps..if you heard about the stuff surrounding this book I will put in my two cents here and say please show this author your support. She wrote a beautiful book and it deserves all the hype and the love. I was sad to hear that another author seems to have taking quite a few things from this book and copied it. I read some of the other book and in my opinion it’s pretty obvious. And I know some people say romances have the same troupes and although that is true ... there is a difference in troupes being similar and being exactly the same. This is the first time in reading a book where I felt like I was reading the same book. And I read a tone of books and the romance genre is one of my favorites. So lastly, my point in that little rant is to say, please show your support to Kristen Callihan. This book is a gem!