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Bass-Ackwards by Eris Adderly

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lifeasjanedoe's review against another edition

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

hwhitty6's review

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5.0

Christina needs a day off, but her boss Bill won't give it to her without getting something in return.

This book reminded me of Ava Guerre's unpublished Mutually Beneficial (RIP)! It had the same 'sexy favors for financial benefit' trope, as well as a particularly grumpy MMC. I loved the setting, and the characters were all really interesting and fun. I really related to Christina as someone who 1) works in an industrial customer service job and 2) has a grandfather who is a hoarder. Both (severely) under-represented tropes were written amazingly! The spice was also spicing, to say the least.

It slowed down a lot in the middle which is why I'm only giving it a 4 star, but overall it's a really good book!

7/24/23 EDIT: I went back and reread this and liked it as much as the first time! By the rules that I govern my rating system, I uped the star rating to 5 ⭐️!

marga62's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

falling_flower's review against another edition

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4.0

Creative story nice

meowrie's review against another edition

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funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

guiltlesspleasures's review against another edition

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challenging medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Listen. If you read the first chapter (no doubt with your mouth agape) and immediately hit “Return to Kindle,” no judgment here. I get it. And even if you keep going, you will definitely feel uncomfortable.

I kept going, because someone whose bookish opinions I trust implicitly recommended it, and… reader, I loved it.

This book will challenge you for sure. “Employee screws employer in exchange for a day off” could have been written in a way that made it disgustingly offensive and misogynistic, but Eris Adderley is a damn decent writer. Her prose is good—spare and understated—and she absolutely justifies the characters’ behaviors. I think the character work was great, actually. It turns in to quite a sweet love story.

It is also insanely hot, of course. INSANELY.

So yeah. I won’t be recommending this to my sister, but I will for sure read it again.