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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
When Emma signs up for a dating website and goes to meet up with a date, she’s surprised to mer Marcus who is nothing like the person described on the site. Marcus is likewise surprised when the matchmaker he’s paid to find him a good candidate to marry produces Emma who us very different from his list of requirements. Unbeknownst to them, fate had different plans.
Emma and Marcus are both orphans with different hang ups but both have succeeded at climbing out from their upbringing. Marcus is a very successful hedge fund owner and Emma is a struggling editor who works in a bookshop and has three cats.
This is a fun we read.
Emma and Marcus are both orphans with different hang ups but both have succeeded at climbing out from their upbringing. Marcus is a very successful hedge fund owner and Emma is a struggling editor who works in a bookshop and has three cats.
This is a fun we read.
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
This book caught me by surprise. I really enjoyed it. Who ever thought a hedge fund billionaire would be this passionate? I LOVED the cats!! Their personalities were spot on throughout the story, they felt like secondary characters. Kendall and the grandparents were hilarious. I bust a gut several times while reading their parts. I’m invested and is want to see what happens with this couple. I really like Marcus. He’s hella hot and Kitten really lit into him when she was mad. I love a woman that isn’t a pushover, especially when the Alpha male is used to getting his way. I highly recommend this book. I knew this was a trilogy but was unhappy with the abrupt ending of this story. Sigh now I have to wait....
3.5 Stars
This will serve as a review for the duet as a whole because to be honest this should have never been split into two books. The story is just not that long, complicated, interesting or unique to be spread over two separate books. Was it hot, occasionally fluffy but slightly unhinged? Sure. Do I feel it warranted two books? No. Right off the bat I’ll say that’s my main issue with it.
Except for a few very specific issues which I will mention shortly, this book was ok, good-ish even but not something I’d urge anyone to grab. There’s better things out there, move it along I’d say.
Anyway, now we get to the issues:
• Marcus was wayyyy too pushy and to be honest kinda crazy. He singlehandedly decided that she’s gonna be his, move in with him within a month, and marry him ASAP.. oh and have his babies the sooner the better. I find myself saying this once again in a review, but if he wasn’t a good looking billionaire he’d be a creepy stalker with a restraining order. Anyway, by the end I stopped caring because I was buying what he was selling, although my rational side was screaming at me to wake up.
• Every two sentences Marcus kept going on and on about how he was “getting excited” to the point of it being unhealthy. If you think I’m exaggerating, read the book and take a shot every time he thinks/says anything about that. (I belatedly realised it would have been a fun game) The girl couldn’t breath without making him hard - And NO, that was not an exaggeration. And YES it was hot to read their scenes - those scenes - but if I had to read one more time about how he couldn’t function- eat, work, sleep, breath - because he was constantly aroused by her, gahh - I would still read it but only because the follow up was steamy.
• Emma was ok but I just couldn’t see what spurred his infatuation with her. But I guess I don’t need a reason, attraction and lust is chemical and irrational so I’ll chalk it up to that. Now for the falling in love part- I just thought I needed more depth to both of them but specifically Emma, to understand what makes her so loveable?!
• Now, Emma again. She annoyed the heck out of me with her hang ups about money and her stubbornness to stick to her “morals” (when it comes to personal finances) because her mom was a loose, morally perverted user and sociopath. I mean, sure I can understand she needed to draw lines and make herself feel in charge of her life and therefore finances but she took it to an unhealthy level and it was exhausting and annoying to read.
To conclude, this was a decent book, nothing that I will remember or recommend but also not a complete waste of time. This is the biggest compliment I can muster right now.
This will serve as a review for the duet as a whole because to be honest this should have never been split into two books. The story is just not that long, complicated, interesting or unique to be spread over two separate books. Was it hot, occasionally fluffy but slightly unhinged? Sure. Do I feel it warranted two books? No. Right off the bat I’ll say that’s my main issue with it.
Except for a few very specific issues which I will mention shortly, this book was ok, good-ish even but not something I’d urge anyone to grab. There’s better things out there, move it along I’d say.
Anyway, now we get to the issues:
• Marcus was wayyyy too pushy and to be honest kinda crazy. He singlehandedly decided that she’s gonna be his, move in with him within a month, and marry him ASAP.. oh and have his babies the sooner the better. I find myself saying this once again in a review, but if he wasn’t a good looking billionaire he’d be a creepy stalker with a restraining order. Anyway, by the end I stopped caring because I was buying what he was selling, although my rational side was screaming at me to wake up.
• Every two sentences Marcus kept going on and on about how he was “getting excited” to the point of it being unhealthy. If you think I’m exaggerating, read the book and take a shot every time he thinks/says anything about that. (I belatedly realised it would have been a fun game) The girl couldn’t breath without making him hard - And NO, that was not an exaggeration. And YES it was hot to read their scenes - those scenes - but if I had to read one more time about how he couldn’t function- eat, work, sleep, breath - because he was constantly aroused by her, gahh - I would still read it but only because the follow up was steamy.
• Emma was ok but I just couldn’t see what spurred his infatuation with her. But I guess I don’t need a reason, attraction and lust is chemical and irrational so I’ll chalk it up to that. Now for the falling in love part- I just thought I needed more depth to both of them but specifically Emma, to understand what makes her so loveable?!
• Now, Emma again. She annoyed the heck out of me with her hang ups about money and her stubbornness to stick to her “morals” (when it comes to personal finances) because her mom was a loose, morally perverted user and sociopath. I mean, sure I can understand she needed to draw lines and make herself feel in charge of her life and therefore finances but she took it to an unhealthy level and it was exhausting and annoying to read.
To conclude, this was a decent book, nothing that I will remember or recommend but also not a complete waste of time. This is the biggest compliment I can muster right now.
Really give this book at 3.5 star it was pretty interesting. I love how Emma has 3 cats. The romance aspect in some parts were highly fictional otherwise it was a pretty good story.
Not bad! I feel like if I had read this back when i first started reading romance it would have been a huge fave. Especially since Emma isn’t a typical demure socially awkward heroine. She’s those things but still has a personality and has a pretty quick temper actually.
Gonna keep reading!
Gonna keep reading!
I thought this was a four-star book until I went to work after finishing it and couldn't stop thinking about the story and what happens next. So it's been upgraded to five stars.
DNF @ 56%
*edit* how this isn't a standalone i do not understand. there's barely enough material here for one book.
This should have worked for me. In fact, I am kind of pissed it didn't.
A cat lady, who likes books and is a little introverted falls for a super fancy billionaire.
I have cats.
I like books.
I'm a little introverted!
Damn it this should have been great.
But it wasn't. The heroine was entirely flat with little interests or ambitions. The writer must have been trying to pull off quirky but failed so tremendously I couldn't even find the humor in it.
Honestly, this wasn't that bad. I'm just bitter. Cause it had so much potential and yet ended up being mind-numbingly boring.
I told myself I'd get to their first smut scene and yeet and that's exactly what I did. I couldn't even find it in me to feel bad about it because for a first sex scene that shit was dryer that the Sahara desert.
If you want to read a book that manages to pull this off read Good Time instead.
*edit* how this isn't a standalone i do not understand. there's barely enough material here for one book.
This should have worked for me. In fact, I am kind of pissed it didn't.
A cat lady, who likes books and is a little introverted falls for a super fancy billionaire.
I have cats.
I like books.
I'm a little introverted!
Damn it this should have been great.
But it wasn't. The heroine was entirely flat with little interests or ambitions. The writer must have been trying to pull off quirky but failed so tremendously I couldn't even find the humor in it.
Honestly, this wasn't that bad. I'm just bitter. Cause it had so much potential and yet ended up being mind-numbingly boring.
I told myself I'd get to their first smut scene and yeet and that's exactly what I did. I couldn't even find it in me to feel bad about it because for a first sex scene that shit was dryer that the Sahara desert.
If you want to read a book that manages to pull this off read Good Time instead.
This book was ok, but the guy, Marcus was so annoying. I thought he was selfish and was only focused on what he wanted from her. He talked about her like an object, something to use and consume then get rid of when he's tired of it. This doesn't change, even at the end, he still is unable to see things from her perspective. I liked the girl though and I think she deserves better.
Really give this book at 3.5 star it was pretty interesting. I love how Emma has 3 cats. The romance aspect in some parts were highly fictional otherwise it was a pretty good story.