Reviews with content warning for Death - Mickey Chambers Shakes It Up

Mickey Chambers Shakes It Up has all the right ingredients for a fun romance read: interesting characters, fun concept, and a nice helping of spice. While I went into the book a little apprehensive (I don’t really care much for age gap romances), I didn’t feel like this one felt unnecessarily weird or expounded on. It was an element, but not the whole thing.

There were some things that felt a little eh as I read. i feel like the main characters liked each other before they really got to know each other, and that led to a lack of tension that I would’ve preferred to see. The double whammy of Diego being Mickey’s boss and Mickey being Diego’s professor didn’t really feel like it held any stakes at all based on how the characters acted. I wouldn’t say it was unnecessary, but I think almost the same story could be told without that element. The book also felt a tad long, and I also think that’s due to a lack of “will they won’t they?” It gave a bit of an “okay, now what?” sort of feel. However, I did like getting to see more moments of the two connecting so I wouldn’t have wanted to miss that.

I’m looking forward to seeing more from this author!

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hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

What a cute, fun, and quick story! It rare that I enjoy a character as much as I enjoyed Mickey and her sunshine. Maybe it’s because we’re so similar 🤷🏽‍♀️ ANYWAYS. This book is such a cute fun story. I’d imagine reading this on the beach would be lovely. Some of the characters outside of the main two, would be great to get to know, but I felt like we knew just enough to focus on Mickey and Diego. It’s easy to fall in love with Diego and Mickey for sure. Overall I enjoyed this sweet little romance book. 🥰

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kimco_reads's review

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As a mood reader this story just didn’t hit me at the right time. This is a very low-stakes romance. I tend to like higher stakes and a storyline other than just the romance to bolster overall interest.

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

Taylor Swift songs: “I can see you (tv)(ftv)”

Age rating: 16+ (2 spicy scenes, 1/5🌶️)

Actually screaming and foaming at the mouth for this book. Their tension and chemistry was out of this world! I was actually HOOKED on this book from the first chapter. Everything about this book was chef’s kiss, perfection. When I say this man is obsessed with her, I mean OBSESSED!! He is so down bad for her from day one!! I loved that it was dual-pov, so we get to see him pining over her so badly, ugh I love it.

I also love seeing stories about people in their 30s who are still trying to figure out what is best for them career wise! It’s so refreshing to see people who don’t have it all figured out. I loved her character arc in regards to that! I also loved how they discussed Diego’s healing and grieving journey!!

This is how you do age gaps correctly!! The power dynamic where he is older and her boss but she is his professor makes it balanced and not uncomfortable/weird.

Also, we love Chronic illness representation in books!! The FMC has hyperthyroidism. I also love the BIPOC rep, the FMC is black and the MMC is Latinx!

TW: widower, past spouse death, cancer death

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