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

I'll admit to being a little disappointed by this one, partly as it was named a Fated Mates pick of the year AND Nisha Sharma shouted it out on TikTok. Maybe because it was mostly a background audio book for me as I ran errands or cleaned, but I didn't find the chemistry between Diego and Mickey to be all that exciting. I did love the cast of side characters and how they were included. In fact, if there isn't a second installment with her best friend falling for the rival work colleague, I'm rioting.

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sarahyjackson's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

5.0

So, so much fun! And sentimental! And Diego’s dirty talk!

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triple_m's review against another edition

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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

4.0

Grumpy sunshine done right (where the grump is actually just grumpy and not a mean-spirited asshole). The dynamic between Diego and Mickey was interesting with her being his professor and him being her boss at the bar.

I enjoyed reading about older main characters and felt they did mostly act their age. I did feel they felt more lust than love and scoffed a few times when they just “couldn’t keep their hands off of each other” for like TWO WEEKS.

I felt really connected to Mickey and her feelings about living with a chronic illness, but I didn’t feel connected to Diego’s grief. I felt told about it rather than actually feeling it.

Overall still very cute and I would definitely recommend.

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emotional funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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nocturnalgunner's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

Read thru this book in one day. Very cute quick read. Mickey and Diego were adorable

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Obsessed with this love story! While I had moments of being like, “oh my gawd, don’t!” I feel like I said it more like 🤭oh my gawd, don’t!😏

Taboo, for sure, but we’ll done. Made me feel warm, cozy, and a adequately spicy 😝🥵

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