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bookmarc's review against another edition
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
3.0
sumyungguy2005's review against another edition
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
prgchrqltma's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this. I would have liked more of their relationship development, though, since they spent most of the book trying not to be together. Also, I would have liked more of them competently being competent. I'll try the next one.
terriaminute's review against another edition
DNF, stopping at 21% because I can't dredge up interest in the next chapter, which looks like more of the same. The pacing so far is both glacial and repetitive, and yet there was also an annoying jump in time? I know, I can't explain that, either.
The author seems to have some knowledge of the financial world (I wouldn't know) but fails to keep narrative tension. The first is just research. The second is critical to good story-telling.
The author seems to have some knowledge of the financial world (I wouldn't know) but fails to keep narrative tension. The first is just research. The second is critical to good story-telling.
livibeni's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
medium-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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Car accident
Can't add this as a trigger tag for some reason, but sex trafficking is mentioned a couple times, and the girls who mey have been trafficked were mentioned to barely look like they could pass as eighteen or nineteen.allingoodtime's review against another edition
3.0
Let me start by saying I found the chemistry in this story on point. The author really did a wonderful job of portraying the sexual frustration, yearning for touch, and heated looks between Tobin and Danny. I also love a good best friend’s sibling story (or, to say it another way, brother’s best friend). The pull Danny felt between Tobin and his brother Wei felt real. Yet there were things that kept me from being fully engrossed in this story.
Tobin and Danny haven’t seen each other in many years when they bump into one another at the company Tobin is trying to help and Danny is trying to buy. The dealings with this company, WesTec, become a bit convoluted and even confusing. I guess confusing isn’t the right word, but some of the ins and outs of their jobs and what WesTec represents to them both took me out of the story. Especially when it came to Danny.
For the most part, these are two great guys. Tobin has a chip on his shoulder about being the baby of his family and therefore still being babied by them. But overall he’s a compassionate and wonderful person. Danny is great when it comes to his personal life. He’s a fantastic uncle to Wei’s little ones and treats Wei’s parents like they are royalty. He also has a chip on his shoulder, one from growing up poor alongside Wei and Tobin who grew up rich. In no way has Tobin or his family treated Danny as lesser or other, it’s a label Danny has put on himself. He’s now uber-successful and rich but is still trying to prove himself. Often, that leads him to make some not so morally great decisions.
Here’s one of the places I had an issue. Something comes to light less than halfway through the story about the owner of WesTec that is vile and illegal. (CW for sexual abuse.) Danny knows it should be reported yet sits on the information because it will help him to reach his goal of obtaining this company. Every good thing Danny does after this is overshadowed, in my mind, by this one thing. It’s just not something I could overlook, so it really messed with how this story flowed for me.
Like I mentioned before, the chemistry in this book is phenomenal. I will definitely want to give this author another go on that fact alone. And, while I was taken out of the story in spots, for the most part this was a very enjoyable read.
One last thought, the author did many of her readers a disservice at one point in having a character express distaste in audiobooks. Maybe she doesn’t realize how many people read audiobooks. I am not one of them, they’re just not my thing. But I absolutely believe that listening counts as reading. I just wonder how that’s going to go over if this book is made into an audiobook. There was no reason for throwing that shade into this story, it didn’t further the story or even fit the character. It really put my guard up pretty early on.
**I received an ARC of this book courtesy of Net Galley and Carina Press. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and given freely**
You can find an excerpt from this book over on my blog, All In Good Time.
Tobin and Danny haven’t seen each other in many years when they bump into one another at the company Tobin is trying to help and Danny is trying to buy. The dealings with this company, WesTec, become a bit convoluted and even confusing. I guess confusing isn’t the right word, but some of the ins and outs of their jobs and what WesTec represents to them both took me out of the story. Especially when it came to Danny.
For the most part, these are two great guys. Tobin has a chip on his shoulder about being the baby of his family and therefore still being babied by them. But overall he’s a compassionate and wonderful person. Danny is great when it comes to his personal life. He’s a fantastic uncle to Wei’s little ones and treats Wei’s parents like they are royalty. He also has a chip on his shoulder, one from growing up poor alongside Wei and Tobin who grew up rich. In no way has Tobin or his family treated Danny as lesser or other, it’s a label Danny has put on himself. He’s now uber-successful and rich but is still trying to prove himself. Often, that leads him to make some not so morally great decisions.
Here’s one of the places I had an issue. Something comes to light less than halfway through the story about the owner of WesTec that is vile and illegal. (CW for sexual abuse.) Danny knows it should be reported yet sits on the information because it will help him to reach his goal of obtaining this company. Every good thing Danny does after this is overshadowed, in my mind, by this one thing. It’s just not something I could overlook, so it really messed with how this story flowed for me.
Like I mentioned before, the chemistry in this book is phenomenal. I will definitely want to give this author another go on that fact alone. And, while I was taken out of the story in spots, for the most part this was a very enjoyable read.
One last thought, the author did many of her readers a disservice at one point in having a character express distaste in audiobooks. Maybe she doesn’t realize how many people read audiobooks. I am not one of them, they’re just not my thing. But I absolutely believe that listening counts as reading. I just wonder how that’s going to go over if this book is made into an audiobook. There was no reason for throwing that shade into this story, it didn’t further the story or even fit the character. It really put my guard up pretty early on.
**I received an ARC of this book courtesy of Net Galley and Carina Press. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and given freely**
You can find an excerpt from this book over on my blog, All In Good Time.
mochi233's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
lizshayne's review
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Want to watch two nudniks stumble around attractively and make poor life choices while being (in denial and) head over heels in love?
Because this book delivers precisely that. And sometimes you just need a book that lets you yell at the leads in an extremely satisfying manner.
Because this book delivers precisely that. And sometimes you just need a book that lets you yell at the leads in an extremely satisfying manner.
mirandapanda's review against another edition
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5