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thisismelinda's review
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
annah623's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.5
I really liked Wesley, and the writing had it's good moments. Even if I frequently had to reread sentences to figure out what they were trying to say and got confused about who was talking when. Corrine was...not as likeable. That power dynamic issue between boss and intern was still there even if they pretended it wasn't, and her actions at times were just needlessly cruel. Most of this book was incredibly frustrating. These two REFUSED to communicate. Every decision they made was somewhere between the worst choice and the most annoying one. It gave me anxiety. And it got really repetitive. By the end of the book, I was skimming through sections. You'd have to pay me to read the epilogues.
meganh10's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
neudorfl's review
2.0
There were a few sweet moments in this, but this really was not a book for me. First, There were just way too many descriptive sex scenes. Second, secretive work place romances make me cringe… especially if there’s a power imbalance.
fatkidatheartreads's review against another edition
3.0
She was the boss, he was the intern. I expected more back and forth, more angst, more passion... Just more everything.
Ah. I expected to be obsessed. I'm not happy.
Ah. I expected to be obsessed. I'm not happy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
illstoptheworldandreadwithyou's review
4.0
I love this one. I foresee myself rereading it over and over again in the future. Wesley melts my heart; he is just a genuinely good person. Corrine deserves her business success.
I like that the mature conversations feel natural, not forced.
Plenty of spice
Trigger / Content Warnings: Sexual harassment, grief, death of a loved one, cancer
I like that the mature conversations feel natural, not forced.
Plenty of spice
Trigger / Content Warnings: Sexual harassment, grief, death of a loved one, cancer
annie_the_lesbrarian's review against another edition
5.0
I read an ARC of the romance Recipe months ago, not realizing it’s actual a continuation of this story. I loved that and so I thought I’d give it a go. I normally despise the boss trope but man Ruby Barrett can apparently make anything good. Wesley is one of the best male characters ever? Corinne is amazing and then Richard is the worst. Like honestly it’s a lot of real good commentary on workplace dynamics. Love love love.
glindaaa's review against another edition
2.0
I kind of felt like that the book only was about the sex and not so much about the rest. While at first I believed the characters would be worked out as they had other things. But than near 2/3rd I felt the opposite. I kind of wanted more dynamic between them instead of all the banging, but that might be me?
I just realized I felt like I could not write anthing else about it. The set up of the romance between "the intern" and his boss was maybe a story I would read normally. But willing to try. I just felt like the build up and character development could have been done better. I did not hate Wes or Corinne but it felt flat when it come to how it was worked out.
I just realized I felt like I could not write anthing else about it. The set up of the romance between "the intern" and his boss was maybe a story I would read normally. But willing to try. I just felt like the build up and character development could have been done better. I did not hate Wes or Corinne but it felt flat when it come to how it was worked out.
salimah's review against another edition
2.0
I did not buy into the romance at the heart of this romance novel because the problematic power dynamic was no less problematic because the woman was the boss and her subordinate a man. I also didn't buy their connection; there was no established emotional development. It wasn't earned when the "hero" initiated their first kiss and the heroine's escalation--right after being harassed by her superior? Not only did that not feel earned, it felt like a perverse sublimation of instincts.
These characters weren't developed enough. If you are going to write a credible workplace romance between a supervisor and someone who reports to him or her, you have to create a rationale, circumstances, and incredible character development to back that up. But honestly? I just don't think it can be done unless the romance is between peers or involves a scenario where one of them reports to someone else, in another department. In this very story, there was active, aggressive harassment of the heroine by her superior. But she justified her actions to herself because her subordinate was also into it. It was immediately discrediting.
These characters weren't developed enough. If you are going to write a credible workplace romance between a supervisor and someone who reports to him or her, you have to create a rationale, circumstances, and incredible character development to back that up. But honestly? I just don't think it can be done unless the romance is between peers or involves a scenario where one of them reports to someone else, in another department. In this very story, there was active, aggressive harassment of the heroine by her superior. But she justified her actions to herself because her subordinate was also into it. It was immediately discrediting.