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lindseysmanuscript's review against another edition
5.0
this book had some of my favorite quotes. the suspense & the romance were everything i need.
kdani36's review against another edition
5.0
Loved Pascal's story. He's such a grump but inside there's more to him. Parker was amazing too. She sure compliments Pascal. These two start out fake dating but once they figure it all out, it turns into something more. Of course Clive makes his appearance too. Let me tell ya that moose is a whole lot of mischief with a side of comical. An absolute must read.
bookdragon_jacy's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
justbookedup's review against another edition
5.0
Fake dating never looked so good between an anxious, control freak lumbersuit (lumberjack turned finance bro turned back into a lumberjack) and a sassy private investigator. That's the premise of Wood You Rather, third book of the Lovewell Lumberjacks series, that revolves around the second oldest brother Pascal as he hires a private investigator, Parker, to help dig into the murder of his father. While this book is a standalone, I highly recommend reading the first two to get the background of the murder mystery that evolves across all the books.
Qᴜɪᴄᴋ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴠɪᴇᴡ: ᴘᴀꜱᴄᴀʟ ʜɪʀᴇꜱ ᴘᴀʀᴋᴇʀ, ᴀ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴘ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʜɪꜱ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ, ᴛᴏ ᴅɪɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴜʀᴅᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ʜɪꜱ ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪʟʟᴇɢᴀʟ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ʀᴏᴀᴅꜱ ʜɪꜱ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ'ꜱ ʙᴜꜱɪɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴏᴡɴꜱ. ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴡᴇʟʟ, ᴍᴀɪɴᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴠᴇʀʏ ɴᴏꜱʏ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ, ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴘᴀʀᴋᴇʀ'ꜱ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴀ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ, ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴘᴀꜱᴄᴀʟ'ꜱ ɢɪʀʟꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ. ꜱʜᴇ'ꜱ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴀ ᴊᴏʙ, ʜᴇ'ꜱ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʜᴇʀ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀ ʀᴇꜱᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ꜰᴏʀ ʜɪꜱ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴘᴘᴏꜱɪᴛᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀꜱ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. ᴀꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀʟʟ ꜰᴀᴋᴇ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱʜɪᴘꜱ, ɪᴛ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɢᴇᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴠᴇꜱᴛɪɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ...
This third book is so cute. I really loved getting to know Pascal and understand him so much better. In the previous books, he was kind of a short tempered a-hole to Remy. Now we understand why he is the way he is. This story is a lot more mystery solving than romance at times but I was invested. Parker is the messy, pop song singing siren who is the fun to Pascal's classical music, everything in order grump. Their banter is top tier and when they get spicy, I loved how he became a "good boy".
This story was exciting, sexy, heartwarming and if you are already deep into this series, you'll get the answers you're looking for when it comes to Frank Gagnon's murder. Such a great read and I am on my way to dive into the 4th and final book of this series.
Tropes & Elements:
✨ Fake Dating
Qᴜɪᴄᴋ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴠɪᴇᴡ: ᴘᴀꜱᴄᴀʟ ʜɪʀᴇꜱ ᴘᴀʀᴋᴇʀ, ᴀ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴘ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʜɪꜱ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ, ᴛᴏ ᴅɪɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴜʀᴅᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ʜɪꜱ ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪʟʟᴇɢᴀʟ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ʀᴏᴀᴅꜱ ʜɪꜱ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ'ꜱ ʙᴜꜱɪɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴏᴡɴꜱ. ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴡᴇʟʟ, ᴍᴀɪɴᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴠᴇʀʏ ɴᴏꜱʏ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ, ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴘᴀʀᴋᴇʀ'ꜱ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴀ ꜱᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ, ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴘᴀꜱᴄᴀʟ'ꜱ ɢɪʀʟꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ. ꜱʜᴇ'ꜱ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ ᴀ ᴊᴏʙ, ʜᴇ'ꜱ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʜᴇʀ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀ ʀᴇꜱᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ꜰᴏʀ ʜɪꜱ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴏᴘᴘᴏꜱɪᴛᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀꜱ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. ᴀꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀʟʟ ꜰᴀᴋᴇ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱʜɪᴘꜱ, ɪᴛ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇʏ ɢᴇᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴠᴇꜱᴛɪɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ...
This third book is so cute. I really loved getting to know Pascal and understand him so much better. In the previous books, he was kind of a short tempered a-hole to Remy. Now we understand why he is the way he is. This story is a lot more mystery solving than romance at times but I was invested. Parker is the messy, pop song singing siren who is the fun to Pascal's classical music, everything in order grump. Their banter is top tier and when they get spicy, I loved how he became a "good boy".
This story was exciting, sexy, heartwarming and if you are already deep into this series, you'll get the answers you're looking for when it comes to Frank Gagnon's murder. Such a great read and I am on my way to dive into the 4th and final book of this series.
Tropes & Elements:
✨ Fake Dating
court_blonde_bookworms's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this small town romance! I liked that they had known each other in their previous professional lives and how that tied into their story. I loved getting to see how different they were and how that worked with the forced proximity aspect.
goinsky's review against another edition
4.0
I say this every time, but I love this series! All the cozy vibes, sweet, spicy and so, so swoon worthy!
I was so excited to get into this book and get some answers to the overarching mystery. Daphne did not disappoint! There’s still a few questions floating out there which I love and will hopefully be answered in the next book.
This was one of those books where I described the spicy scenes to my husband and said “I want to do that.” The chemistry between these two is undeniable and very hot! The tension was delicious which is one of my favorite things. I love some good tension!
The connection between Paz and Parker was magnetic! I loved seeing them move through their past struggles and let down their walls for each other. I especially loved the healthy communication to better understand each other.
I was so excited to get into this book and get some answers to the overarching mystery. Daphne did not disappoint! There’s still a few questions floating out there which I love and will hopefully be answered in the next book.
This was one of those books where I described the spicy scenes to my husband and said “I want to do that.” The chemistry between these two is undeniable and very hot! The tension was delicious which is one of my favorite things. I love some good tension!
The connection between Paz and Parker was magnetic! I loved seeing them move through their past struggles and let down their walls for each other. I especially loved the healthy communication to better understand each other.
janefre's review against another edition
4.0
*ARC Review* I was provided and advanced copy in exchange for my honest review - thank you to Daphne!
This was my first dive into the Gagnon family and so whole I didn’t have the backstory of some of his siblings, Paz certainly made an impression! You can tell he cares about his family, so much so that he’d go along with a hair brained fake girlfriend idea!
Parker was sharp and witty and the banter was fantastic. The setting couldn’t have been more perfect for Paz and Parker to butt heads and heat up over time. It is a slower story (a lot of the first half is just plot -also fantastic, mind you - and just a whisper of simmering heat), but it really kicks up in the second act. Definitely loved the pace in the second half of the book!
If you’ve been a fan of the first two books Daphne’s written in this series, you’ll love this installment! But don’t fret, I think you can easily drop in without having to have read the previous books.
This was my first dive into the Gagnon family and so whole I didn’t have the backstory of some of his siblings, Paz certainly made an impression! You can tell he cares about his family, so much so that he’d go along with a hair brained fake girlfriend idea!
Parker was sharp and witty and the banter was fantastic. The setting couldn’t have been more perfect for Paz and Parker to butt heads and heat up over time. It is a slower story (a lot of the first half is just plot -also fantastic, mind you - and just a whisper of simmering heat), but it really kicks up in the second act. Definitely loved the pace in the second half of the book!
If you’ve been a fan of the first two books Daphne’s written in this series, you’ll love this installment! But don’t fret, I think you can easily drop in without having to have read the previous books.
afarch's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
zobie_littlebitbookish's review against another edition
5.0
Daphne has created another Gagnon brother to add to my fictional bf list (keeping it in the family!)
What happens when your typical finance A-hole dude meets his match in hiring a sassy, strong PI who could help solve the questions around his father’s death, but forced to fake a relationship to avoid arousing suspicion in a small town?
Chemistry, that’s what. Hot, sizzling, plaid-wearing, bra-less chemistry.
I love the vulnerabilities we see of both MCs and the banter between the two of them is just delightful!
Tropes:
Fake dating
Lumbersnack
Small town
He falls first
Forced proximity
Suspense
Dual POV
What happens when your typical finance A-hole dude meets his match in hiring a sassy, strong PI who could help solve the questions around his father’s death, but forced to fake a relationship to avoid arousing suspicion in a small town?
Chemistry, that’s what. Hot, sizzling, plaid-wearing, bra-less chemistry.
I love the vulnerabilities we see of both MCs and the banter between the two of them is just delightful!
Tropes:
Fake dating
Lumbersnack
Small town
He falls first
Forced proximity
Suspense
Dual POV
books_after_bedtime's review
funny
lighthearted
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
3.5