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In the third book of the loosely connected Influencer series, Melanie is heading to Nova Scotia to create new content. When she arrives, she realizes the company sponsoring her trip has made an error in dates and she has nowhere to stay for the next week. She manages to find an AirBnb inn and heads there. When she arrives, she encounters grumpy fisherman Evan. Mel and Evan couldn’t be more different but enjoy giving each other a hard time and arguing at every opportunity. Ultimately, a scary event unites them and results in a fake engagement to try to save the inn and reunite Evan’s estranged family.
I loved this book so much! I found myself reading with the biggest smile and actually laughing out loud throughout. The banter was top notch and I loved Evan’s character. The tropes in this book were perfect: enemies to lovers, fake engagement, opposites attract, forced proximity, and found family. I loved the ending and the compromise reached to address the conflict. There is also adoption and Asian representation with the FMC, along with more sensitive topics that are beautifully addressed. The author prepared a very thoughtful and helpful content warning to check out before reading. I didn’t want to put this book down and I wish I could have savored it longer because it was just that good. I definitely recommend you add this to your rom com TBR! You could read as a stand-alone but the other books are excellent too, so you really should just read the series.
Thank you to Amy Lea, Berkley Romance, and Netgalley for the arc in exchange for my honest review.
I loved this book so much! I found myself reading with the biggest smile and actually laughing out loud throughout. The banter was top notch and I loved Evan’s character. The tropes in this book were perfect: enemies to lovers, fake engagement, opposites attract, forced proximity, and found family. I loved the ending and the compromise reached to address the conflict. There is also adoption and Asian representation with the FMC, along with more sensitive topics that are beautifully addressed. The author prepared a very thoughtful and helpful content warning to check out before reading. I didn’t want to put this book down and I wish I could have savored it longer because it was just that good. I definitely recommend you add this to your rom com TBR! You could read as a stand-alone but the other books are excellent too, so you really should just read the series.
Thank you to Amy Lea, Berkley Romance, and Netgalley for the arc in exchange for my honest review.
Cute summer romance book. A lot of random stuff happened (ex poison ivy, hospitalization etc). Easy read, cute story, nothing really unpredictable happened. I might read her other books. As someone from Nova Scotia, loved that it was set here but didn’t love that Cora’s Cove isn’t a real spot. I feel like it would have been better if it was set in a real fishing village.
CW: death of a loved one, grief, abandonment, mentions of suicide
3.5
This was a cute and quick read.
I don’t think there were enough mentions of fishing or social media for either of the MC’s careers to be such a big part of the plot.
The romance didn’t have enough chemistry for me to buy how quickly they fell for each other. The author tried forced proximity but it didn’t work how I wish it had.
The setting was fantastic. I love small little towns where everyone knows each other.
Bonus points for whale watching with humpback whales and accurate knowledge about their tail identification!!
3.5
This was a cute and quick read.
I don’t think there were enough mentions of fishing or social media for either of the MC’s careers to be such a big part of the plot.
The romance didn’t have enough chemistry for me to buy how quickly they fell for each other. The author tried forced proximity but it didn’t work how I wish it had.
The setting was fantastic. I love small little towns where everyone knows each other.
Bonus points for whale watching with humpback whales and accurate knowledge about their tail identification!!
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
Cute but nothing earth shattering for me. Cute romance, good message, loved the Nana
Exes and O’s is one of my favorite romance novels, but I have to conclude that the other installments in Amy Lea’s influencer series are just okay. In this final book, The Catch, we follow a lifestyle blogger Melanie as she ends up in a seaside village at the coast of Canada. What follows is quite a traditional city-girl and country-boy romance.
Unfortunately I couldn't help but find Melanie’s social media presence and whole persona a little hollow, though the fakeness of her account is emphasized and justified. The romance itself is cute and enjoyable, my favorite part being the male lead’s family. Just nothing special for me overall. I guess I love influencer romances only when they’re about book influencers.
Unfortunately I couldn't help but find Melanie’s social media presence and whole persona a little hollow, though the fakeness of her account is emphasized and justified. The romance itself is cute and enjoyable, my favorite part being the male lead’s family. Just nothing special for me overall. I guess I love influencer romances only when they’re about book influencers.
3.5/5
My least favorite book in the series. Listened on audiobook and really struggled to really get into it.
My least favorite book in the series. Listened on audiobook and really struggled to really get into it.