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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
*I received an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thanks for the free book*
This is very entertaining gay smut. It's about Miles, the brooding and heartbroken bookseller who's real career is writing pornographic novel, and about Charlie, who collects signed editions of pornographic novels and wants Miles' signature. Charlie is also bound to be married soon as his family cannot pay his debts for him.
You see where this is going, right? It's funny, very explicit, and very much romanticised / sugarcoated. Entertaining nevertheless, so 4 stars for your smutty romcom
This is very entertaining gay smut. It's about Miles, the brooding and heartbroken bookseller who's real career is writing pornographic novel, and about Charlie, who collects signed editions of pornographic novels and wants Miles' signature. Charlie is also bound to be married soon as his family cannot pay his debts for him.
You see where this is going, right? It's funny, very explicit, and very much romanticised / sugarcoated. Entertaining nevertheless, so 4 stars for your smutty romcom
medium-paced
I absolutely adored this!
To be honest, the last few months of 2022 have been rough for me and my depression/anxiety hasn't let me get a lot of what I love done. What I love is reading. So if a book can pull me in and make me want to do nothing but dive into the lives of the characters lives on page, it's definitely spectacular.
I love that this is the story of a reader meeting their favorite author and falling in love. I've met a few of my favorite authors and I have to say Charlie handles it with more grace than I have. I mean, he talked to Miles at least and didn't just nod and smile like a simpleton. Their first meeting was memorable for them and for me that I knew I had to get more of them together and I wasn't disappointed because it happens quickly and often.
I fell so hard for both Miles and Charlie independently and together. I liked that we get to know everyone at The Curious Fox and how important they are to the story. I loved that Miles leaves breadcrumbs to the ghosts in his life and how he hides his writing process. Well, hides it at least until a Charlie sees and appreciates how Miles writes certain scenes.
The romance was exactly what I needed and I did not expect to cry at a few parts. I mean, Miles is an author and definitely has a way with words but towards the end the man tore my heart out telling Charlie who he would be writing for.
I like that this book also taught me a few things that I never considered, like Miles' erotica not having an HEA so it couldn't be prosecuted. That fact still sits heavy in my heart.
I could say more but the fact that I finished this says a lot right now.
Thank you to the author for writing a book that won against my depression.
ARC provided by Carina Press & Carina Adores (Harlequin) via NetGalley
To be honest, the last few months of 2022 have been rough for me and my depression/anxiety hasn't let me get a lot of what I love done. What I love is reading. So if a book can pull me in and make me want to do nothing but dive into the lives of the characters lives on page, it's definitely spectacular.
I love that this is the story of a reader meeting their favorite author and falling in love. I've met a few of my favorite authors and I have to say Charlie handles it with more grace than I have. I mean, he talked to Miles at least and didn't just nod and smile like a simpleton. Their first meeting was memorable for them and for me that I knew I had to get more of them together and I wasn't disappointed because it happens quickly and often.
I fell so hard for both Miles and Charlie independently and together. I liked that we get to know everyone at The Curious Fox and how important they are to the story. I loved that Miles leaves breadcrumbs to the ghosts in his life and how he hides his writing process. Well, hides it at least until a Charlie sees and appreciates how Miles writes certain scenes.
The romance was exactly what I needed and I did not expect to cry at a few parts. I mean, Miles is an author and definitely has a way with words but towards the end the man tore my heart out telling Charlie who he would be writing for.
I like that this book also taught me a few things that I never considered, like Miles' erotica not having an HEA so it couldn't be prosecuted. That fact still sits heavy in my heart.
I could say more but the fact that I finished this says a lot right now.
Thank you to the author for writing a book that won against my depression.
ARC provided by Carina Press & Carina Adores (Harlequin) via NetGalley
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
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
Had me looking around real suspicious that someone could hear what I was listening to at work and by the end also had me looking around real suspicious to make sure no one could see me crying at work
Ok? Alright?
It was funny!
Then they get together and use spicy olive oil as lube, then a third act break up, then all ends well
It was funny!
Then they get together and use spicy olive oil as lube, then a third act break up, then all ends well
funny
hopeful
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
emotional
funny
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
Bravo Jess! This was so stinking good. The pining, the illicit smut, the historical setting. It all came together in such a delicious little story that completely captured my attention and nearly brought me to tears. Miles' smut writing as an outlet for his greif was so beautiful, and Charlie's so sweet and honorable it hurt. I cannot wait to read more from Jess Everlee.