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3.51 AVERAGE
3.51 AVERAGE
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
Georgie is a clown đ and really innocent, so it can be a little silly at times instead of sexy. At one point, Travis tells her to stop acting like it's her first time when she keeps going "oh wow!"
That said, Travis is a hottie. He throws down so beautifully and desperately, I was sad there were only a few sexy scenes.
I was going to rage if I didn't get a conclusion to Rosie and Dom's story, so I will happily move on to book 2.
That said, Travis is a hottie. He throws down so beautifully and desperately, I was sad there were only a few sexy scenes.
I was going to rage if I didn't get a conclusion to Rosie and Dom's story, so I will happily move on to book 2.
I read about a third of this one before I had to put it down. For a contemporary romance novel, it just didn't seem all that contemporary. Fix Her Up started out sweet as 23-year-old Georgie Castle becomes reacquainted with her older brother's best friend and her childhood crush Travis Ford, a former professional baseball player whose career has come to a sudden end. But about a third of the way through the book, the flirty tension between Georgie and Travis unfolded into a rather bizarre sex scene. Now, I take no issue with a romance novel having explicit depictions of physical intimacy, but it felt like Travis (who calls himself "Two Bats" because he was such a womanizer in his baseball player days - ok, weird) literally turned into another person. I found his bedroom talk really distasteful and not in the spirit of feminism at all. The whole sexual exchange between Georgie and Travis felt totally off, a complete 180 from the rest of the book. And Travis seemed rather content to have Georgie fulfill the most stereotypical of roles in his life as primarily a sexual object, and not much else.
That weirdness aside, the pacing of the novel felt off. Many scenes, even at this point, felt superfluous. It felt like I had gotten far more than just a third of the way through the novel, but I wasn't interested in slogging more.
That weirdness aside, the pacing of the novel felt off. Many scenes, even at this point, felt superfluous. It felt like I had gotten far more than just a third of the way through the novel, but I wasn't interested in slogging more.
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A very cute and enjoyable listen. I love a good fake dating trope. I really enjoyed Georgie!
This is a fun and spicy read (will make you blush in publicâ youâve been warned). A small town baseball player comes home and sees his buddyâs little sister in a ~new light. Itâs flirty and the banter is funny, but also a 5/5 on the smut scale. Do I like sports??? (Layered in contemporary romance tropes only plz, go sports!!)
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
emotional
hopeful
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
I had so many problems with the romance in this one. Georgie wants to be taken more seriously because everyone treats her like a child, even though sheâs 23. Travis needs to revamp his image to be âfamily friendlyâ for a potential sports commentator gig. So naturally they decide to fake date. Georgieâs childrenâs party clown business and the concept of Travis being in a long term relationship helps Travis. Being with Travis, who is known to sleep around, helps Georgie appear more mature. And therein lies (one of) my issues with this novel. Georgie is a virgin and this is mentioned to the point where the implication is made that sheâs not seen as mature because she is not sexually active. Whereas Travis is seen as more mature because heâs very sexually active. I wasnât going to dig back through the book to fully verify, but Iâm pretty sure the first sex scene occurs before Georgie can find her courage to call out those treating her like a child. Sheâs an adult, virgin or not, so her character development should not be tied to her sex life. Also, super weird how Travis is hung up on Georgie being his best friendâs sister and sister-like to him and yet heâs having sex with her.
I wish this book had ended much differently. The third act breakup is resolved in the span of one short chapter with an apology, proposal, and dramatic kiss in the middle of traffic. They went from broken up to engaged without an actual conversation. The whole thing was resolved too quickly and easily.
I wish this book had ended much differently. The third act breakup is resolved in the span of one short chapter with an apology, proposal, and dramatic kiss in the middle of traffic. They went from broken up to engaged without an actual conversation. The whole thing was resolved too quickly and easily.
I really donât like reading about men who play into the âIâm too much of a playboyâ trope, the emotional unavailability is so boring. This was balanced by the clown love-interest, making for a unique twist on this and made it palatable for me throughout. The male characterâs intensity is also one that was startling at times. In some ways, the female character could be interpreted as having intense feelings but I might be trying to read into that since the otherwise docile nature of her character made the match feel uneven. Sometimes I forget this about Tessa Bailey when I go awhile without reading one of her books, but it definitely was a very streamy novel!