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savvyrosereads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Rating: 5/5 stars
Piper Bellinger is an influencer who gets sent to the small seaside town of Westport, Washington by her stepfather after she gets arrested. She doesn’t expect to fall in love with the town…or the hot bearded sea captain she finds there.
BRENDAN TAGGART, ladies and gentlemen. That’s it, that’s the review.
No, but seriously, I love me some fictional men, but the immediate and probably unhealthy obsession I developed with Brendan and with this book totally caught me off guard. I could not get this book out of my head while I was reading it, and have a feeling it will stay there rent free for some time to come. Honestly, if a man doesn’t tell me he’ll love me until his heart gives out, do I even want him? (No, I don’t.)
Also, there was a Hannah/Fox moment that nearly made me cry, so I cannot WAIT to read HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER!
If you like romance, please read this one!
CW: Grief; death of parent
Piper Bellinger is an influencer who gets sent to the small seaside town of Westport, Washington by her stepfather after she gets arrested. She doesn’t expect to fall in love with the town…or the hot bearded sea captain she finds there.
BRENDAN TAGGART, ladies and gentlemen. That’s it, that’s the review.
No, but seriously, I love me some fictional men, but the immediate and probably unhealthy obsession I developed with Brendan and with this book totally caught me off guard. I could not get this book out of my head while I was reading it, and have a feeling it will stay there rent free for some time to come. Honestly, if a man doesn’t tell me he’ll love me until his heart gives out, do I even want him? (No, I don’t.)
Also, there was a Hannah/Fox moment that nearly made me cry, so I cannot WAIT to read HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER!
If you like romance, please read this one!
CW: Grief; death of parent
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
ambercunningham's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book is a tad overhyped IMO. I just didn’t care for Piper or Brendon much at all. The spice is good and it’s a quick and easy read, but the sequel is 10x better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Classism, Confinement, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Death
kamreher's review
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
4.0
This book surprised me. I really liked it. I read it in 1 day I liked it so much.
spice 🌶 - a 4 🌶 spicy
length - just right.
reading speed - read in 1 day
did it make me cry? - yes.. it did.
did it make me cry? - yes.. it did.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Sexual content
koistyfishy's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
3 Recharging Station Stars ⭐
Spicy Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5 (It's not Kinky, just graphic)
So I am in a little book dilemma because I don't particularly like typical "cookie-cutter" rom-com in books (Do not judge though when I am watching my 17th Christmas Hallmark Romance). From a high-level view, it's very superficial but then as you start to analyse, that superficiality starts being an issue and that left me in this weird realm of not being really sure how I feel.
I have attempted to write this review multiple times. At the start of the book, I was really into it. It gave me that classic rom-com movie vibe and I was eating it up. I loved the spoilt little Rich Girl who is forced to learn a humble lesson in a small town of fishermen. But then I started thinking about this a little bit more... and as I did that beautiful bow, the adorable, cute, charming rom-com started fraying along the edges and unravelling.
I mostly didn't like this because I didn't really like the main characters. Piper, while she does have a slight redemption arc, the timeline for this redemption is too quick. I don't believe a spoilt, vapid, extremely financially short-sighted person can, within a month learn the value of money. She threw around flippant comments which is almost a slap in the face to anybody who has actually struggled financially. At the start, she was a spoiled rich girl who was obsessed with Instagram and by the end she was a spoilt girl with a rich boyfriend.
I also had a problem with Brandon. He's been loyal to his dead wife(who conveniently he didn't actually love) and within a month is so completely in love and has changed just because he finally wants to have sex with a woman again. I do not mind him starting a new relationship, but... I would have preferred he actually did have a deep connection with his wife so he would have to work through those emotions - not have a convenient reason that he had never found love before Piper.
If I haven't already made it clear....this TIMELINE is SUPER FAST....everything happens in 1 month...That's way too fast to go from Hate to Love... Hate to Lust SURE....but not undying professing eternal love!
There were also aspects of the writing I didn't enjoy...I am not a shy girl when it comes to smut...BUT this book made me uncomfortable. The overly descriptive descriptions. It was cringe and awkward. There were also so many unanswered questions and plotholes. Like these SISTERS have a grandmother that they NEVER knew about and who never tried to reach out and contact them for 20 years????
So if you like these tropes and don't care about looking deep you might like it... You will certainly get a cliche cheesy Rom-Com.
▶ Hate to Love
▶ Small Town
▶ Opposites Attract
▶ GrumpyXSunshine
▶ Schitt’s Creek Vibes
Spicy Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5 (It's not Kinky, just graphic)
So I am in a little book dilemma because I don't particularly like typical "cookie-cutter" rom-com in books (Do not judge though when I am watching my 17th Christmas Hallmark Romance). From a high-level view, it's very superficial but then as you start to analyse, that superficiality starts being an issue and that left me in this weird realm of not being really sure how I feel.
I have attempted to write this review multiple times. At the start of the book, I was really into it. It gave me that classic rom-com movie vibe and I was eating it up. I loved the spoilt little Rich Girl who is forced to learn a humble lesson in a small town of fishermen. But then I started thinking about this a little bit more... and as I did that beautiful bow, the adorable, cute, charming rom-com started fraying along the edges and unravelling.
I mostly didn't like this because I didn't really like the main characters. Piper, while she does have a slight redemption arc, the timeline for this redemption is too quick. I don't believe a spoilt, vapid, extremely financially short-sighted person can, within a month learn the value of money. She threw around flippant comments which is almost a slap in the face to anybody who has actually struggled financially. At the start, she was a spoiled rich girl who was obsessed with Instagram and by the end she was a spoilt girl with a rich boyfriend.
I also had a problem with Brandon. He's been loyal to his dead wife
If I haven't already made it clear....this TIMELINE is SUPER FAST....everything happens in 1 month...That's way too fast to go from Hate to Love... Hate to Lust SURE....but not undying professing eternal love!
There were also aspects of the writing I didn't enjoy...I am not a shy girl when it comes to smut...BUT this book made me uncomfortable. The overly descriptive descriptions. It was cringe and awkward. There were also so many unanswered questions and plotholes.
So if you like these tropes and don't care about looking deep you might like it... You will certainly get a cliche cheesy Rom-Com.
▶ Hate to Love
▶ Small Town
▶ Opposites Attract
▶ GrumpyXSunshine
▶ Schitt’s Creek Vibes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Sexual content
Moderate: Grief and Death
oliviapincin's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Pregnancy, Death, and Grief
jodierose14's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
shannanigans92's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent
madelinedalton's review
emotional
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
3.0
I'm a bit sick of romance novels at the moment because of their formulaic and trope-y nature, so take this review with several grains of salt.
A lot of this book was actually quite good, but I just wasn't all that invested. My investment peaked in the second half of the book, but the ending kind of ruined it for me. I found the third act conflict to be kind of dumb and unnecessary. I generally hate that the third act conflict has become a requirement of the romance genre because it rarely feels natural or earned, and this book was no exception to that trend.
While Brendan was a really good and mature guy, certain aspects of his relationship with Piper felt subtly patriarchal and heteronormative, which rubbed me the wrong way.
A lot of this book was actually quite good, but I just wasn't all that invested. My investment peaked in the second half of the book, but the ending kind of ruined it for me. I found the third act conflict to be kind of dumb and unnecessary. I generally hate that the third act conflict has become a requirement of the romance genre because it rarely feels natural or earned, and this book was no exception to that trend.
While Brendan was a really good and mature guy, certain aspects of his relationship with Piper felt subtly patriarchal and heteronormative, which rubbed me the wrong way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Grief
torrentsofhayl's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, and Sexual content
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Death of parent
h3sthr's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief