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dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Thank you so much to Naomi Loud and Good Girls PR for this ARC 🥹 I had the best time reading this and have once again fallen for a fictional person who I wish was real.
I absolutely devoured On The Line (pun intended 😋). It was so damn romantic and had me swooning multiple times because of how freaking cute James and Ozzy were with each other. This is written kind of like a sweet romcom but make no mistake….. it was very spicy 🥵 🤭. It was also hilarious as hell (I caught myself grinning like a complete dummy but I couldn’t help myself!!! James and Ozzy had some really funny moments!).
From the second we got a glimpse of Ozzy, I knew I was going to love him. He’s a cocky chef, with a reputation for being kind of a slvt at the restaurant he and James both work at, but he is SO into her as soon as they meet. The man had me twirling my hair and blushing whenever he put on that little grin and called her “princess”. Don’t even get me started on the Snickers bar.
<b>“‘I’d love for you to prove me wrong. Show me you can be bad …” I rasp, looking her up and down. “Why don’t you do something a little depraved? Can you do that, sweetheart?’” </b>
Like???? 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵.
And sweet angel baby James — born into a wealthy family with a douchey boyfriend, she’s been through some trauma and is trying to pursue her dream of being an artist rather than being some rich guys housewife which brings her to the world of fine dining at Orso. Her journey of allowing herself to live her life how she wanted had me rooting for her so hard! She really blossomed and had amazing development going from someone who let her father and boyfriend walk all over her and dictate her life, to a fierce woman who was no longer afraid of failing and not meeting anyone’s expectations.
The second she and Ozzy meet, it’s electric and so much sexual tension builds between them before they start canoodling. They start off as “friends with benefits” in secret, hooking up in hidden corners and the walk in freezer at the restaurant, but they had feelings for each other from the get go, and it was so much fun watching them be so into each other but think the other person wants to keep is totally casual. I’m completely obsessed with them now.
Besides being fun and sexy and so romantic, it did also deal with some darker, triggering situations. I recommend anyone interested in reading to check out the triggers beforehand. The triggering content includes references to SA (not on the page), as well as alcoholism and abuse. I think Naomi did a phenomenal job of writing these darker themes. James’s struggle with what happened to her was an emotional experience that felt so similar to my own, and I have to applaud Naomi for the way they showed James healing from her trauma. It broke my heart then put it all back together again.
I loved this so so so much and I think everyone needs to read this like, ASAP 🖤🖤🖤🖤
I absolutely devoured On The Line (pun intended 😋). It was so damn romantic and had me swooning multiple times because of how freaking cute James and Ozzy were with each other. This is written kind of like a sweet romcom but make no mistake….. it was very spicy 🥵 🤭. It was also hilarious as hell (I caught myself grinning like a complete dummy but I couldn’t help myself!!! James and Ozzy had some really funny moments!).
From the second we got a glimpse of Ozzy, I knew I was going to love him. He’s a cocky chef, with a reputation for being kind of a slvt at the restaurant he and James both work at, but he is SO into her as soon as they meet. The man had me twirling my hair and blushing whenever he put on that little grin and called her “princess”. Don’t even get me started on the Snickers bar.
<b>“‘I’d love for you to prove me wrong. Show me you can be bad …” I rasp, looking her up and down. “Why don’t you do something a little depraved? Can you do that, sweetheart?’” </b>
Like???? 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵.
And sweet angel baby James — born into a wealthy family with a douchey boyfriend, she’s been through some trauma and is trying to pursue her dream of being an artist rather than being some rich guys housewife which brings her to the world of fine dining at Orso. Her journey of allowing herself to live her life how she wanted had me rooting for her so hard! She really blossomed and had amazing development going from someone who let her father and boyfriend walk all over her and dictate her life, to a fierce woman who was no longer afraid of failing and not meeting anyone’s expectations.
The second she and Ozzy meet, it’s electric and so much sexual tension builds between them before they start canoodling. They start off as “friends with benefits” in secret, hooking up in hidden corners and the walk in freezer at the restaurant, but they had feelings for each other from the get go, and it was so much fun watching them be so into each other but think the other person wants to keep is totally casual. I’m completely obsessed with them now.
Besides being fun and sexy and so romantic, it did also deal with some darker, triggering situations. I recommend anyone interested in reading to check out the triggers beforehand. The triggering content includes references to SA (not on the page), as well as alcoholism and abuse. I think Naomi did a phenomenal job of writing these darker themes. James’s struggle with what happened to her was an emotional experience that felt so similar to my own, and I have to applaud Naomi for the way they showed James healing from her trauma. It broke my heart then put it all back together again.
I loved this so so so much and I think everyone needs to read this like, ASAP 🖤🖤🖤🖤
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault