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A review by shaysshelf
The Quit List by Katie Bailey
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
A hot bartender/wilderness mountain man who is entirely against relationships after seeing terrible examples set by his father finds himself falling for the girl he is giving dating advice to in exchange for her help in marketing his new wilderness guide business.
I really liked this one! It was a pretty low stakes, fun and flirty read. It's a closed door romance, but there is some good tension between Holly and Jax.
Holly is looking for the one and Jax is the bartender watching her go on terrible date after terrible date before he ultimately intervenes. Jax was just super hot. I loved that he was the complete opposite of what Holly thought she wanted, but boy was he wonderful to read about. I found Holly's character to be totally relatable. She finds herself looking for the perfect man to fit the white picket fence narrative after being strung along by the same man for so long, but Jax takes the time to show her that there is much more to life than staying within the parameters society deems appropriate and acceptable.
Their story was sweet and heartwarming. Jax truly believed in Holly and wanted her to find what would make her happy. He learned to accept that even though he also believed he knew what he wanted - or didn't want for that matter - he could take his own advice and allow himself to open up to Holly.
The narration by Abigail Reno and David Bendena was great. They did a wonderful job of bringing these characters to life and they were easy to listen to.
Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for providing this ALC.
I really liked this one! It was a pretty low stakes, fun and flirty read. It's a closed door romance, but there is some good tension between Holly and Jax.
Holly is looking for the one and Jax is the bartender watching her go on terrible date after terrible date before he ultimately intervenes. Jax was just super hot. I loved that he was the complete opposite of what Holly thought she wanted, but boy was he wonderful to read about. I found Holly's character to be totally relatable. She finds herself looking for the perfect man to fit the white picket fence narrative after being strung along by the same man for so long, but Jax takes the time to show her that there is much more to life than staying within the parameters society deems appropriate and acceptable.
Their story was sweet and heartwarming. Jax truly believed in Holly and wanted her to find what would make her happy. He learned to accept that even though he also believed he knew what he wanted - or didn't want for that matter - he could take his own advice and allow himself to open up to Holly.
The narration by Abigail Reno and David Bendena was great. They did a wonderful job of bringing these characters to life and they were easy to listen to.
Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for providing this ALC.