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A review by phoenixfaie
The Best Bad Decision by S Sidney
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
First of all, I just want to thank S.Sidney for providing me with an ARC.
TBBD is S. Sidneys debut novel and I was first introduced to her in a HEA Bookshop group chat, so when she announced that there was a sign up form for ARCs, I had to shoot my shot.
I will preface this by saying if you don't like "suprise baby" or any form of pregnancy or parent trope, then this isn't for you because the surprise baby is integral to this story.
TBBD starts off steamy rather than spicy, setting the scene of Amie and Cams first meeting on NYE in 2022 and leaving Amie leaving Cam with nothing other than the memory of her
After the prologue, the novel jumps forward to September 2026, our main characters haven't seen each other since NYE (but neither is far from the others mind 😏) a chance meeting in a hotel lift has Amie and Cam reuniting while both on a layover.
After informing Cam about the existence of Maisy, let's be honest even though we know it's a romance novel and there will be a HEA, there was still part of me that was worried about how he would take the news.
However, I feel that S. Sidney portrayed a realistic reaction, had Cams character been younger; then I do think he may have had a much different reaction. Cam is written as someone who takes life seriously and gives everything 100%.
Amie is definitely strong-willed, doesn't *need* a man, she knows her own mind, and what is important to her.
The romance was definitely a slow burn, there was so much tension between Amie and Cam but there was that not so wonderful miscommunication trope holding them back, however the driving force of that was that as long as Maisy had both her parents in some capacity they would co-parent.
S. Sidney wrote a wonderful story of found family and second chances.
Amie had a village helping her raise Maisy, offering unconditional love and support, providing a lot of comedy such as this fantastic line from Katy. "Miscommunication is the worst relationship trope. It’s always just some bullshit that could’ve been fixed by people just talking to each other.”
Now... when the spice hits, it HITS! I genuinely went from swooning over Cam to being an incoherent mess with some of his thoughts and comments (I get the impression that he could have a bit of a breeding kink 😏)
I found myself laughing, swooning, getting a bit hot under the collar, getting emotional and almost crying, broody over a fictional toddler - when you meet Maisy, you will understand. She is such a cutie.
"Have big dreams, sweetheart."
I am looking forward to S. Sidneys other novels in this series. If this debut is anything to go by, then I have high hopes.
"Camden fucking Whitehouse. He stole my soul that night in Singapore. He took my breath in Santiago, and he’s been stealing pieces of my heart every day ever since."
TBBD is S. Sidneys debut novel and I was first introduced to her in a HEA Bookshop group chat, so when she announced that there was a sign up form for ARCs, I had to shoot my shot.
I will preface this by saying if you don't like "suprise baby" or any form of pregnancy or parent trope, then this isn't for you because the surprise baby is integral to this story.
TBBD starts off steamy rather than spicy, setting the scene of Amie and Cams first meeting on NYE in 2022 and leaving Amie leaving Cam with nothing other than the memory of her
After the prologue, the novel jumps forward to September 2026, our main characters haven't seen each other since NYE (but neither is far from the others mind 😏) a chance meeting in a hotel lift has Amie and Cam reuniting while both on a layover.
After informing Cam about the existence of Maisy, let's be honest even though we know it's a romance novel and there will be a HEA, there was still part of me that was worried about how he would take the news.
However, I feel that S. Sidney portrayed a realistic reaction, had Cams character been younger; then I do think he may have had a much different reaction. Cam is written as someone who takes life seriously and gives everything 100%.
Amie is definitely strong-willed, doesn't *need* a man, she knows her own mind, and what is important to her.
The romance was definitely a slow burn, there was so much tension between Amie and Cam but there was that not so wonderful miscommunication trope holding them back, however the driving force of that was that as long as Maisy had both her parents in some capacity they would co-parent.
S. Sidney wrote a wonderful story of found family and second chances.
Amie had a village helping her raise Maisy, offering unconditional love and support, providing a lot of comedy such as this fantastic line from Katy. "Miscommunication is the worst relationship trope. It’s always just some bullshit that could’ve been fixed by people just talking to each other.”
Now... when the spice hits, it HITS! I genuinely went from swooning over Cam to being an incoherent mess with some of his thoughts and comments (I get the impression that he could have a bit of a breeding kink 😏)
I found myself laughing, swooning, getting a bit hot under the collar, getting emotional and almost crying, broody over a fictional toddler - when you meet Maisy, you will understand. She is such a cutie.
"Have big dreams, sweetheart."
I am looking forward to S. Sidneys other novels in this series. If this debut is anything to go by, then I have high hopes.
"Camden fucking Whitehouse. He stole my soul that night in Singapore. He took my breath in Santiago, and he’s been stealing pieces of my heart every day ever since."