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A review by zabeishumanish
Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher
emotional
slow-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.25
The relationship is adorable. I love a good man falls first, especially a big tough mean man like Declan going all soft. Hits all the high points of the marriage of convenience and workplace romance tropes. Declan is top tier in knowing how to please Iris when he puts his mind to it, so that part was an absolute treat. Its the parts of the story beyond the romance that I have a problem with.
I'm confused as to how this is possible, but my biggest complaint about this book is that we didn't get more info about a business deal? Despite the top-tier groveling Declan is forced to do, Declan and Iris's romance feels inevitable. In almost every way their relationship is the quintessential marriage of convenience, so the majority of the book's intrigue for me came from the business the two worked on together. Given that the business is a huge focus of the book it is a major disappointment that the primary business deal isn't resolved in the book.
While I understand that there is another brother and thus another book in the series, it is incredibly frustrating to not see the boys' father get his due. Or any kind of plan to get revenge on him even being formed. I guess the takeover they are planning is a bit of revenge, but their father is evil and that hardly seems like enough. No matter how cute the relationship in this book is seeing such an evil man take even the smallest business victory in this book is immensely unsatisfying.
I'm confused as to how this is possible, but my biggest complaint about this book is that we didn't get more info about a business deal? Despite the top-tier groveling Declan is forced to do, Declan and Iris's romance feels inevitable. In almost every way their relationship is the quintessential marriage of convenience, so the majority of the book's intrigue for me came from the business the two worked on together. Given that the business is a huge focus of the book it is a major disappointment that the primary business deal isn't resolved in the book.
While I understand that there is another brother and thus another book in the series, it is incredibly frustrating to not see the boys' father get his due. Or any kind of plan to get revenge on him even being formed. I guess the takeover they are planning is a bit of revenge, but their father is evil and that hardly seems like enough. No matter how cute the relationship in this book is seeing such an evil man take even the smallest business victory in this book is immensely unsatisfying.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Alcoholism
Declan's father physically abused him and emotionally abused and gaslight his other brothers as well.
Iris witnessed her mother's abusive relationship and while her father never physically injured her she was emotionally abused by her father as well.