A review by jamietherebelliousreader
The Crush by Susan X. Meagher

4.0

4 stars. I’m not gonna lie I was a bit iffy about this one in the beginning but that was only because the main character, Nicola, was so annoying. She’s whiny, and self absorbed and I was not feeling her at first. However, she does go through some really fantastic character development and I ended up loving her in the end. I loved her growth. The way she stands up to her awful dad and her aunt had me rooting for her every time. She’s a very determined and headstrong character.

The story takes place in Tuscany and Nicola is running a winery for her father even though she had no interest in it in the beginning. She has a one night stand with Chiara and they end up falling for each other. I really liked the romance. It was so sweet and swoon worthy. They had great chemistry though I will say that I wish we had dived a bit more into Chiara’s character. I feel like I didn’t really know her which is unfortunate. I did like her but I wanted more.

The setting and description were beautiful and vivd. This was my first Meagher book and I really loved her writing style. It’s paced well, it’s romantic and entertaining. I have quite a few of her books on my kindle and I’m excited to get to them. This was a really good place to start.