A review by tdotrenae
Going Toe to Toe by Yahrah St. John

lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This book is the first that I’ve read as part of the Gems series and thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC e-book! 

this book really had me in the first half, but kinda lost me in the second hahaha. I enjoyed it I guess, but I wanted more. I loved the premise, the meeting on vacation and having a beautiful vacation as lowkey a couple, but really as a no strings attached fling - but then having to transition back home to real life was tough for Lyric and Devon! There’s alot of stuff at home to deal with and manage. I feel like there was almost too much going on for me to like appropriately follow the story - between Devon’s trauma and Lyric’s being a business woman, adoptee, who doesn’t speak up for herself and like a GAGGLE of friends. It was a lot to keep up with and manage in such a short story. 

Overall maybe read. Idk!