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A review by thebritishbibliophile
Winning Mr. Wrong by C.W. Farnsworth
4.0
An interesting take on the modern-day concept of televisual dating, crossed with plenty of angst, time between the sheets and a promise at a happily ever after
Thank you to Greys Promotions for sending me an ebook Advanced Readers Copy for me to read and leave an honest review of.
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As someone who is not a fan of any tv dating shows--specifically Love Island--I signed up to see just how C.W.Farnsworth could potentially change my mind in giving one of the many shows a chance after reading her story about two self-same people, who also share the same distain for reality dating shows. This novel promised so much via the blurbs and trope alone, it was time to dive in head first. Can Winning Mr. Wrong win me over? Read on to find out.
Considering how as a person--stepping out of my reader shoes for a second--I loathe dating shows for their lack of picking realistic female body types and shapes of different kinds, I have to give C.W. a pat on the back for simply including by description, women of said different types and kinds. I honestly wish this was the case for shows in the real world, where women of more than one bodyshape/type can be included on the same show, so the mere fact that inclusion was written into this story is a huge thumbs up from me. Two, if I have to be perfectly honest. It might have been only a brief mention, but I appreciate it and it has left a lasting impression on me for sure.
Another element I was grateful C.W. included in Winning Mr. Wrong, was the dashes of hilarious comedic moments scattered throughout. I found the moments that had me laughing out lout, snickering or snorting (so unladylike, I know!), helped me enjoy the story more than I would have done say if it was more entered to how I imagine the real life counterpart shows (Love Island-meets-The Bachelor, I'm assuming) is. These moments provided light relief from the angst, tension and sometimes difficultly emotive scenes usually centred around Embry and her life. I love when authors include and inject some kind of comedy or comedic moments into their books even if its not the main or one of the main tropes. Thank you for the giggles and laughs, C.W!
If I had to make a criticism, which I'm not all too sure this really is, is that for me this would make it a five-star read if the heat was turned up just that little bit more. Sure there were moments when things got so good you had to bite your lip, but that's as far as it would get. Granted, this is a story more centred around two people who are complete polar opposites slowly pulling and getting attracted to one another, I still would have loved a wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am moment that would have my cheeks flaming. So, not a criticism but definitely something I would love to see in my next C.W. read to make it a five star novel.
All in all, I'm glad that I took a chance, like Embry and Ryan, and journeyed along the characters in this novel from beginning to end. As my first C.W.Farnsworth read I'm very impressed at how despite the subject matter (tv dating shows) not being something of my own interest, I was still captured and enthralled about how things would play out for these fictional characters. I was not tempted to put down the book at any point and declare it a DNF, I was committed to the very end and you will be too.
4.5/5 stars for C.W.Farnsworth & Winning Mr. Wrong!
Thank you to Greys Promotions for sending me an ebook Advanced Readers Copy for me to read and leave an honest review of.
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As someone who is not a fan of any tv dating shows--specifically Love Island--I signed up to see just how C.W.Farnsworth could potentially change my mind in giving one of the many shows a chance after reading her story about two self-same people, who also share the same distain for reality dating shows. This novel promised so much via the blurbs and trope alone, it was time to dive in head first. Can Winning Mr. Wrong win me over? Read on to find out.
Considering how as a person--stepping out of my reader shoes for a second--I loathe dating shows for their lack of picking realistic female body types and shapes of different kinds, I have to give C.W. a pat on the back for simply including by description, women of said different types and kinds. I honestly wish this was the case for shows in the real world, where women of more than one bodyshape/type can be included on the same show, so the mere fact that inclusion was written into this story is a huge thumbs up from me. Two, if I have to be perfectly honest. It might have been only a brief mention, but I appreciate it and it has left a lasting impression on me for sure.
Another element I was grateful C.W. included in Winning Mr. Wrong, was the dashes of hilarious comedic moments scattered throughout. I found the moments that had me laughing out lout, snickering or snorting (so unladylike, I know!), helped me enjoy the story more than I would have done say if it was more entered to how I imagine the real life counterpart shows (Love Island-meets-The Bachelor, I'm assuming) is. These moments provided light relief from the angst, tension and sometimes difficultly emotive scenes usually centred around Embry and her life. I love when authors include and inject some kind of comedy or comedic moments into their books even if its not the main or one of the main tropes. Thank you for the giggles and laughs, C.W!
If I had to make a criticism, which I'm not all too sure this really is, is that for me this would make it a five-star read if the heat was turned up just that little bit more. Sure there were moments when things got so good you had to bite your lip, but that's as far as it would get. Granted, this is a story more centred around two people who are complete polar opposites slowly pulling and getting attracted to one another, I still would have loved a wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am moment that would have my cheeks flaming. So, not a criticism but definitely something I would love to see in my next C.W. read to make it a five star novel.
All in all, I'm glad that I took a chance, like Embry and Ryan, and journeyed along the characters in this novel from beginning to end. As my first C.W.Farnsworth read I'm very impressed at how despite the subject matter (tv dating shows) not being something of my own interest, I was still captured and enthralled about how things would play out for these fictional characters. I was not tempted to put down the book at any point and declare it a DNF, I was committed to the very end and you will be too.
4.5/5 stars for C.W.Farnsworth & Winning Mr. Wrong!