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A review by happyeverabigail
The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton
emotional
funny
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I ate this up!!! Fake dating would not be my chosen or favorite trope but this put such a funny spin on it I couldn’t help but be charmed. So Amerie is not at the level she wants to be in life for several reasons so when she runs into her ex at her favorite coffee shop with his new girlfriend, she ropes Vincent, the guy she had a meet disaster with, into being her fake boyfriend. But the ante is upped when said Vincent’s SISTER overhears and now what was supposed to be a 5 minute of convenient pretend she’s agreeing to keep up this ruse at a New Years Eve party.
This continues on and becomes more of a friends to lovers I’d say, probably why the fake dating part didn’t feel overly trope-y to me. There’s also so much I knew I was already going to love: roommates, forced proximity, only one bed, etc.
What is such a winner about this book is their CHEMISTRY. Single POV was perfect for this and I love when choices like that make so much sense to me. The whole time Amerie has to learn to trust and be vulnerable with others and when that HEA hits I’m just mush at that point. And the thing about Vincent is that he is not a perfect person. He has that hot NASA astronaut going for him but sometimes he says the wrong thing or is too abrasive and honestly those sides of him only endeared me more.
This is slow burn, open door, low spice (like 1-2) but def steamy with alllll kinds of chemistry between them.
The writing in this has humor written throughout, there is such a voice to this author and I can’t wait to read what she writes next.
Thank you to Berkley for the eARC!
This continues on and becomes more of a friends to lovers I’d say, probably why the fake dating part didn’t feel overly trope-y to me. There’s also so much I knew I was already going to love: roommates, forced proximity, only one bed, etc.
What is such a winner about this book is their CHEMISTRY. Single POV was perfect for this and I love when choices like that make so much sense to me. The whole time Amerie has to learn to trust and be vulnerable with others and when that HEA hits I’m just mush at that point. And the thing about Vincent is that he is not a perfect person. He has that hot NASA astronaut going for him but sometimes he says the wrong thing or is too abrasive and honestly those sides of him only endeared me more.
This is slow burn, open door, low spice (like 1-2) but def steamy with alllll kinds of chemistry between them.
The writing in this has humor written throughout, there is such a voice to this author and I can’t wait to read what she writes next.
Thank you to Berkley for the eARC!