A review by beckyyreadss
Tis the Season for Revenge by Morgan Elizabeth

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was my book’s club pick of the month for December as well as Wreck the Halls by Tessa Bailey. I read Wreck the Halls in November and was excited to pick this up after how much it hype it got last year. It was a cute and fast-paced read.  

This book has two points of view. The first is Abbie Keller. She thought that Richard Bartholemew Benson the Third would be her life partner and together forever. In their four years of dating, she never doubted that she wouldn’t end up with his grandmother’s engagement ring on her finger. Sure, she’s been told to change a few things about herself to fit the mold, like dying her hair, dressing more conservatively and finding golf enjoyable, but she was sure that it would be worth it in the end. But that all changes on Halloween, when he leaves her crying outside her apartment wearing a bunny costume. He has broken it off with her because she’s just not serious enough. She was just fun, according to Richard. Richard tells her he has his sights on becoming a partner at his law firm so he needs to focus on work. Abbie does what every girl does once her heart has been broken, she calls her best friends, gets super drunk, dyes her hair and formulates a plan for revenge. She has been acting like Richard’s personal assistant for too long and now it’s time for payback – she is going to glitter his car vents, mess up his coffee order and lunch order, leak his phone number online and then the perfect match pops up to prove to Richard that he has made a huge mistake – his boss. Abbie starts dating the founding partner of Richard’s law firm, Damien Martinez, with one thing in her mind – to be invited to the Christmas party as his date. Will she be able to date him without feeling romantically involved? Will she want Richard back by the end? The second point of view is Damien Martinez, he hates going to work function where his colleagues either want to kiss his ass or gossip, he is getting sick of it. To avoid talking to people at the function, he went on a dating app to look for a bit of fun and matched with Abigail Keller, they both agree for a no-strings attached arrangement, but it’s turns into something pretty serious pretty quickly. Damien doesn’t want to let her go and wants everyone to see her sparkle. He can tell she has been screwed over by an ex and he is determined to heal her in more ways than one. Abigail continues to surprise him and wonders how anyone can let her go. Damien is thinking about the future, and he wants it to include Abigail but can tell something is holding her back.  

I don’t know what the hell was in this book to make it so addicting, but I didn’t want it to end. The writing wasn’t the best, but the storyline and the characters were adorable and fluffy but also damn right sexy. I wanted to hug Abbie so damn hard throughout this whole book. The way that Richard made her feel makes me want to cry. I’m so glad that Damien was a sweetheart from the beginning and not some hard-ass on a character arc. Both of these characters had a personality and both had a storyline with their own issues of their own and helped each other as they grew together. I was squealing when both of them punched Richard in the space of five minutes, like go on guys! Yes this book was a bit cliche, but I didn’t care, it was adorable and christmassey and just uhhhhh.  

I just wanted it longer and to go on for longer than over a year. I wanted to see them exploring and being the funcle and funtie to the kids and them working together and just being a basic couple.  

As I'm writing this review, I’ve noticed it says book 1, I’m intrigued to see what book 2 is about and definitely will be checking it out.  

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