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A review by isalaur
Hot Potato by Allison Temple
3.0
Hot Potato is the third book in the Seacroft series however it is a completely independent story so you do not have to have read the first two in order to enjoy this one.
Avery, a self-conscious and klutzy accountant meets Linc, a hot, closeted fireman when he sets a sweet potato on fire in his microwave. As they become friends, and then more, the baggage that both of them carry gets in the way of them having a smooth path to love.
The book was slow going for me at first and to be honest I found Avery annoying and didn’t really get where Linc’s angst was coming from. I nearly gave up but I’m glad I stuck with it. As I got further into the book the story started to come together for me and the characters’ quirks became more directly related to the action of the story.
The crisis moment was a biggie and I was all in at that point so it was a very effective emotion grabbing read. It’s a multi-layered crisis so it played out for a while. The resolution was not an easy, quick fix which I appreciated. Forgiveness and self-blame always comes easier and more quickly for literary folks than for real folks I believe but it was a sweet ending. There was a bit of an unexplained hole in the epilogue (no spoilers) which bothered me a bit as it was a pretty significant element of the back story of the book.
So I do recommend the book and just encourage you to stick with it if you have the same beginning experience that I did.
*I voluntarily read an ARC and this is my objective review.*
Avery, a self-conscious and klutzy accountant meets Linc, a hot, closeted fireman when he sets a sweet potato on fire in his microwave. As they become friends, and then more, the baggage that both of them carry gets in the way of them having a smooth path to love.
The book was slow going for me at first and to be honest I found Avery annoying and didn’t really get where Linc’s angst was coming from. I nearly gave up but I’m glad I stuck with it. As I got further into the book the story started to come together for me and the characters’ quirks became more directly related to the action of the story.
The crisis moment was a biggie and I was all in at that point so it was a very effective emotion grabbing read. It’s a multi-layered crisis so it played out for a while. The resolution was not an easy, quick fix which I appreciated. Forgiveness and self-blame always comes easier and more quickly for literary folks than for real folks I believe but it was a sweet ending. There was a bit of an unexplained hole in the epilogue (no spoilers) which bothered me a bit as it was a pretty significant element of the back story of the book.
So I do recommend the book and just encourage you to stick with it if you have the same beginning experience that I did.
*I voluntarily read an ARC and this is my objective review.*