A review by bribreez
Love Redesigned by Lauren Asher

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

5⭐️/ 3-4🌶️

The Queen, Ms. Lauren Asher has graced us with another new release! Lauren Asher can do no wrong! Anything she writes is pure magic and an absolute treasure! We’re back in the lovely small town of Lake Wistera! If you’ve read, “The Final Offer”, which was part of Lauren Asher’s Dreamland Billionaire series, then you’ll remember this place. If not, that’s totally fine as you’ll fall in love with it! This story was all about, Dahlia Muñoz and Julian Lopez. Childhood rivals, always competing to beat the other, and always been in close proximity since their moms were best friends. A highly anticipated story that I was more than excited to jump into and feel all the good vibes that Lauren always manages to bring each and every time! 

Right away I was loving this book! Getting to meet both Dahlia and Julian made me see just how their dynamic was which was, them constantly at odds with one another, snarky banter, and tension. I also loved seeing the Mexican representation! WOO! LETS GO! I’m also Mexican (or I identify as Latina) so just getting to read the things Julian, Dahlia, or their family members speaking in Spanish or doing certain things I recognized from my culture was amazing. Plus, that moment in the beginning with Dahlia’s mom coming through with the rosary and holy water totally made me think back to Lauren’s dedication to her mom in, “Throttled” HAHA! IYKYK! Needless to say, I was on cloud nine already enjoying the first few chapters and loving the characters!

I’m sorry, but like…WHY WAS THE BANTER AND TENSION SO DELICIOUSLY WRITTEN?! I’m a fan of banter, but the way Dahlia and Julian went at each other with their snark and attitude was just hilarious and great! Yes, I realize that for most of their conversations it was a bit of a battle since, Dahlia and Julian still had that childhood rivalry going on, as well as the tension lingering from their college days. That being said, the way I could FEEL THE TENSION emanating from Dahlia and Julian was just perfection! As much as those two were constantly at odds with one another and dishing back insults, they definitely had great chemistry underneath the surface. Plus, something about the snarky banter was entertaining for me. I was equally squealing and dropping my jaw with the way Julian and Dahlia said things to one another ESPECIALLY ONCE IT BORDERED ON THE LINES OF POTENTIALLY CROSSING SPICY TERRITORY! OMG! 

So you remember how I mentioned there was tension bubbling between Dahlia and Julian? Well… IT PAID OFF! All those moments of arguing, insulting each other, and trying to one up the other paid off for some steamy moments between Dahlia and Julian! So much for remaining rivals because, the way that Julian and Dahlia couldn’t resist the temptation to touch one another was HOT! Also, for all those jokes and judgements of Julian being such a, “stoic, quiet, man”, he definitely wasn’t quiet when it came to his spicy scenes with Dahlia! I also loved how even in those moments there was a bit of that same snarky teasing that they usually reverted back to, but it was done in a more playful way that definitely made me blush and a bit heated! Julian was a man of many talents from carpentry, maintaining his business, and of course BEING AN ATTENTIVE MAN BOTH IN AND OUT OF THE BEDROOM! WOO! Also, shout out to my girl, Dahlia for legit bringing down a powerful man like Julian down to his knees for her! Both Julian and Dahlia had DYNAMITE CHEMISTRY! 

If I had to describe my ideal man, Julian Lopez would be that man! Out of the many wonderful things that I absolutely loved about Julian, it was his attentiveness. Plus, it doesn’t hurt that Julian was a billionaire who could spend his money however he wanted in order to make Dahlia happy. Seeing Julian being so attentive to Dahlia was endearing and swoon worthy! Julian was a fixer and a bit of a perfectionist, but I feel like aspects of that actually played well into him being thoughtful and detailed oriented when it came to expressing himself to Dahlia.

MY QUEEN LAUREN ASHER HAS DONE IT AGAIN! This story was absolutely incredible, phenomenal, and fantastic! Dahlia and Julian instantly had me smiling, laughing, and loving them! I loved the Mexican representation, felt like I was part of the family alongside the Muñoz’s and Lopez’s! Just made me happy to see the heartwarming yet also hilarious moments Dahlia and Julian shared within their families and how everyone was so close with each other! The romance was perfect! I also loved seeing the vulnerabilities both Dahlia and Julian experienced, but communicated them despite some bumps in the road. Lauren Asher can honestly do no wrong! The way Lauren is able to tackle heavy topics, and write them in a way that explores the realities of it such as, what Dahlia experienced and even Julian’s mom was done in a way that was respectful and eye opening. There was also plenty of humor that had me cackling and again nonstop laughing! I almost didn’t want to finish this book because I was having so much fun reading it! That being said, having read this book, I would give it infinity stars because it was that amazing! Plus, with those epilogues that I love oh so much that Lauren writes, it was even more heartfelt and joyful to see Dahlia and Julian having their happy ending! I’m SUPER EXCITED FOR THE NEXT BOOK! The little crumbs sprinkled in this book perfectly sets up the ideas I have for a specific someone’s book *wink, wink. READ THIS BOOK AND EVERY BOOK BY LAUREN ASHER BECAUSE SHE’S A MAGICAL PERSON AND AUTHOR!
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