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A review by girlwithhearteyes
Good as Gold by Sarina Bowen
3.5
3.5 stars
This is my first book by Sarina Bowen, and I was expecting it to be a fun, small-town romance about a baby-making agreement between friends who recently reconnected, but it ended up being quite different.
Some of the themes were pretty heavy, and it was more ‘simmering’ drama than OTT drama. At times I wanted to yell at the main characters, as Leila and Matteo had been pining after each other since high school, but neither were very good at saying what they wanted. A lot of the book felt like it was building towards a major blowout, but the story stayed surprisingly low-key. But I did really liked the lighter moments when Leila and Matteo were just spending time together and being sweet. I ended up being invested in their story even if it wasn’t what I originally expected.
Audiobook notes - I love Jason Clarke’s voice (he’s one of my favourite narrators), but had a tough time getting into Lessa Lamb’s performance and ended up switching to the ebook in the 2nd half.
This is my first book by Sarina Bowen, and I was expecting it to be a fun, small-town romance about a baby-making agreement between friends who recently reconnected, but it ended up being quite different.
Some of the themes were pretty heavy, and it was more ‘simmering’ drama than OTT drama. At times I wanted to yell at the main characters, as Leila and Matteo had been pining after each other since high school, but neither were very good at saying what they wanted. A lot of the book felt like it was building towards a major blowout, but the story stayed surprisingly low-key. But I did really liked the lighter moments when Leila and Matteo were just spending time together and being sweet. I ended up being invested in their story even if it wasn’t what I originally expected.
Audiobook notes - I love Jason Clarke’s voice (he’s one of my favourite narrators), but had a tough time getting into Lessa Lamb’s performance and ended up switching to the ebook in the 2nd half.