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The Christmas Pact
by Penelope Ward, Vi Keeland
What. Is. With. G-Rated. Holiday. Romances?
Guys, SMUT is a gift that keeps on giving. Nothing honors the spirit of the season like hot kitchen counter sex. Sadly, just kissing here.
Now, in case you think I'm a total jerk I had more issues with this book than its purity. It has a "twist" that is popping up way too much in Romances (and one that was the twist in the most famous Enemies-To-Lovers romance of recent years). Then, an ending very much borrowed from a famous Rom-Com film. Both of these plot lines could be spotted from a mile away.
There also was a lack of the "enemies" portion of this Enemies-To-Lovers. Our heroine has no bite and no backbone. Our hero is not too much of a jerk until well into the book when he gets drunk and then says some grossly sexual comments about the heroine in PUBLIC, with family members in hearing distance. The next morning our heroine shrugs this off as no big deal since he was drunk. I am NOT here for that.
During the course of their fake relationship we also see what a skilled liar the hero is. I just...felt weird about it. This book just fell really flat for me.
RATING: ⭐️⭐️
STEAM LEVEL: Rated PG
TRIGGERS: cancer, cheating, fatal car accident
Guys, SMUT is a gift that keeps on giving. Nothing honors the spirit of the season like hot kitchen counter sex. Sadly, just kissing here.
Now, in case you think I'm a total jerk I had more issues with this book than its purity. It has a "twist" that is popping up way too much in Romances (and one that was the twist in the most famous Enemies-To-Lovers romance of recent years). Then, an ending very much borrowed from a famous Rom-Com film. Both of these plot lines could be spotted from a mile away.
There also was a lack of the "enemies" portion of this Enemies-To-Lovers. Our heroine has no bite and no backbone. Our hero is not too much of a jerk until well into the book when he gets drunk and then says some grossly sexual comments about the heroine in PUBLIC, with family members in hearing distance. The next morning our heroine shrugs this off as no big deal since he was drunk. I am NOT here for that.
During the course of their fake relationship we also see what a skilled liar the hero is. I just...felt weird about it. This book just fell really flat for me.
RATING: ⭐️⭐️
STEAM LEVEL: Rated PG
TRIGGERS: cancer, cheating, fatal car accident