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A review by 1943tre
Best of Luck by Kate Clayborn
5.0
What Kate Clayborn can do in only 240 pages is sickening, truly. I'd been saving this book for a rainy day--it's the only book by her I hadn't read yet, and I wanted to save it until I really needed it, knowing I can't get another fix until next spring. I needed it, and she delivered.
I didn't love the first book, Kit/Ben's story, in the Chance of a Lifetime series, but I loved the second, and now I love the final. NO ONE does tenderness like KC. The emotions, the character work, the steam––it's all so expert. This story centers around Greer, a social work student with some chronic health issues, and Alex, her best friend's older brother, a photojournalist dealing with panic disorder. They have very little in common, except they fit so beautifully together. As Greer describes it, when she's with him she wants to "Press Play," and when he's with her, she's his "Pause." It's really lovely. They provide each other exactly what the other needs.
The scenes where they're not together were slower for me, but when they WERE together, it was electric. The scene where they photographed a lady bug together––such a quiet, mundane moment––was somehow super sweet and sexy and meaningful. The first kiss, delicious. The sex scenes steamy, but understated. The make-up after the third act conflict? Tear-jerking and well-earned. Every time Alex said "sweetheart"? God my stomach flipped.
KC's one of the most talented romance writers around, and I will not rest until more people give her the credit she deserves! The second book in this series, Luck of the Draw, miiiiight be my favorite, but Best of Luck takes a close second.
I didn't love the first book, Kit/Ben's story, in the Chance of a Lifetime series, but I loved the second, and now I love the final. NO ONE does tenderness like KC. The emotions, the character work, the steam––it's all so expert. This story centers around Greer, a social work student with some chronic health issues, and Alex, her best friend's older brother, a photojournalist dealing with panic disorder. They have very little in common, except they fit so beautifully together. As Greer describes it, when she's with him she wants to "Press Play," and when he's with her, she's his "Pause." It's really lovely. They provide each other exactly what the other needs.
The scenes where they're not together were slower for me, but when they WERE together, it was electric. The scene where they photographed a lady bug together––such a quiet, mundane moment––was somehow super sweet and sexy and meaningful. The first kiss, delicious. The sex scenes steamy, but understated. The make-up after the third act conflict? Tear-jerking and well-earned. Every time Alex said "sweetheart"? God my stomach flipped.
KC's one of the most talented romance writers around, and I will not rest until more people give her the credit she deserves! The second book in this series, Luck of the Draw, miiiiight be my favorite, but Best of Luck takes a close second.