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A review by kjanie
Hard Pressed by Aurora Rey
3.0
3.5/5 stars
This was such an engaging book! It’s kind of shocking to me that this is my first Aurora Rey book, but it was a great introduction to her. While this featured some characters from a previous novel, it was still easy to read as a stand-alone. They were featured just enough to that I gained interest in them as well (and might just go off to buy their book) but not so much that I feel like I’m out of the loop.
Dylan and Mira were such dynamic characters, who were completely different from each other but somehow seemed to compliment each other well. Dylan was a very suave and charming, but down to earth cider maker. On the other hand Mira, is a very well put together, organised and elegant boss of a major cider company. When made to come together for a project, they butt heads but sparks also seem to fly. I have a soft spot for some good banter and tension, so watching Dylan and Mira interact was delightful for me. Lots of banter, teasing and a whole lot of instant chemistry and attraction to make everything more interesting. Their romance was super engaging to read, we got plenty of spicier scenes and lots of great chemistry.
While I did really enjoy the romance, I do think the major conflict of the book felt very artificial. While I definitely understand the intentions, I just don’t think the characters would have gotten that angry. It kind of just felt like the character had to argue so it was placed in their with conflict, without making sense for the characters. Even so, I won’t let it ruin the romance for me, which was still super fun to read.
This was such an engaging book! It’s kind of shocking to me that this is my first Aurora Rey book, but it was a great introduction to her. While this featured some characters from a previous novel, it was still easy to read as a stand-alone. They were featured just enough to that I gained interest in them as well (and might just go off to buy their book) but not so much that I feel like I’m out of the loop.
Dylan and Mira were such dynamic characters, who were completely different from each other but somehow seemed to compliment each other well. Dylan was a very suave and charming, but down to earth cider maker. On the other hand Mira, is a very well put together, organised and elegant boss of a major cider company. When made to come together for a project, they butt heads but sparks also seem to fly. I have a soft spot for some good banter and tension, so watching Dylan and Mira interact was delightful for me. Lots of banter, teasing and a whole lot of instant chemistry and attraction to make everything more interesting. Their romance was super engaging to read, we got plenty of spicier scenes and lots of great chemistry.
While I did really enjoy the romance, I do think the major conflict of the book felt very artificial. While I definitely understand the intentions, I just don’t think the characters would have gotten that angry. It kind of just felt like the character had to argue so it was placed in their with conflict, without making sense for the characters. Even so, I won’t let it ruin the romance for me, which was still super fun to read.