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A review by beckymmoe
His Grumpy Childhood Friend by Jackie Lau
5.0
Friends-to-lovers--especially when they're childhood friends, with a touch of unrequited love--is one of my all-time favorite tropes, when done well. Ms Lau does very well with Charlotte and Mike here :)
Their story was so much fun!
Charlotte's quirks (and okay, Mike's too--I'm looking at you, spiders) made me laugh out loud more than once. Though I am 100% with her dislike of stadium proposals--those are ALWAYS a bad, bad idea--I just loved that Mike was so accepting of them--and of her!--and never made her feel bad about them or less-than. And of course Charlotte reciprocated with his spider issue, calmly dealing with any and all that dared to invade his space. (OMG, when he woke her up that one time? I'm pretty sure I snort-laughed. Thank goodness no one was around to witness that.)
The conflict of this story ends up being very low drama, but with all of the drama going on IRL right now that was exactly the kind of story I needed to read. Essentially, His Grumpy Childhood Friend is a lighthearted, sexy friends-to-lovers story about two childhood friends who reconnect as adults and just really manage and enjoy and appreciate each other, not in spite of their quirks but because of them. It's worth a read even if you haven't read Amy and Victor's story ([b:Her Big City Neighbor|54546124|Her Big City Neighbor (Cider Bar Sisters, #1)|Jackie Lau|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1594848597l/54546124._SY75_.jpg|85108665]) yet.
But you totally should read their story too. It's *almost* as fun ;)
Rating: 4 1/2 stars / A
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
Their story was so much fun!
Charlotte's quirks (and okay, Mike's too--I'm looking at you, spiders) made me laugh out loud more than once. Though I am 100% with her dislike of stadium proposals--those are ALWAYS a bad, bad idea--I just loved that Mike was so accepting of them--and of her!--and never made her feel bad about them or less-than. And of course Charlotte reciprocated with his spider issue, calmly dealing with any and all that dared to invade his space. (OMG, when he woke her up that one time? I'm pretty sure I snort-laughed. Thank goodness no one was around to witness that.)
The conflict of this story ends up being very low drama, but with all of the drama going on IRL right now that was exactly the kind of story I needed to read. Essentially, His Grumpy Childhood Friend is a lighthearted, sexy friends-to-lovers story about two childhood friends who reconnect as adults and just really manage and enjoy and appreciate each other, not in spite of their quirks but because of them. It's worth a read even if you haven't read Amy and Victor's story ([b:Her Big City Neighbor|54546124|Her Big City Neighbor (Cider Bar Sisters, #1)|Jackie Lau|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1594848597l/54546124._SY75_.jpg|85108665]) yet.
But you totally should read their story too. It's *almost* as fun ;)
Rating: 4 1/2 stars / A
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.