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Strictly Business
by Kallista Kohl
I love a holiday romance. And an office romance. I felt like I got the best of both worlds in Kallista Kohl’s Strictly Business. In a shared ride on the way to the airport for the most important pitch event of her career, Izabelle meets Jake. He’s handsome, a workaholic like herself and deliciously awkward when it comes to social interactions. But not wanting to get distracted by a pretty face Iz doubles down on her desire to focus on one thing only - her work. Running into him again at the resort where she will present her pitch seems like maybe fate is trying to tell her something. Their chemistry is instantaneous and if Iz can let some of her past demons behind she might be able to kick goals in her professional and personal lives. Jake is likewise enamoured with the beautiful and passionate businesswoman. But when he realises she’s there to present at the event his company runs it’s a giant conflict of interest. Not wanting to give up on this fledgling relationship, Jake uses his business knowledge to help Iz with her presentation whilst trying to work out how to come clean.
I loved the setting and the concept for this book. Sonoma seems like such a beautiful place and I could feel the vacation vibe throughout the novel. The set up was great and it was lovely to see Iz having such a great group of supportive friends. But there were a few things which got in the way of this being a five star read for me. With us the reader knowing about Iz’s past and also about Jake’s keeping things from her, all the scenes between them had a bit of a dark cloud hanging over them. And I found myself growing frustrated with Iz. She’s such a dedicated businesswoman who has been burned in the past. I wanted her to be more suspicious that Jake didn’t tell her anything about his work. Instead whenever she opened up and told him personal stories which made her the woman she is today he would just think how great she was and maybe he would tell her the truth later. And Iz was never questioning why Jake seemed to know so much about pitching and the business world. I also had a few problems with Iz being such a workaholic and the type who is so over prepared she turned up to an airport over three hours early but she hadn’t googled the company presenting the pitch event? I just feel she would have known the names and faces of all the big hitters at the event and known all about Jacoby/Jake.
Putting all of that aside, this was a fun book and a great introduction to Iz’s friends. I can see this being a fantastic series featuring strong, independent women who are kicking goals professionally. I loved the friendship dynamic and feel like that was the highlight of Strictly Business.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I loved the setting and the concept for this book. Sonoma seems like such a beautiful place and I could feel the vacation vibe throughout the novel. The set up was great and it was lovely to see Iz having such a great group of supportive friends. But there were a few things which got in the way of this being a five star read for me. With us the reader knowing about Iz’s past and also about Jake’s keeping things from her, all the scenes between them had a bit of a dark cloud hanging over them. And I found myself growing frustrated with Iz. She’s such a dedicated businesswoman who has been burned in the past. I wanted her to be more suspicious that Jake didn’t tell her anything about his work. Instead whenever she opened up and told him personal stories which made her the woman she is today he would just think how great she was and maybe he would tell her the truth later. And Iz was never questioning why Jake seemed to know so much about pitching and the business world. I also had a few problems with Iz being such a workaholic and the type who is so over prepared she turned up to an airport over three hours early but she hadn’t googled the company presenting the pitch event? I just feel she would have known the names and faces of all the big hitters at the event and known all about Jacoby/Jake.
Putting all of that aside, this was a fun book and a great introduction to Iz’s friends. I can see this being a fantastic series featuring strong, independent women who are kicking goals professionally. I loved the friendship dynamic and feel like that was the highlight of Strictly Business.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.