A review by thischarmingreader
The Grump Next Door by Brighton Walsh

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

✨ALC Review✨

Y’all. I enjoyed the hell out of this sweet and spicy romance narrated most excellently by @akaemmawilder and @jasonclarkereads. Is there much better than an absolute grump who gets struck hard by Cupid’s arrow? 

Atlas Steele is a former football player/current high school coach. He’s attending a charity gala and looking like a whole damn meal in his tux when he runs into Sutton Sinclair in the hotel elevator. They’re both hundreds of miles from where they live. What could be wrong with a hot one-hour stand? They’re about to find out. 

When Sutton and her teenage daughter pull up to their new rental house in Starlight Cove, Maine (I’m reading so many books set in Maine lately!), she is stunned to see Atlas (she didn’t even know his name!) towering over her. Of course, having been burned by stalkers before, he thinks she followed him home. Oh, Atlas. This is not an auspicious beginning for your landlord/tenant situation. 

I absolutely love how they both tried to stay apart, but their incredible and sizzling chemistry made it impossible. And throw in Atlas’s caretaking instincts and it’s game over. These two knuckleheads can’t stop kissing and so much more. This is a spicy one, y’all. 

From stalker exes, flooded cottages, and adopted kittens, Atlas handles it all in his grumpy but tender way. And Sutton EATS IT UP. Who can blame her? 

And this narration? Good lord. It’s so fvcking good! I was literally giggling while driving. Absolute magic. 

Highly recommended for lovers of delicious spicy times, eccentric small town antics, and hot brothers. 

I was given this ALC. by @hanbright_pr and @brighton_walsh. This was my first book of Brighton’s, but undoubtedly will not be my last. I’m ready for these other Steele brothers! 

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