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A review by christinareadsontheroad
Kiss Hard by Nalini Singh
3.0
Full disclosure - this was a new author to me, so I hadn’t read the previous books in the series. Sometimes, that works out just fine, but I do wish I had read the other books for more context on the characters and their storylines.
Paralympic sprinter Catie and rugby star Danny are childhood nemeses who’ve seen each other through thick and thin. When Catie covers for Danny in a public incident, the media eats up the potential that they might be together. So, they agree to keep up the charade in public, even though they quickly realize that the joke’s on them and their pent-up emotions toward each other. They help each other through professional and personal challenges, and learned how to break down their walls and build a future together.
Even though this was aiming for enemies-to-lovers, their whole “enemy-ship” was prior to the timeline of this book. They were more friends than enemies and just kept talking about how much they didn’t like each other, maybe to keep their enemy sparks alive? I’m usually a sucker for all the tropes in this book (enemies/friends to lovers, fake dating, forced proximity) but this book sort of fell flat to me. It took me forever to get into it, and even though there were some sweet (and spicy) scenes, it wasn’t a story that gripped me emotionally. That said - I think this book may have been more enjoyable if I understood the characters and how their families were intertwined, which I imagine is covered in the previous 3 books.
Thank you Netgalley & Victory Editing for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Paralympic sprinter Catie and rugby star Danny are childhood nemeses who’ve seen each other through thick and thin. When Catie covers for Danny in a public incident, the media eats up the potential that they might be together. So, they agree to keep up the charade in public, even though they quickly realize that the joke’s on them and their pent-up emotions toward each other. They help each other through professional and personal challenges, and learned how to break down their walls and build a future together.
Even though this was aiming for enemies-to-lovers, their whole “enemy-ship” was prior to the timeline of this book. They were more friends than enemies and just kept talking about how much they didn’t like each other, maybe to keep their enemy sparks alive? I’m usually a sucker for all the tropes in this book (enemies/friends to lovers, fake dating, forced proximity) but this book sort of fell flat to me. It took me forever to get into it, and even though there were some sweet (and spicy) scenes, it wasn’t a story that gripped me emotionally. That said - I think this book may have been more enjoyable if I understood the characters and how their families were intertwined, which I imagine is covered in the previous 3 books.
Thank you Netgalley & Victory Editing for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.