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A review by keliterate
All I Want is You by Falon Ballard
3.0
Yes, we are reading Christmas books in may. This is to ensure I have enough bullets, come December, to deliver a long x-part Christmas recommendations post. This is also just another excuse for me to read Christmas romances, because Christmas is my favorite holiday.
Let’s start with the good stuff first.
I liked the chemistry in this book, and the way the banter just bounces off and fills the room. It’s definitely one of those books you read when you just want to turn your brain off and escape into a snowstorm-laden hotel where there’s only one bed and a hot writer you’re trying not to touch. There’s a lot of spice here, and while I’m not opposed to it in romance books (I’ve gotten fairly used to it), it does bring me to something I ended up not being too fond of.
There are flashbacks interspersed throughout the book, which had a fair amount of open door scenes, and I don’t feel like they added much to the plot. In terms of the actual romance, I think there was too much placed on making sure it remained steamy without really thinking about the actual rationale behind getting back together/fleshing out the first breakup. I get it—it’s meant to be a fun book. I’ve had my fair share of singular-brain-cell-functional romance books that I ended up enjoying a lot, but I think the pacing of this one could’ve really helped make it a tad more believable. I’m not saying give me the emotionality—but give me something so I can root for the two more, because the two characters were actually really lovable. I wish more time could’ve been spent on them working through the issues of their first breakup.
Of course, this is an ARC, and subject to changes, but I do hope they think about making it a little lengthier and focusing more on working through it, because I think even that tweak will help out the ending of the book. I enjoyed the read! Definitely one that’ll keep you engaged with the banter, just wish they could’ve expounded it more.
Thank you Putnam for my arc!
Let’s start with the good stuff first.
I liked the chemistry in this book, and the way the banter just bounces off and fills the room. It’s definitely one of those books you read when you just want to turn your brain off and escape into a snowstorm-laden hotel where there’s only one bed and a hot writer you’re trying not to touch. There’s a lot of spice here, and while I’m not opposed to it in romance books (I’ve gotten fairly used to it), it does bring me to something I ended up not being too fond of.
There are flashbacks interspersed throughout the book, which had a fair amount of open door scenes, and I don’t feel like they added much to the plot. In terms of the actual romance, I think there was too much placed on making sure it remained steamy without really thinking about the actual rationale behind getting back together/fleshing out the first breakup. I get it—it’s meant to be a fun book. I’ve had my fair share of singular-brain-cell-functional romance books that I ended up enjoying a lot, but I think the pacing of this one could’ve really helped make it a tad more believable. I’m not saying give me the emotionality—but give me something so I can root for the two more, because the two characters were actually really lovable. I wish more time could’ve been spent on them working through the issues of their first breakup.
Of course, this is an ARC, and subject to changes, but I do hope they think about making it a little lengthier and focusing more on working through it, because I think even that tweak will help out the ending of the book. I enjoyed the read! Definitely one that’ll keep you engaged with the banter, just wish they could’ve expounded it more.
Thank you Putnam for my arc!