A review by chai_and_books
Under the Stars by Laura Pavlov

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I don’t know if I read a different book than everyone else, but I didn’t think it was all that. Like it was a nice small town romance but nothing out of this world. I found Georgia annoying at times, she was oblivious and unprofessional- even if she was good at her job. Sometimes reading her internal monologue gave me second embarrassment to the point where I would need a break to mentally prep for whatever she was about to think/say. her family was cute though. Maddox was boring. He was grumpy and fell in love with Georgia after having spoken a total of three sentences to her. Good for him. He did go to therapy instead having Georgia ‘fix’ him, so points for that. The plot twist/ third act break was so random I was like huh? She forgave him too easily tbh. Maybe it’s because I haven’t any of the previous books in this series so I wasn’t attached to the characters as much but yeah- it was an easy read but nothing special. 

tropes:

• grumpy sunshine
• billionaire romance
• small town
• workplace romance
• he hates everyone but her
• big family dynamic