Review by kerrythefire - Failure to Match

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kerrythefire 's review for:

Failure to Match by Kyra Parsi

4.0

This book was fast, flirty, straightforward, knew exactly what it was, and it executed. It had all the things I want in an enemies to lovers story - angst, biting dialogue, characters misjudging each other widely and gradually learning who each other actually is and gradually falling for them as they learn more + a MMC who gets jealous because he can't figure out how to express his feelings verbally... and then

has a messy but heartfelt confession/reveal under a context that removes all doubt about his sincerity

.

I also enjoyed the back and forth with Jackson doing nice things (e.g.

the cardboard cat palace

) and Jamie calling him out on his mixed signals (see above comment about not being able to express his feelings). I think this is why it was a good call to have the book from Jamie's POV only - but the duet narration in the audiobook really added some nice dynamism.

This was a classic enemies to lovers romcom, complete with very distinct and additive side characters. If you're looking for something realistic, this isn't it. But if you're looking for a well-executed classic, give this one a try.

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