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Cookies For My Orc Neighbor by Michele Mills
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
3.75
A fast paced, dual POV, grumpy sunshine romance with a monster boyfriend? Yes please!
I’ve been in a reading slump recently and wanted a quick and steamy romance. This was delivered splendidly in Cookies for My Orc Neighbour.
I enjoyed the dual POV, though felt more connected to Alden than Grace, as he had more chapters in his POV. He also felt like a more fleshed out character thanks to the bit of backstory we got about his upbringing. I liked him tremendously as a main character.
The grumpy sunshine element of the story was a large draw card and done well. Alden wasn’t so grumpy that he was an arsehole - just enough to challenge Grace’s bubbly nature.
I might be reading too much into this but I felt that Aldan’s Orc heritage and the way people react to it, was a perfect symbol of how minorities/foreigners have been treated throughout history (Germans, Japanese, Korean), and even today (Muslims).
When it comes to the steamy scene, for all his uncontrollable lust, Alden’s first priority is pleasuring Grace and preparing her to ‘fit’ him - not just shoving straight in. I appreciated the inclusion of this detail - gotta love a guy who takes care of his woman. There was also great clear enthusiastic consent by Grace.
I wasn’t overly a fan of the large focus on having babies (from both sides) and settling down. Though this is personal preference, and I was able to mostly overlook (haha see what I did there - I’ll show myself out) this.
There were a few repeated phrases that can easily be edited out.
Content warnings:
⚠️absentee parent
⚠️racism (toward a mythical race)
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I’ve been in a reading slump recently and wanted a quick and steamy romance. This was delivered splendidly in Cookies for My Orc Neighbour.
I enjoyed the dual POV, though felt more connected to Alden than Grace, as he had more chapters in his POV. He also felt like a more fleshed out character thanks to the bit of backstory we got about his upbringing. I liked him tremendously as a main character.
The grumpy sunshine element of the story was a large draw card and done well. Alden wasn’t so grumpy that he was an arsehole - just enough to challenge Grace’s bubbly nature.
I might be reading too much into this but I felt that Aldan’s Orc heritage and the way people react to it, was a perfect symbol of how minorities/foreigners have been treated throughout history (Germans, Japanese, Korean), and even today (Muslims).
When it comes to the steamy scene, for all his uncontrollable lust, Alden’s first priority is pleasuring Grace and preparing her to ‘fit’ him - not just shoving straight in. I appreciated the inclusion of this detail - gotta love a guy who takes care of his woman. There was also great clear enthusiastic consent by Grace.
I wasn’t overly a fan of the large focus on having babies (from both sides) and settling down. Though this is personal preference, and I was able to mostly overlook (haha see what I did there - I’ll show myself out) this.
There were a few repeated phrases that can easily be edited out.
Content warnings:
⚠️absentee parent
⚠️racism (toward a mythical race)
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism