agrippinaes 's review for:

Fighting Mr. Knight by Rosa Lucas
3.0

I enjoyed reading this. There were some language choices and jokes I found a bit iffy, but the book as a whole is good fun. It combines humour and angst in a way that I quite enjoy; it made my chest ache. A lot of the conflict was based on very flimsy misunderstandings, but the angst that came from it was quite fun.

I liked the dynamic between Bonnie and Jack. They had decent chemistry and I enjoyed a lot of their banter. I also thought the parts where Bonnie was working through her feelings about her break up with her fiance were quite well-done; I really felt for her and I liked that the book took the time to focus on her development in that area. With regards to Jack, I actually found him a bit of a flat character. He had moments where I liked him - for example, I liked how once he realised he had feelings for her he didn’t shy away from them - but sometimes I found him overly harsh and I didn’t think Bonnie always deserved his reactions.

However, I didn’t really like the subplot involving Bonnie’s father. At first I wished it had been a bit messier - I think it would have been interesting to not have it all turn out to be her father’s fault - but then as the plot developed and I realised where it was going I didn’t really like it. I didn’t find the ending very satisfying and I didn’t really like how it resolved between them.
SpoilerI thought Jack came round way too easily and it wrapped up too neatly.


But the book is definitely entertaining, if nothing else, and I did enjoy the angsty parts quite a lot. I just didn’t find it as interesting as the other two books in the series and I think that some of the external plot overcomplicated matters in a way it was hard to work back from, and I don’t personally think that was pulled off as well as it could have been.

Content Notes: Hate-to-love, workplace, boss/employee, age gap, millionaire/billionaire.

Warnings:
SpoilerDeath of a parent (in past), violent death of a parent (in past), murder (in past), references to organised crime, implied alocholism.


Other:
SpoilerOn-page sex, unprotected sex
SpoilerInitial condom use then no condoms, brief mention of FMC being on birth control, vague reference to STI status.
, rough sex, age gap
SpoilerFMC is 28, MMC is 38, age gap of 10 years
, infidelity / cheating (in past), OM drama
SpoilerFMC’s ex-fiance works with both the FMC and MMC and is the source of a bit of drama as the FMC works through her feelings about their break-up and his infidelity. Nothing happens between the FMC and her ex.
, OW drama
SpoilerFMC thinks that the MMC has hooked up with a couple of different women over the course of the book, but he later confirms that he hasn’t.
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