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Make It Sweet
by Kristen Callihan
Wowowow where do I even begin?! I think this is going to be my jumbled thoughts more than a coherent review.
I loved that the set up for the book was contained to the prologue. I get frustrated when a book description is like, “she found out her boyfriend was cheating on her” and then we have to suffer through 20% of the book with her being with that guy (I’m looking at you, Intercepted). This books prologue was beautifully written, short and sweet, and gave so much context to both Lucian and Emma - their past, their present, and their current state of mind.
The food descriptions. I mean… c’mon. I’ve never been one to savor food like an experience or like wine but damn, apparently I’m missing out because the food and eating descriptions were sexy. I wish I could bake. But, like Emma, I don’t have the patience.
The chemistry and banter between them felt effortless. The side characters were fun and brought a lot of life to the page - even that dick Anton.
The reflection it does on fame and sports was so good. I felt like it did it without putting a literal lens up and being like “SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN??” - the author just showed the effects through her characters actions. When Emma worries about Lucian approaching her as a potentially dangerous fan; when she says that people usually see her only as Princess Anya, not Emma, and have expectations from her because of that; when she worries about the future of her career after being cut from a show - these aren’t things I can identify with, but I felt so much for her. Same with Lucian. The fact that hockey was “his thing”, and he feels incomplete without it - even knowing it may kill him or a part of him. I don’t relate to that, but I felt so deeply for him and that choice, and him feeling like he was no longer the same person.
Did I get frustrated at the third act conflict? Yes, because
I loved that the set up for the book was contained to the prologue. I get frustrated when a book description is like, “she found out her boyfriend was cheating on her” and then we have to suffer through 20% of the book with her being with that guy (I’m looking at you, Intercepted). This books prologue was beautifully written, short and sweet, and gave so much context to both Lucian and Emma - their past, their present, and their current state of mind.
The food descriptions. I mean… c’mon. I’ve never been one to savor food like an experience or like wine but damn, apparently I’m missing out because the food and eating descriptions were sexy. I wish I could bake. But, like Emma, I don’t have the patience.
The chemistry and banter between them felt effortless. The side characters were fun and brought a lot of life to the page - even that dick Anton.
The reflection it does on fame and sports was so good. I felt like it did it without putting a literal lens up and being like “SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN??” - the author just showed the effects through her characters actions. When Emma worries about Lucian approaching her as a potentially dangerous fan; when she says that people usually see her only as Princess Anya, not Emma, and have expectations from her because of that; when she worries about the future of her career after being cut from a show - these aren’t things I can identify with, but I felt so much for her. Same with Lucian. The fact that hockey was “his thing”, and he feels incomplete without it - even knowing it may kill him or a part of him. I don’t relate to that, but I felt so deeply for him and that choice, and him feeling like he was no longer the same person.
Did I get frustrated at the third act conflict? Yes, because