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The Hookup Dilemma by Constance Gillam
3.0
The cover and title for this caught my eye on NetGalley but I was a little hesitant since I feel illustrated covers can go either way regarding the spice/steam that I want in my romance and since this is a new to me author.
Rashida Howard is a food critic who unknowingly has a fantastic one night stand with Elliott, a man she meets in a bar. Elliott turns out to be Elliott Quinn, the son of Marcus Quinn - who Rashida is on a mission to stop from gentrifying her grandmother's neighborhood. The two go head to head while trying to figure out what to do with the chemistry between them.
I was pleasantly surprised by some of the spicy bits - especially since the book kicks off with a bang via Rashida & Elliott's hot hotel hook up! I wished we saw some more of the development or little details of their relationship - some of the chapters seemed to jump days ahead and it was a little hard to figure out what may have happened since we last saw them.
Although the fight for her grandmother's neighborhood was the reason the two of them are in a head to head battle throughout the book, I did feel like the details about that story line took over. It was a lot of development/real estate/architecture jargon and I did find myself skimming through those portions to get to the love story underneath it.
Overall this was a quick, enjoyable read & I would likely check out future releases from this author.
*I received an early digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*
Rashida Howard is a food critic who unknowingly has a fantastic one night stand with Elliott, a man she meets in a bar. Elliott turns out to be Elliott Quinn, the son of Marcus Quinn - who Rashida is on a mission to stop from gentrifying her grandmother's neighborhood. The two go head to head while trying to figure out what to do with the chemistry between them.
I was pleasantly surprised by some of the spicy bits - especially since the book kicks off with a bang via Rashida & Elliott's hot hotel hook up! I wished we saw some more of the development or little details of their relationship - some of the chapters seemed to jump days ahead and it was a little hard to figure out what may have happened since we last saw them.
Although the fight for her grandmother's neighborhood was the reason the two of them are in a head to head battle throughout the book, I did feel like the details about that story line took over. It was a lot of development/real estate/architecture jargon and I did find myself skimming through those portions to get to the love story underneath it.
Overall this was a quick, enjoyable read & I would likely check out future releases from this author.
*I received an early digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*