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A review by amandaslittlelibrary
Love in the City by Jen Morris
5.0
Can someone please slap me for waiting so long to read this book? Seriously, slap me.
I really loved that everything starts immediately right from the very first page - we immediately meet Alex, find out what her dreams and aspirations are, and how her family isn't entirely supportive of what she wants to do with her life. I found Alex extremely relatable - she might be from somewhere else entirely in the world, but she's someone who works in a bookstore and aspires to write (which I do too!) so reading about her struggles and how she starts working towards her dreams was super enjoyable while also pretty inspiring (I might be back to working on my own WIP now...*eyes emoji*).
Michael has officially made it to my personal Hall of Fame for Book Boyfriends. He's in his early forties, a divorced father , and a writer himself - and he's an absolute dreamboat, even when he's being kind of a grump. (If you know me at all, you know that I am an absolutely SUCKER for a bit of a grouchy hero who's soft for the heroine).
The book had everything else I love in a romance novel- great female friendships, so many heart-warming romantic moments.... and oh my god. THE SPICE. It was just the right amount of spice and sexual tension - and for anyone out there who thinks consent spoils the mood, this book is living proof that verbal consent can be extremely sexy.
Overall, a really fantastic romance book. It gave me exactly what I was looking for - fun characters, insane chemistry between the lead and the love interest, some spice, and of course there was some awesome friendship dynamics too!
I really loved that everything starts immediately right from the very first page - we immediately meet Alex, find out what her dreams and aspirations are, and how her family isn't entirely supportive of what she wants to do with her life. I found Alex extremely relatable - she might be from somewhere else entirely in the world, but she's someone who works in a bookstore and aspires to write (which I do too!) so reading about her struggles and how she starts working towards her dreams was super enjoyable while also pretty inspiring (I might be back to working on my own WIP now...*eyes emoji*).
Michael has officially made it to my personal Hall of Fame for Book Boyfriends. He's in his early forties, a divorced father , and a writer himself - and he's an absolute dreamboat, even when he's being kind of a grump. (If you know me at all, you know that I am an absolutely SUCKER for a bit of a grouchy hero who's soft for the heroine).
The book had everything else I love in a romance novel- great female friendships, so many heart-warming romantic moments.... and oh my god. THE SPICE. It was just the right amount of spice and sexual tension - and for anyone out there who thinks consent spoils the mood, this book is living proof that verbal consent can be extremely sexy.
Overall, a really fantastic romance book. It gave me exactly what I was looking for - fun characters, insane chemistry between the lead and the love interest, some spice, and of course there was some awesome friendship dynamics too!