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Twice Shy
by Sarah Hogle
I LOVED Sarah Hogle's first book, Made For Each Other, so I was so excited for TWICE SHY!
Maybell has just inherited an old house from her great aunt and that gives her the courage to quit her thankless job and start fresh! But when she arrives she discovers that there is a co-owner and that's when the sparks start to fly!
I love a good Enemies-to-Lovers romance and Sarah Hogle always writes amazingly cutting and hilarious hate-banter! Maybell and Wesley are hilarious together and their sunshine + grumpy dynamic is perfect!
In this story we get to see Maybell really grow and change. She is so lovable and so relatable! I loved her and her sunshiny personality laced with snark. Wesley is grumpy and quiet and SO FREAKING SWEET that you will find yourself in a puddle of swoony goo by the end of this book. And talk about sweet moments! There is a date in this book that will make your Grinch heart grow three sizes!
There is a character in this book that struggles with severe social anxiety and the portrayal of those fears and how difficult it is to navigate life with them was handled PERFECTLY in TWICE SHY. Most of the time when I read Anxiety in a romantic lead character it is written in a way that seems as though the author doesn't know firsthand about that particular disorder. Most often I find this means the characters are simply MORE afraid of a scenario which MANY people would feel afraid at. Airline flights, performing in public, being stuck in an elevator, etc. But the true pain of living with (or having a loved one who lives with) an Anxiety Disorder is the randomness and seemingly minor situations that can completely panic a person. This is what Sarah Hogle does so well in TWICE SHY. A lot of people are afraid of flying, but not many people find it impossible to sit at a table in a restaurant because they won't be able to leave if they need to or they have a full-blown panic attack if their seat isn't facing the restaurant's front door.
The first third of this book had sort of odd pacing and story-telling to me. It felt a bit scattered. Not so much that I ever considered DNF, but it took a while to find it's footing. I just wish this book had more smut! My pervy little heart needed some wickedly hot sex and this book is firmly in the PG-13 category. There is one (quite vague) descriptive sex scene. Sad trombone from the perv in the corner (me!).
I loved this book a lot and highly recommend it, especially if you want to see a more realistic representation of Anxiety Disorders than you generally see in Contemporary Romance.
TRIGGERS: Parent abandonment, unstable childhood, Social Anxiety Disorder, catfishing
Maybell has just inherited an old house from her great aunt and that gives her the courage to quit her thankless job and start fresh! But when she arrives she discovers that there is a co-owner and that's when the sparks start to fly!
I love a good Enemies-to-Lovers romance and Sarah Hogle always writes amazingly cutting and hilarious hate-banter! Maybell and Wesley are hilarious together and their sunshine + grumpy dynamic is perfect!
In this story we get to see Maybell really grow and change. She is so lovable and so relatable! I loved her and her sunshiny personality laced with snark. Wesley is grumpy and quiet and SO FREAKING SWEET that you will find yourself in a puddle of swoony goo by the end of this book. And talk about sweet moments! There is a date in this book that will make your Grinch heart grow three sizes!
There is a character in this book that struggles with severe social anxiety and the portrayal of those fears and how difficult it is to navigate life with them was handled PERFECTLY in TWICE SHY. Most of the time when I read Anxiety in a romantic lead character it is written in a way that seems as though the author doesn't know firsthand about that particular disorder. Most often I find this means the characters are simply MORE afraid of a scenario which MANY people would feel afraid at. Airline flights, performing in public, being stuck in an elevator, etc. But the true pain of living with (or having a loved one who lives with) an Anxiety Disorder is the randomness and seemingly minor situations that can completely panic a person. This is what Sarah Hogle does so well in TWICE SHY. A lot of people are afraid of flying, but not many people find it impossible to sit at a table in a restaurant because they won't be able to leave if they need to or they have a full-blown panic attack if their seat isn't facing the restaurant's front door.
The first third of this book had sort of odd pacing and story-telling to me. It felt a bit scattered. Not so much that I ever considered DNF, but it took a while to find it's footing. I just wish this book had more smut! My pervy little heart needed some wickedly hot sex and this book is firmly in the PG-13 category. There is one (quite vague) descriptive sex scene. Sad trombone from the perv in the corner (me!).
I loved this book a lot and highly recommend it, especially if you want to see a more realistic representation of Anxiety Disorders than you generally see in Contemporary Romance.
TRIGGERS: Parent abandonment, unstable childhood, Social Anxiety Disorder, catfishing