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The Build Up
by Tati Richardson
Ari James has moved back home to Atlanta to take a new job at an architectural firm after dating a coworker at her last firm went horribly wrong. Because of this, Ari is very guarded and has sworn off getting involved with coworkers. On her first day, Ari meets the handsome Porter Harrison. The book is written from both of their points of view and we see that Porter and Ari immediately fall for one another but try to fight it. They go through a few twists and turns, ups and downs, but eventually end up together.
I liked the Black representation in this book. Ari, Porter, and their friends went to HBCUs. Their parents were Black, their friends were Black, the firm they worked at was Black. I also liked that the main characters were older instead of the typical twenty somethings.
I understand self-preservation and all but I did not like the way that Ari treated Porter sometimes. Ari initially tried to treat Porter like a friend with benefits and she didn’t always communicate properly like leaving the firm without telling him and trying to leave for Spain without telling him. That’s not romance or love, especially for a 40 year old woman. I also thought that some things were so over the top to the point that they were just corny.. like Greer.
Overall, a fun and quick romance read.
Thank you to NetGalley and Carina Press & Carina Adores (Harlequin) for the e-ARC!
I liked the Black representation in this book. Ari, Porter, and their friends went to HBCUs. Their parents were Black, their friends were Black, the firm they worked at was Black. I also liked that the main characters were older instead of the typical twenty somethings.
I understand self-preservation and all but I did not like the way that Ari treated Porter sometimes. Ari initially tried to treat Porter like a friend with benefits and she didn’t always communicate properly like leaving the firm without telling him and trying to leave for Spain without telling him. That’s not romance or love, especially for a 40 year old woman. I also thought that some things were so over the top to the point that they were just corny.. like Greer.
Overall, a fun and quick romance read.
Thank you to NetGalley and Carina Press & Carina Adores (Harlequin) for the e-ARC!