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Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh
5.0
I know a lot of people felt this book was a let down and were frustrated with Hawke denying his feelings for Sienna, but it worked for me! Honestly, the pining, the angst, the alpha-ness!! I loved it all!
Not Safe for Work by Nisha J. Tuli
3.75
I adore Nisha J. Tuli’s fantasy series, Artefacts of Ouranos, and was delighted to receive an arc of her first contemporary romance! While this didn't hit like her fantasy novels for me, it was still an enjoyable read.
Tris is an intelligent, feisty, witty, and caring woman working in STEM, a field (and office) dominated by white men. Her opportunities have been limited due to the blatant racism and sexism prevalent in the field. She lost out on a promotion to Rafe, the son of the boss. Nepotism, anyone?? The book opens with Tris being accepted into an exclusive training program for her company and it’s made clear it’s to diversify the company and tick a box. Of course, Rafe is the other pick, and the two are off to Hawaii together to participate in weeks of corporate training with other top company leaders from across the country. With a one bed trope, work adversaries, enemies to lovers, and tons of spice, this was a good read.
I appreciated the messages highlighting the inequity women and BIPOC face daily. This is definitely something that is a relevant issue, especially in our current climate. I also appreciated that Tris suffered from migraines and that chronic pain/illness was represented very well here.
While I loved many aspects of this book, I really didn’t find myself all that invested in the romance or even the MCs individual stories. The romance is very much a Tuli romance, and for whatever reason, I love it in a fantasy but struggled with the transition to a contemporary setting. The enemies to lovers aspect just felt too forced? There wasn’t any real reason for them to be enemies, or maybe it was because we’re just told their enemies/adversaries and not shown. There was a weird love triangle/square thing going on that added nothing to the plot, the banter between the two MCs was good but also kept leading to miscommunication that aggravated me. I did enjoy the last third of the book but the first two thirds were a struggle for me to get into. I still recommend this for fans of contemporary romance, office romance, and dislike/enemies to lovers, but it didn’t end up being a love for me.
Thanks to the publisher for the complimentary arc. All opinions are my own.
Tris is an intelligent, feisty, witty, and caring woman working in STEM, a field (and office) dominated by white men. Her opportunities have been limited due to the blatant racism and sexism prevalent in the field. She lost out on a promotion to Rafe, the son of the boss. Nepotism, anyone?? The book opens with Tris being accepted into an exclusive training program for her company and it’s made clear it’s to diversify the company and tick a box. Of course, Rafe is the other pick, and the two are off to Hawaii together to participate in weeks of corporate training with other top company leaders from across the country. With a one bed trope, work adversaries, enemies to lovers, and tons of spice, this was a good read.
I appreciated the messages highlighting the inequity women and BIPOC face daily. This is definitely something that is a relevant issue, especially in our current climate. I also appreciated that Tris suffered from migraines and that chronic pain/illness was represented very well here.
While I loved many aspects of this book, I really didn’t find myself all that invested in the romance or even the MCs individual stories. The romance is very much a Tuli romance, and for whatever reason, I love it in a fantasy but struggled with the transition to a contemporary setting. The enemies to lovers aspect just felt too forced? There wasn’t any real reason for them to be enemies, or maybe it was because we’re just told their enemies/adversaries and not shown. There was a weird love triangle/square thing going on that added nothing to the plot, the banter between the two MCs was good but also kept leading to miscommunication that aggravated me. I did enjoy the last third of the book but the first two thirds were a struggle for me to get into. I still recommend this for fans of contemporary romance, office romance, and dislike/enemies to lovers, but it didn’t end up being a love for me.
Thanks to the publisher for the complimentary arc. All opinions are my own.