By Erin La Rosa
Star rating: ★★★☆☆
Blurb
She’s written off more than she can chew…
Romance author Sophie Lyon’s ironic secret just went she’s never been in love—and it’s ruining her reputation. With a manuscript deadline looming, Sophie makes an ambitious plan to overcome her writer’s reunite with her exes (including her last girlfriend Carla, the one person she could have loved) to learn why she’s never fallen in love, and document it all for her millions of new online followers.
Luckily, Sophie’s reclusive landlord, Dash Montrose—a former teen heartthrob—has social media all figured out and is willing to help. What he doesn’t mention is that he’s an anonymous online crafter, a hobby that helps him maintain his sobriety. No one knows about his complicated relationship with alcohol, and with a family that’s Hollywood royalty, Dash has to steer clear of scandal.
As Sophie and Dash grow closer, they discover a heat between them that rivals Dash’s pottery kiln. But Sophie needs to figure out who she is outside her relationships, and Dash isn’t sure he’s stable enough for the commitment she deserves. So Sophie suggests what any good romance author a friends-with-benefits arrangement. Surely a strictly casual relationship won’t cause any trouble…
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Read if you like:
🏺Romance author heroine
🏺Rom-com
🏺Struggles with addiction
🏺Indecisive heroine
My Thoughts:
Plot twist was a really interesting story that I wanted to like more than I did. Now this is a series and I jumped in at book two so I may just have been missing context that would have made me like the book more.
I love books about romance authors and so I really loved the premise but I had trouble connecting to the heroine. I felt like Sophie did a lot of flip-flopping and feeling bad for herself even in moments where other people were struggling more. I wish she had been a little more consistently supportive of Dash.
I did really like that this book talked about Dash's struggle with addiction and Sophie had a pacemaker. I like seeing that kind of representation in books. I did think that Dash's struggle with addiction was unusual in that he was more aware of it than the people around him. Usually with addiction family members are very aware and the person is in denial.
Overall, I won't read this one again but I think it had some really interesting elements. I think this book may just not have been for me.
Thanks to Netgalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for letting me read this one early. All opinions are my own.
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