Ruby Barrett

Overall I really enjoyed this! This is a new author for me, and one new narrator (that of Sophie’s chapters). Sophie was very likable and my favorite of the duo—Amy, while in understandable ways with her relationship and issues with her dad, was frustrating at times. I nearly docked a star for that, but it’s also made very clear by the narrative (and Sophie gets to call her out frequently for it) that Amy is WRONG for being an asshole and making decisions for Sophie and letting her show more fear hold her back from being together, so that would feel unnecessarily mean, to me.

Despite my frustrations with Amy (especially near the very end) I did like her, and I liked the two of them together. The chemistry was there from the start and their interactions were great. I have also worked in a lot of restaurants, so the whole vibe and setting was familiar and brought back memories (not all of them great lol) but this is a restaurant I would actually probably enjoy working at, which says something.

The cover is so cute too, I’m loving the more artful covers on sapphic stories I’ve been running into lately as I pretty much detest most of the ‘stock photos of women’ ones that are so prevalent. Both narrators were solid, if not slightly lacking in character voices distinctions (for me). I’d def rec this! show less

Contemplated quitting a few times but stuck it out and ended up mostly liking it. One of the biggest things that kept pulling me out of the story was the language used during the sex scenes. I don't read a lot of erotica - well, hardly any at all really - but I totally expect to see words like "fuck" and "pussy" and "cunt" in works of erotica. Because in the right context, they can be hot. I get that. In a romance story, I don't expect to be hit with so many "fuck me" uses and definitely no show more "cunt" uses.

I also understand that there's a power in reclaiming these words. I get that. But in the context of all the sex scenes in a romance, not erotica, book, it didn't work for me.

I did have other issues with book but they didn't pull me out of the story like the language did. show less

Contemplated quitting a few times but stuck it out and ended up mostly liking it. One of the biggest things that kept pulling me out of the story was the language used during the sex scenes. I don't read a lot of erotica - well, hardly any at all really - but I totally expect to see words like "fuck" and "pussy" and "cunt" in works of erotica. Because in the right context, they can be hot. I get that. In a romance story, I don't expect to be hit with so many "fuck me" uses and definitely no show more "cunt" uses.

I also understand that there's a power in reclaiming these words. I get that. But in the context of all the sex scenes in a romance, not erotica, book, it didn't work for me.

I did have other issues with book but they didn't pull me out of the story like the language did. show less

This was a fun romance novel. I loved the chemistry between Corinne and Wesley, there was a little bit of enemies to lovers (due to a misunderstanding) and hot boss intern romance.

Sofia Willingham and Troy Duran both did a great job with the narration and I will definitely look for more books narrated by them in the future.