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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. FGMAMTC Blog Review Giveaway Cole finds himself being dumped by his boyfriend at the airport. Not only is this a break up, but also his boyfriend accepts a marriage proposal from another man. He decides to just stay home instead of the holiday travel. Although the opening sounds quite dramatic, most of the story is pretty low-key. Owen owns a bar near where Cole lives. He notices Cole seems to be struggling a bit this holiday so he sets about to cheer Cole over whatever bump he's having in his life. He also has some issues of his own that pop up. The gist of the story is two guys getting to know each other and themselves. Mostly it's a pretty chill, low angst plot. Rebound Remedy is a cute, sweet slice-of-life holiday romance. ***Copy given in exchange for an honest review*** Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents Website / Facebook / Twitter / Google  / Pinterest / Goodreads / Tumblr / tsĆ« I received an ARC of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Also, this review originally appeared on Hot Stuff for Cool People. Itâs hard to know what to say about this book. On one hand, itâs a relatively light romance, and it delivers everything promised within that plot line. But I did kind of have mixed feelings on this. First, itâs a very sweet, cute, fun book. In complete honesty, I did really enjoy it, and I think itâs worth reading and buying, simply because itâs so enjoyable. I can imagine reading or reâreading this during the holiday season, when things get a little stressful and I just need something to transport me for a while. This bookâs going to be perfect for that. Also, since this is from Riptide Publishing, I automatically expected a high level of quality, and I got that. Riptide is just really, really good at what they do. I think I can say that theyâre at the top of their game, because I read a ton of books in this genre, and a lot of publishing companies that publish this stuff simply donât take the care and time to publish the quality material that Riptide does. Riptide chooses authors who actually have a working knowledge of how to write technically sound books (which doesnât seem like a lot to ask, but itâs kind of amazing how many publishers donât feel this is a necessary quality) and they have excellent editors. At least, it seems they do. So this was neat and clean and wellâwritten from a technical standpoint. Just very polished, and I appreciated that. It was, overall, just a really enjoyable read. That said, however, I did have some problems with this. This is a romanceâ one of our main characters is Cole, whoâs just been dumped by his boyfriend, right before Christmas. The other, our love interest, is Owen, a bar owner whoâs going through some family troubles. The two kind of fall together and a romance starts, although theyâre both sure that itâs more of a casual fling than anything serious. There are a lot of fun moments between the charactersâ some holiday adventures, and some interesting scenesâ for example, the pair goes to a brewery together, and I thought that was a cool idea. And the pair really does take some time to think about what they want out of their budding relationship, and that was nicely done, too. The problem I had was, I never really got a feel for the characters. And because of that, or maybe in conjunction with that, I never really got a feel for the romance. There seemed to be a lot of telling and not so much showing. Like, as the reader, we know that Coleâs depressedâ he just got dumped, of course heâs depressedâ but the author seemed to want to make him really, really depressed, to show why he was so afraid to start another relationship. Unfortunately, she does this by telling us that his job is hard and that heâs had several other failed relationships. But we never really see any of this happen, so it felt kind of separate, and it didnât really do anything for my views on Cole. In the same vein, whenever Cole and Owen have a romantic moment, the author describes how perfect the two are together. But itâs all tellingâ 'Look, they fit! Theyâre perfect for each other!â And maybe they are, but as the reader, the only proof we have of that is what the author tells us. We never see very much reason for them being so excellent for each other. It seemed to me to be a lot of⊠proximity. Theyâre both lonely and stressed and they fall together and fall in love. Which can work, donât get me wrong. It just didnât work for me here because thereâs nothing to back it up. Thereâs nothing to prove that they fall together and find they really do work well together. Weâre simply told they do. I also found the dialogue to be a bit stiff and formal in places. But thatâs nitpicking. Overall, I guess I just wanted a little something more to grab onto here. The author keeps insisting that this isnât a rebound romance or a fling, but at the end of the book, I didnât really buy that it wasnât. And I wanted to buy into it. Because otherwise, this is fun and exciting and sweet and just really a lovely thing to read. And I really did enjoy it. I just wished there had been a little something more. no reviews | add a review
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The last thing Cole expects to get for the holidays is dumped. But there he is, in the airport on his way to Banff for a romantic getaway, helplessly watching as his boyfriend's ex declares undying love, proposes -- and is accepted. With a few weeks to go until Christmas, Cole's mood dives from jolly to jaded. But instead of sitting at home alone and feeling sorry for himself, he goes to his favorite bar, McGregor's, for a pint and some company. The moment Owen McGregor sets eyes on Cole, he knows there's something wrong. So he takes it upon himself to ensure that Cole has a happy holiday: twelve outings for the twelve days before Christmas. Even if he can't quite think up twelve activities that don't involve getting the forlorn hunk into his bed. With each outing they take together, Cole realizes that the love he thought he'd shared with his ex was less than perfect. And that Owen might prove to be more than just his rebound remedy. No library descriptions found. |
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FGMAMTC Blog Review Giveaway
Cole finds himself being dumped by his boyfriend at the airport. Not only is this a break up, but also his boyfriend accepts a marriage proposal from another man. He decides to just stay home instead of the holiday travel. Although the opening sounds quite dramatic, most of the story is pretty low-key.
Owen owns a bar near where Cole lives. He notices Cole seems to be struggling a bit this holiday so he sets about to cheer Cole over whatever bump he's having in his life. He also has some issues of his own that pop up.
The gist of the story is two guys getting to know each other and themselves. Mostly it's a pretty chill, low angst plot. Rebound Remedy is a cute, sweet slice-of-life holiday romance.
***Copy given in exchange for an honest review***
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