SYNOPSIS

Asher and Marisa run in the same friend group and went to Vegas to celebrate their friend’s bachelor and bachelorette party. At some point, Asher and Marisa drunkenly sneak off get married and have sex. They get it annulled quickly as planned after, but Marisa is pissed at him for telling her friends she was with him when they texted worried. They barely speak for months until Asher’s architecture job sends him to Portland, where Marisa lives for a contract.

What could possibly happen?

MY RECAP AND REVIEW

This is the fourth book in a standalone romance series. I read it out of order by accident, but being a standalone, I didn’t get the feeling I was missing anything.

Asher and Marisa’s love hate relationship was entertaining to read. They talk a lot of shit and tease each other all the time, but as time goes on it’s clear they have a connection. Asher has a lot of confidence, borderline cocky, and a big ego. He’s straight to the point and unapologetic about who he is. Marisa is a wildcard and a free spirit. She’s guided by her emotions and feelings in the moment and relatively shameless, for the most part.

In this book, we get a decent amount of background on the characters. They read like real people with real world problems trying to live life.

I loved the first half of this book, which had a more playful feel, and then something happens that made me sigh. It’s not even that I don’t like that trope, I just didn’t like it for this story. In hindsight, I get why it’s a part of it, and the events developed the characters more and made the relationship deeper. Still, coming across it initially, I put the book down.

The second half has a slightly different tone and gets to be a little cheesy and repetitive. A part of me feels like this story went on for too long and the other part appreciates that we got a complete story that tied up each plot point with no unanswered questions.

And REESE! Even fictional men have the type of audacity and self centeredness that I aspire to gain a fraction of.

Another thing I love is the title. It’s so thoughtful because it ties in with one the themes discussed in the book.

If you’re not about sexual content or are looking for something lighthearted, this might not be the book for you. Anything that feels heavy usually gets broken up with pockets of humor, but check your triggers before picking this up.

OVERALL

Overall, I give this book a 4 out of 5 stars. It ran a little long, but the characters were fully fleshed out and they were perfect for each other. It’s made clear they would move heaven and earth for the other and I was rooting for them. As always, I loved the banter and their attraction and chemistry was off the charts. I can’t wait to read through this series.