SYNOPSIS

Fed up during a work conference and after seeing a post from her ex, Lily quits her job and decides to take a summer vacation in Miami.

What could happen?

RECAP AND REVIEW

Thank you NetGalley, Harlequin, and the author for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Out now! Happy release day!

This is currently a standalone romance book told in the third person from Lily’s perspective.

I found this book fast-paced and dialogue heavy, which worked for me.

Lily is a quick-witted, undercover romantic that finds herself instantly attracted to the bartender, Ben, who happens to live across the hall. Ben is a mystery she wants to solve. They get along quickly and it becomes a will they, won’t they situation.

I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand these characters and their wittiness didn’t always land for me.

On the other hand, it kept my interest and I wanted to know what would happen. And when the wittiness worked for me I really enjoyed it.

I liked how books and tropes were weaved into the story most of the time. She becomes fast friends with her friend group. They were cool for the most part and a little messy. It was fun being in on their drama and love lives.

At times I really liked both Ben and Lily and other times they both annoyed me. They’re both charming, but have issues, and as a whole it was a little unclear to me why they were the way they were. I think Ben’s backstory was explored a little more than Lily’s.

The book to me felt like a moment in time and I don’t know if I believe it’s a forever story as much as a for now one.

I couldn’t look away from it because it was realistic to me.

Read for:

🎙️ Banter on banter

🎙️ A book about books

🎙️ Summer vacay

🎙️ Found family

🎙️ Close proximity

🎙️ Strangers to friends to lovers

OVERALL

Overall, I give this book a 3.75 out of 4 stars. I have mixed feels about it, but I’d recommend it to feel it out and if you read it or have read it please slide in my DMs so we can chat! I’m interested in what this author does next.