DNF-41%...After starting this book, I cleaned, finished an audiobook, kicked around, looked up stuff and more stuff on goodreads, relistened to a different audiobook, read all your reviews on here, reread some of my own, tried to figure out where this author lived and finally, finally replayed A Christmas Story a million times in my head.

Do not name a main character 'Flick' unless you can quickly engage me, I guess. Worst name. I guess what this review is trying to say is I was bored. Basically, I use any excuse to read. Microwave=> Book. 10 seconds downtime?=> book. So when I try to entertain myself doing anything else we have a problem.

This started with a modicum of sexual tension and ended up with the MCs in bed together. The heroine in all her grand life experience wanted to teach the hero (a considerate lover) how to, I dunno, lose control? Get nasty? Be rough? I mean she was disappointed-by her own expectations. And I think here's where I started to really take issue. She wanted to rile him up. Go find a fire-tempered man then. Why poke at someone incessantly. As an adult, probably better to just respect their boundaries/issues and quirks. I'm not against challenging people. In fact, we love that around here. But this is different. This was like saying "you are flawed and I do not accept it. I know the way to live. I will teach you." Instead of "try to be a better person by letting go of things sometimes" its "A good person doesn't care about this."

So not only was a bored, I guess I was completely put off the romance aspect of this one. 1.5 for the 41% I did read. And so much sex. I think I've mentioned before--that is a very high bar for me to say so much sex. ( )

Ainslie Paton's books always leave me breathless in the wake of their energy. This one was no exception. A different pace to the first book in the series, the love coupons are only introduced in the second half of this flatmates to lovers story. Flick gatecrashes Tom's ordered life and shatters his quiet existence when she takes up residence in his guest bedroom en route to a new career. Poor Tom doesn't stand a chance against the whirlwind that is Flick Dalgety, and it's not long before they become flatmates with benefits, strictly no strings attached. But as the deadline closes in on them, they find it hard to imagine life without each other. As a parting gift, Flick gives Tom a book of handmade coupons to redeem before she leaves.
Full of Paton's witty and sometimes gritty humour, this is a cleverly-written, emotionally engaging romp with a satisfying ending. ( )

This was enjoyable and well written and though the first time I tried to read this I stalled and just couldn't get into it I decided to give this another go and I am happy to report this second time was much better.
This is an opposite's attract, roommates with benefits type romance.
Tom O'Connell needs a temporary roommate: Flick Dalgetty is in need of a temporary room while she works off her notice before leaving for a new job in a fresh city.
The two are polar opposites in upbringing and also temperament.
Flick's family leave a lot to be desired and I hate how she has allowed them to take advantage of her generous nature I really wanted her to tell them where to get off and kick them to the kerb especially her waste of space mother and manipulative lazy sister.
Where Flick has been raised in chaos Tom's regimented childhood couldn't be more different his father a former military man has instilled in Tom the need for order and restraint.
Tom is all methodical and rigid Flick lives life at full speed ahead only pausing to briefly catch her breath.
I loved watching Flick's energy infect Tom as he gradually started to let loose slightly.
The two then started to bring out the best in each other: Tom was a rock that Flick could lean on in times of upset while Flick's spontaneity is something that Tom comes to appreciate.
This was well written and empathetic and I liked that Both Tom and Flick seemed real with flaws and all else.
I also really liked the coupon idea though it did come much later in the book than I was initially expecting.
Lastly, the couple from book 1 do make a brief appearance at the start of this but this a standalone read and you don't have to have read that to read this.
All in this was an enjoyable book.
I voluntary reviewed a copy of The Love Coupon (Stubborn Hearts, #2).



Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
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This was enjoyable and well written and though the first time I tried to read this I stalled and just couldn't get into it I decided to give this another go and I am happy to report this second time was much better.
This is an opposite's attract, roommates with benefits type romance.
Tom O'Connell needs a temporary roommate: Flick Dalgetty is in need of a temporary room while she works off her notice before leaving for a new job in a fresh city.
The two are polar opposites in upbringing and also temperament.
Flick's family leave a lot to be desired and I hate how she has allowed them to take advantage of her generous nature I really wanted her to tell them where to get off and kick them to the kerb especially her waste of space mother and manipulative lazy sister.
Where Flick has been raised in chaos Tom's regimented childhood couldn't be more different his father a former military man has instilled in Tom the need for order and restraint.
Tom is all methodical and rigid Flick lives life at full speed ahead only pausing to briefly catch her breath.
I loved watching Flick's energy infect Tom as he gradually started to let loose slightly.
The two then started to bring out the best in each other: Tom was a rock that Flick could lean on in times of upset while Flick's spontaneity is something that Tom comes to appreciate.
This was well written and empathetic and I liked that Both Tom and Flick seemed real with flaws and all else.
I also really liked the coupon idea though it did come much later in the book than I was initially expecting.
Lastly, the couple from book 1 do make a brief appearance at the start of this but this a standalone read and you don't have to have read that to read this.
All in this was an enjoyable book.
I voluntary reviewed a copy of The Love Coupon (Stubborn Hearts, #2).



Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
https://www.facebook.com/beckiebookworm/
www.beckiebookworm.com ( )