3.75 stars. Loved it. Chloe Liese is easily a fave author. However, this book had a third act conflict and no it didn’t make sense. It just didn’t.

The characters were very communicative and I loved it. ( )

romance, fiction ( )

4.75

A neurospicy bisexual social anxiety chick who makes erotic stationary overcoming trauma from a Narc ex who fake dates a hot quiet nerd who cooks and rescued two senior cats - sign me the fuck up!
At the start their dislike of each other is a bit OTT but luckily they get over it quickly. The 3rd act conflict is also a bit silly (could have been talked out and resolved).
But overall it made me happy and horny 👍🏼 ( )

Una storia che parte sottotono, un po’ lentamente, e che ci ha messo qualche capitolo per prendermi, con due protagonisti che mi hanno conquistato un po’ alla volta.
Dalla metà in poi il ritmo cambia decisamente e gli ultimi capitoli, oltre ad essere di una dolcezza quasi disarmante, sono sicuramente la parte migliore del libro.
Quello che non mi è piaciuto è che i personaggi di contorno siano appena tratteggiati tanto che il comportamento di Jean-Claude risulta quasi incomprensibile e mi ha lasciato addosso una spiacevole sensazione di forzatura.
Probabilmente scopriremo qualcosa di più nei prossimi considerato che questo dovrebbe essere il primo volume della serie sulle tre sorelle Wilmot.
Alla fine, comunque, la sensazione che mi aleggiava nella mente mentre leggevo il libro che qualcosa nella vicenda e i personaggi riportasse alla Hoang - i cui libri, comunque, per me sono decisamente superiori – ha trovato conferma nei ringraziamenti finali dell’autrice.
Per concludere, un buon libro che, superato lo scoglio iniziale, si legge con piacere e che mi fa ben sperare per i prossimi. ( )

This has its charms and overall it was a fun listen. There were issues. Jamie's parents have that cartoon villain edge that annoys me. Bea is as autistic as she needs to be for the story. We started with Bea showing evidence of a spectrum disorder. but other than sensitivity to food and clothing texture most of it disappears. Bea's badass behavior and extended staring contest at Jamie's parents party really bugged me since it was so inconsistent with what she had identified as triggers for her. Also later in the book there is discussion of loose hugs, which earlier Bea identified as uncomfortable for her, clearly stating she needed the pressure of tight hugs. Also, Jean Paul's behavior turned on a dime, there was no build up to a real personality change. I love the representation of people with social anxiety disorder and with ASD but I think if you are going to include that you have to be true to those behaviors throughout.

This was fine for me, but the blurb says this is is based on As You Like It, and the comparisons are VERY minor so if that is the sole draw for you to read this I would skip. ( )