Danielle Owen-Jones

Stuck With Him

rowan !

book that made me go "hmm" (negative)

so, i read a book. yes did in fact read a book. i indulge in a little romance every now and then! i love a little enemies to lovers, forced proximity, slay, and a third. i eat that up every now and then. this... you know there were elements i absolutely adored in this book. i thought the initial sparks that zach and lucy had when they were teetering out of mortal enemies zone were cute, but that's pretty much it. i had so many headaches reading this and i the only people i can fault were these unlikeable characters. you wouldn't understand the joy i'd feel to throw a brick at katie, she pissed me off so hard. i'm trying to pinpoint a time where i'm supposed to like her and i'm blanking. truly. overall, i think there was a target audience in mind, that was just not me. i can see how someone would adore this book, adore these characters, adore the little enemies to lovers, forced proximity, slay, and a third but your honor, that was not me.

thanks to the twins at netgallery and bookouture for giving me this arc

sydney

*3.5

The premise of this book is good but the execution is not. For starters this book should be dual pov, there is too much of Zack's character that you don't understand until the last 10% of the book. It makes him have no depth and it's boring. The book also didn't have enough romantic development.

I received an arc through netgalley.

Tiffany

** spoiler alert **
           The story dragged on, nothing much happening… or, really, the first 36/37 chapters were setting everything up and then everything crashed down in the next three or four chapters and it was only the last two or three where everything was wrapped neatly in a bow. Essentially, within a week everything was fine again. With everyone and everything.
All this build up and it seemed rushed at the end. Whenever Zack went off to talk to the “girlfriend” I thought it’s not a girlfriend, his family own that company she’s working for but he wants to step back… I was half right.

Not to mention her Thursday appointments I got right away. Why did it need to only be shown in chapter 40? Think that was a little too late to tell us.
All in all, lovely story. One I haven’t heard before – buying a house with a stranger. Good ideas, even if some are predictable (but that’s what you love about these books, right? Sometimes the same thing is used but you don’t mind). But I wouldn’t say if you loved The Hating Game and The Spanish Love Deception you’d love this one.

If you enjoy your romance books without the spice, this is for you. Just be prepared to the Lucy, get annoyed at Zack, and be a little shocked how quick their relationship comes from pretty much nowhere.

Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC

Stuck With Him

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