Reviews
Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻♀️🦸🏻♀️
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖
Narration:🎧🎧🎧🎧
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨
First Impressions
Fancy Pants is the first book in the "Wynette Texas" series. This is a series that is set in texas. After reading "First Lady" I wanted to explore more of this series. I am curious to see how these books will actually be connected to each other. Fancy Pants was a story I had very mixed thoughts on. Its not going to be a romance for everyone and romance is putting it mildly lol Its probably closer to chick lit in some ways as our couple isn't together as much as I would prefer to call it a romance. But It had the SEP humor, but it will be a book that will push your boundaries and you will have to push through moments of.
The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Dallie Beaudine
The Heroine: Francesca Day
Summary
Francesca Day grew up in wealth and what she believed to be a British heiress. She grew up with the most quality, a natural beauty, and up in British society and interacted with the best in British film and even royalty. But when her mother is killed, she loses all the wealth she was comfortable with to pay off her mother's debtors. When she is offered a deal to be a actress in the states, she sells everything she has to get a plane ticket. But when she arrives, its not what she expected and she ends up stranded on the side of the road with a southern professional golfer to save her day. But they are more opposite than oil and water. But chemistry is powerful between them .....will the connection they have for each other be strong enough to last the secrets and constant fighting that is common in their relationship?
What I Loved
I really loved their banter, the humor in this book is the BEST part of this book. I loved their interactions. When our couple is actually together in the story ....its literally chefs kiss humor good. It makes you just want to laugh out loud so fiercely. I adored the hero so much though. He is that classic alphahole hero that you just don't see in contemporary romance anymore and man his character felt like a breath of fresh air and to be honest I was on his side the whole book. He definitely deserved more than what Francesca gives for him, but he has this heart of gold that just shines through despite his gruff exterior. And I adored their son "Ted". He was a great addition to the story.
What I Struggled With
There were quite a few things. The first being the romantic plot line not being the main focus of the story. I wouldn't call it a women's fiction but more close to chick lit maybe with a good romance in it. We also have a heroine that is very unlikeable. She is basically a rich snob and having to eat humble pie. She is a bit different so it took a while to like her and then just when she starts to charm you....she does something that just makes you want to scream lol My biggest issue with the story and what made me tempted to DNF it, was the secret baby trope. The heroine is stranded and has no money hardly, almost does an abortion, but then backs out (thank goodness or it would have been a DNF) but then she hides her pregnancy basically for her pride. I understand her wanting to do something on her own, but hiding their son from him for over a decade was wrong on so many levels and she never seems to even feel bad about it at all. And then you see how those secrets have harmed their son too. Because she has put her career ahead of her son, she didn't even put him as a priority and wouldn't even tell him the truth about his father.
Narration
Well done! Its this audio that kept me with the story. I think if I had physically read it I probably would have placed it aside to be honest.
Overall View
Fancy Pants while it had some issues was a entertaining and lively story that brings together a beautiful opposite love story that digs deep into humor and charm that this author is brilliant for!
Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Romantic Comedy, Contemporary Romance
Character Types: Socialite/Heiress, Athlete-Professional Golfer, Alpha Jerk Hero, Unlikeable Heroine
Themes: Angsty, Heroine Needed to Grovel, Funny
Tropes: Opposites Attracted, Reconciliation, Secret Baby
Book Perspective
3rd POV
Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
Relationship Conflict
If you like these authors, I recommend This Book
Rachel Gibson
Jennifer Crusie
Lisa Kleypas
Recommendation For Reading Order
Standalone
Steam/Spice Explanations
Simmering cup of tea---soft warm touches and light intimacy
Warmin' by the fire- a medium level of sexual tension, a balance of sexual and emotional intimacy, lighter on the details in the sexual moments.
Steamin' up the room -the sexual content is more explicit in the language and tone, heavier amount of sexual scenes.
Blazing fire to the building-The prime focus is the sex scenes, scorching hot, and could burn one. Less focus on the emotional intimacy to the relationship.
Narrators:
Nicole Poole
