Name: Smitten by the Brit
ISBN: 9781250193056

Melonie Johnson

DEFINITELY, MAYBE...OR LOVE, ACTUALLY? English professor Bonnie Blythe expects her life to play out like her favorite novels, especially now that her long-term boyfriend has finally proposed. So when a shocking discovery leads Bonnie to end her engagement, she decides to close the book on love. But the plot thickens when a brand-new character enters the scene—and quickens Bonnie's heart. With his brilliant blue eyes, sexy accent, and irresistible charm, Theo Wharton is like a romantic hero straight out of a Jane Austen novel. When fate places Bonnie in England for a summer—conveniently close to Theo—she realizes a hot friends-with-benefits fling is exactly what she needs to start a fresh chapter. Just as Bonnie begins to believe she's falling in love, an eye-opening revelation into Theo's life makes Bonnie feel like she's wandered into one of her favorite books. Will Bonnie have the courage to risk her heart and turn the page with the dashing Brit to find her true happy ending after all?

A Sometimes in Love Novel

Smitten by the Brit

Sheena

Rating: ★★✬☆☆ (2.5/5 Stars)
Title: Smitten By The Brit
Author(s): Melonie Johnson
Character(s): 
― Bonnie Blythee: Red, Blue Eyed
― Theo Wharton: Black, Blue Eyed
Setting: Cambridgeshire, England
Tag(s): Romance, Contemporary 
Content Rating: ― 
POV: Third Person
Smexy Level: Subtle/Warm/Hot
Favorite Quote(s): 
― “All my life I believed duty was more important than love—until I met you.”
Overall Opinion:
Catching her fiance in the act of cheating, Bonnie accepts a summer teaching job at Cambridge which is only an hour away from Theo, best man to be at her best friend's wedding. Impossible to ignore the sizzling chemistry between the two and not wanting to start a new relationship, Bonnie is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Unbeknownst to her, the sexy Brit is exactly who he says he is and that twist itself could prevent them from their own fairy-tale ending.

Unshockingly, it was quite easy to know how Bonnie's relationship with her then finance Gabe was going to end. Typical route of ending an old flame to ignite a new one. Moreover, I almost flew off my chair by how quick Jason admitted his attraction to her the day after the redhead ended her decade long relationship with her middle school sweetheart and just as quickly Bonnie was ready to jump his bones after another chance encounter. It just scream desperate. It just was wham-bam and it was instant. Where was the build up? Where was the sexual tension? This series just wasn't for me and as much as I appreciate the ARC, I dropped this by chapter 12 at 35%.

Jolie

I was interested in reading Smitten by the Brit. The sparks that Bonnie and Theo had in Getting Hot with the Scot was amazing. But, since Bonnie was engaged and Theo was a gentleman, they didn’t do anything about it. So, yes, I was interested in the book. I needed to know if they got together.

The plot for Smitten by the Brit was pretty straightforward. Bonnie walks in on her fiancee having sex with another woman on her bed. Devastated, she decides to take a summer job teaching in England. Where Theo is. The more Bonnie hangs out with Theo, the more she starts falling for him. Is it a rebound? Or is what she’s feeling for Theo the real thing?

I liked Bonnie. She was one of the more relatable characters that I have read in awhile. I liked that she was quirky, loved Shakespeare, and loved to read. She was a sweet girl in this book.

Theo annoyed me but I liked him. He was between a rock and a hard place the entire book. I wish that he grew a backbone sooner than later.

Bonnie and Theo’s relationship was a huge focal point of the book. I mean, it is a romance novel about them. I loved that the author didn’t have Bonnie fall heads over heels for Theo right after her break up with Gabe. It wouldn’t have sat right with me. Instead, she was an emotional mess. She was dealing with the baggage of Gabe cheating on her (and blaming her for it, flipping tool!!). That baggage had to be dealt with in order for her to move onto Theo. In that sense, the book did go slowly. Which I didn’t mind, weirdly enough. But, once she arrived in England, their relationship sped up. And that was months after her breakup with Gabe.

The sexual attraction and sexual tension carried over from Getting Hot with the Scot. I loved it. I haven’t read a book where the sexual tension between secondary characters were carried over as flawlessly as it did in this one. The author did a fantastic job of building it up and keeping it up. For the entire book. Loved it. Each sex scene was explosive. Each sex scene was fantastic.

I also liked the humor in Smitten by the Brit. From the beginning, I was giggling at the one liners that Bonnie, Ana, Sadie, Delaney, and Cassie had. The whole scene with Ana showing Bonnie how to give a blowjob on a popsicle was hilarious.

As much as I liked the book and its characters, there were some parts of it I didn’t like. I couldn’t stand Theo’s mother. Talk about a controlling, cold woman. She was rude to Bonnie. She had absolute control over Theo. She left a bad taste in my mouth. I also didn’t like how Bonnie refused to talk to Cassie about her feelings. I understood why she didn’t want to talk to Cassie. But, she should have been honest with her.

The end of the book was fantastic. I am not going to get into it. I will say this. It was the perfect ending for this book!!

Lacey

This was such a fun and sweet read! Who doesn't love a British hero to sweep you off your feet? I adored this group of friends, and now I need to read the rest of the series.

Smitten by the Brit A Sometimes in Love Novel