e-Audio, 10:03:50
Narrated by: Hathaway Lee
Release Date: July 4, 2023
Published by: Books on Tape
Read from: June 30 – July 8, 2023
Stand-alone
Source: PRH App
TW: Abortion Mentioned, Panic Attack from Mental Illness, Emotional Abuse
For Readers Interested In: Romance, Contemporary, LOL, Adult, Religious Diversity (Jewish), Realistic FictionChandler Cohen has never felt more like the ghost in “ghostwriter” until she attends a signing for a book she wrote—and the author doesn’t even recognize her. The evening turns more promising when she meets a charming man at the bar and immediately connects with him. But when all their sexual tension culminates in a spectacularly awkward hookup, she decides this is one night better off forgotten.
Unfortunately, that’s easier said than done. Her next project is ghostwriting a memoir for Finn Walsh, a C-list actor best known for playing a lovable nerd on a cult classic werewolf show who now makes a living appearing at fan conventions across the country. But Chandler knows him better from their one-night stand of hilarious mishaps.
Chandler’s determined to keep their partnership as professional as possible, but when she admits to Finn their night together wasn’t as mind-blowing as he thought it was, he’s distraught. He intrigues her enough that they strike a deal: when they’re not working on his book, Chandler will school Finn in the art of satisfaction. As they grow closer both in and out of the bedroom, they must figure out which is more important, business or pleasure—or if there’s a way for them to have both.
*MY THOUGHTS*
I was still riding the high of Weather Girl when I heard about this one, so I don’t remember if I read the synopsis or I just added it immediately because it had Solomon’s name on it. All of that to say I should have read the synopsis again right before I started it because it was NOTHING like I thought it would be.
I really thought this was going to a sweet rom com like the other. But this one was spicy and romantic and weird and very different than I was expecting. And I say that in the nicest way possible lol Because basically there was no plot because of the spice, but the spice itself could count as the spice? Does that make sense? They had a really terrible encounter at the beginning, she’s honest with him and tells him about it, and then they decide that giving him lessons would be the best course of action. (And like, I get it, why boost him up for the next? But like Lordt, I don’t think I could have taken him serious lol) But other than that, nothing really happened. They came together because of the chemistry they had at the very beginning.
The romance was fire though. Their chemistry was off the charts. Either that or I was just so tired of reading slow burns. People complained about no insta-love and then every book has the romance finally happening at 60% and later. This one was the complete opposite…. And I ATE IT UP. The book opens on them meeting after a book signing and they participate in a one night stand. When they meet in a bar, I just KNEW they were going to be great together. And then WHAM Solomon made me eat (no pun intended) those words. It was terrible lol I was disappointed for her. But as they worked everything out, I didn’t feel like there was no angst or anything like that. I still thought it was good with the romance starting immediately, so like, can we have more of that? lol
The main characters were a good reason for that too tho. They had so much depth. And it wasn’t even a dual POV. It was all told from Chandler’s POV, but since we got to see his mom and his old home, we know so much about both of them. And for me, that’s what I look for in a romance. Since it’s a realistic fiction book, there’s not really any world building because it’s set in our world, so I usually am a judge of character after that. And these two were amazing to me. There’s back story, little tidbits of random info, and more. I really liked them both. Well at the beginning. I don’t know if I could have taken him serious after the beginning. The whole time I felt weirded out. Like how were you grown and still only got her thigh? It was weird. But somehow she was able to overlook all that. So, I thought I was supposed to as well. But I was laughing the whole time he was on the page. (But I ain’t gon lie, when he learned the smexy talk, I was like fanning myself. Because you caught on fast sir lol )
This book was a surprise. Definitely made me realize I need to start paying more attnetion to what is on my TBR lol I was so into this, but I was also confused on the more important things like the non-existent, but totally there plot. It was weird, but not weird enough for me to quit.
Overall, I give this
