e-Audio, 10:32:47
Narrated by: Raechel Wong
Release Date: March 15, 2023
Published by: Hachette Audio
Read from: April 6-9, 2023
Stand-alone
Source: Library’s Libby
TW: Death of a parent, Death of a grandparent, Grief
For Readers Interested In: Romance, Realistic Fiction, Holidaze, Contemporary, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, AdultThis sweet, enemies-to-lovers debut rom-com filled with Chinese astrology will undoubtedly prove to be a perfect match with readers of Helen Hoang, Jasmine Guillory, and Helena Hunting.
Always a matchmaker, never a match…
Olivia Huang Christenson is excited-slash-terrified to be taking over her grandmother’s matchmaking business. But when she learns that a new dating app has made her Pó Po’s traditional Chinese zodiac approach all about “animal attraction,” her emotions skew more toward furious-slash-outraged. Especially when L.A.’s most-eligible bachelor Bennett O’Brien is behind the app that could destroy her family’s legacy . . .
Liv knows better than to fall for any guy, let alone an infuriatingly handsome one who believes that traditions are meant to be broken. As the two businesses go head to head, Bennett and Liv make a deal: they’ll find a match for each other—and whoever falls in love loses. But Liv is dealing with someone who’s already adept at stealing business ideas . . . so what’s stopping him from stealing her heart too?
*MY THOUGHTS*
I saw the title and the cover of this and like immediately added it to my TBR. First of all it was a diverse romance, and second of all it featured a holiday that wasn’t Christmas or Halloween! Unfortunately it wasn’t a great read, but it was good enough. I just thought it could have used a bit more of them together.
So basically I enjoyed this. I really enjoyed getting to know more about the Chinese astrology and the way they paired together. I also liked the way the companies worked. They were so close to each other but they were still different. I remember thinking that they were close enough to still get a lawsuit lol I loved seeing the differences that they still had too. Because of this, it made for a really entertaining story. It was a really fun book.
I didn’t care for the romance tho. We didn’t really get to see the two of them together. They spent a lot of time being mad at each other, and that bothered me. I wanted to see their compatibility and the way they match make together. And if you’re looking for spice, you won’t find it here. There is no spice, and there’s also hardly any romance. That was weird to me. But once they finally did get together, I thought they were really cute. But I just thought she was so adamant about denying him, so she should have been just as loud about being with him. But that’s just me.
The narrator was also really good. I was able to speed it up like my brain needs and I could still understand. They also did really well at the different voices for everyone. I remember thinking that all the different characters were all different and all good. Like the grandma actually sounded old, the dude actually sounded like the way I imagined one would, and the women also sounded the way I thought they might. They definitely chose the right narrator for this one. I really enjoyed their take on it.
I wasn’t like 100% sold on this, but I also wasn’t 100% against it either. It was a cute read, but I do wish there was just more in several areas. But overall it was a cute read with a good narrator that I don’t regret reading at all.
Overall, I give this
