No serious relationships. This is the one rule Tara Park made for herself and it has been working swimmingly, thank you very much. The occasional fling is fine, especially since she’s busy with Weldon Brewery. But when Seth Kim, temptation personified and her best friend’s new brother-in-law walks into her life, Tara might be willing to bend her golden rule…but only for four dates—the four dates she agreed to after a few good rounds of beer and a game of truth or dare. It’ll be fun. No biggie.
Seth Kim can’t believe Tara agreed to his dating dare. He’s leaving for a new job in Paris in a month and a no-strings attached fling seemed like a nice little distraction for both… But their secret dates, while sweet and sexy, always hit roadblocks straight out of a romantic comedy. Thankfully, their non-dates and chance meetings are smoother, frequent, and heated. However, the more Seth sees of Tara, the less willing he is to let her go—and what was supposed to be a fun little game turns into something that neither of them are ready for.
But sometimes, the best things in life are the ones we never see coming.
Release Date: Aug 3, 2021
Series: A Sweet Mess
Book: 2
Heat Level: N/A
Publisher: Macmillan
Imprint: St. Martin’s Press
Price: $10.99
This is my first Jayci Lee book. It won’t be my last. I couldn’t get more than three chapters into this. I wanted to like it and I hate that I didn’t.
Trying to evaluate what happened and it comes down to the story feeling stilted, the chapters were really long, and dragged. My jaw dropped when I get to chapter two. Additionally, the pacing was off and too much time was spent in extra details.
I wanted to like the characters Tara and Seth. For others, these characters may be perfect to fall for. Instead, I found myself getting a bit angry at the way Seth and Tara acted around each other and how they acted with other people.
As I kept putting the book down and then attempting to pick it back up, I found myself skimming sections and not sinking into the story the way I wanted.
That being said, I don’t want to dive too much more deeply than that, because for others this book may be exactly another’s cup of tea. I plan on giving Lee another chance and hope this book was just an anomaly for me at this point in time.
~ Landra
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