There were a few other things I want to mention. In the end, I still really enjoyed reading their story. But let me reiterate, is purely a personal preference – I’m sure other readers will have completely different reactions on this point.

Also, and this is purely personal preferences, although I felt like they were truly into each other, the sex scenes just weren’t written to my taste, as far as language and vibe.

I can’t put my finger on it exactly, because I loved the partnership and the teasing/banter, but there was just something a little off for me that was enough to not allow me to fully invest in and fall for them as a couple. On the flip side though, there was sometimes a little bit of a feeling that things between them (and some situations they found themselves in) felt forced. I am totally here for physical chemistry between MCs, but for something to really last, that more “mundane” side of things also has to develop, and seeing how it happened here really added quality and depth to their connection. Plus, it allowed my favorite part of their relationship, the true partnership aspect, to really shine. It was a situation that really required a lot of opening up and spending time together, in order to really get it right, and that made their interpersonal development wonderfully believable.

Also, the way Lina and Max were forced to work together from the start because it would benefit them both really lent a lot of reality and gravity to the forced proximity/workplace romance tropes this novel used. Maybe it’s common, but not as much in my field(s), so it was fun to read about. First, it was such a cool way to handle a job interview for such a hands-on and creative position. So yea, working together on this project is going to be tough, but succeeding will both help Lina find the stability/upward mobility she wants in her career and give Max the chance to finally get out from under her brother’s shadow. The same younger brother who had a hand in her ex-fiancée’s decision to walk away from their wedding. However, throwing a giant wrench into her career and life plans, the marketing specialist she’s paired with to create her pitch is none other than her ex-fiancée’s younger brother, Max. When she is invited to apply for a position with a hotel group as their wedding coordinator, the new opportunity is exactly what she wants. But she’s tucked all her emotions about it away and has forged an incredibly successful career and an outwardly unflappable demeanor. Lina, a wedding planner, was left at the alter three years ago.

The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa