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Heat Factor: The house is on fire
Character Chemistry: They really manage to be totally into each other while also playing with other partners
Plot: Two people who swore never to be in a relationship after trauma fall into a relationship
Overall: This book was really excellent…but after a book that explored so much about having a different kind of successful relationship, the ending, while totally understandable, did not feel very fresh, which bummed me out a little bit
Happy Endings, Book #1
Heat Factor: It’s a sexy one!
Character Chemistry: They’re totally hot for each other. Possibly to the exclusion of good decision making.
Plot: He’s a stripper and she’s a mess, and her best friend is getting married
Overall: It was light and non-rage-inducing, but I probably would have enjoyed it more if Robyn had ever actually grappled with her feelings about Fallon being a stripper
Heat Factor: There’s one fairly explicit scene around the midpoint
Character Chemistry: They really like each other, but…it’s complicated
Plot: Poppy accidentally gets pregnant, decides to keep the baby, falls in love, and finds herself
Overall: Cute
Fake It Till You Make It, Book #1
Heat Factor: Sure, I guess
Character Chemistry: Emotional chemistry? I’m not even convinced they had sexual chemistry.
Plot: Woman goes home for vacation, boss follows, and nobody talks to anybody about anything important so everything hits the fan
Overall: I finished this to satisfy my rage and for no other reason
Heat Factor: It’s wholesomely sparky, but in a youthful way
Character Chemistry: Emma and Sophia are combative and then cuddly, and it’s extremely cute
Plot: Omg, guys, it’s Much Ado About Nothing but YA and Bi. Hearts just SHOOTING out of my eyes and also I completely forgot how ridiculous teenagers are?
Overall: This is a really sweet and surprisingly complicated book set to the tune of Much Ado About Nothing, and it was lovely.
