Review: A cute, easy, and fun friends-to-lovers/BBW romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2013
I really enjoy this author's BBW romances. Her plus-size heroines are sometimes confident and sometimes unsure, and I think that makes sense. It feels more like real-life, with good moments and some of those not-so-sure moments most women feel about themselves. Ali is described as curvy with an ample bust and generous hips. She's soft and cushy, a nice contrast to the hero's tall and muscular frame. I like that hard and soft put together.I think I met the hero before inThe Virgin Sex Queen, and I'm glad he got a story here. I thought Ghost was a super sweet hero. His interaction with Ali is warm and easy and very sweet. These two have been friends since school, and I enjoyed watching them realize how they really felt about each other and liked seeing them take the friendship to the next level.I also enjoyed the small-town Australia feel of the story. It was funny at times with people in town gossiping and getting facts wrong, as they tend to do, butting into business and being nosy but always in a good, sort of comical way. Also, enjoyed the Aussie slang and lingo in the story. It added to the setting and made it feel Australian, very friendly and genuine. Overall, this romance has that feeling-- friendly, easy going and laid back, soft and slow. That's how the story felt and read, much more light and fun than maybe the book cover suggests.There are a few typos but nothing really distracting, although I did think the phrase "sweet baby Jesus" got a little overused. As for the sex, I agree with another reviewer in that I also wished for more! I think there are maybe three scenes; one in particular was very sexy and hot with action on the car bonnet, and I could have used more of that. A very good scene, nicely written with heat and emotion.I liked this couple: he, a sweet, protective, and possessive hero seeing his best friend in a whole new light, and she, all curvy and plush, seeing herself through his eyes and how great and perfect he thinks she is. This is not a fast romance. This is more for when you want something slow and easy, sweet and soft, and with some small-town Aussie charm. If you enjoy this author's other BBW romances, I think you'll enjoy this new one as well.