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Review

4.5 stars

This is such a fun read! Playful, sexy and sweet with a lot of heart, it’s the first book in The Brooklyn Book Boyfriends series, and an absolutely gorgeous romance, and I loved it!

Nina has just discovered that her fiancé (who also happens to be her boss) has been cheating on her for two months. She’s not as devastated as she probably should be, but figures drowning her anger and sadness with alcohol is the way to go. And it’s while she’s at the liquor store that she runs into the most gorgeous man she’s ever met. Vince invites her to a local bar, and when Nina decides it’s time to step outside of her comfort zone and have some fun for once, she and Vince end up back at her place for an insanely sexy encounter.

He could have said Let’s go to hell—it’s warm there, right? And I would have just stared at his butt and said, Yeah. Let’s do that.<//i>

In a great twist, it turns out that Vince is the now-ex-boyfriend of the girl that Nina’s fiancé was cheating on her with. Coincidence? Perhaps not. But neither of them can deny their mad physical chemistry, and they end up seeing each other again… and again. And when they realise that they can’t (and don’t want to) keep their hands off each other, they decide to continue seeing each other for the summer as a way to move on from their respective relationships, and then they’ll go back to their normal lives.

So they dive in to outings, dates, meeting the families and a whole lot of sex, and easy, naturally, and quite unexpectedly, they find themselves in an actual relationship. They both fall hard, and they follow their hearts while they do it, and I loved watching it all unfold.

Thankfully the song that’s now playing is some cheesy Beyoncé ballad that we don’t have to dance to—and you could not pay me enough to dance to this song. Ever.
“Oh, I love this song!” she exclaims, turning to me. Her eyes are all lit up. “Can we slow-dance to this?!”
“Okay!”
Fuck.

I love these characters. Nina is cute, a little bit goofy, and she’s so relatable. She’s a straight-talker who doesn’t play games, and she’s open with Vince, which I love. She also comes with a hilarious best friend who is an absolute scene-stealer. And Vince is the kind of hero that never fails to win my heart. He’s gorgeous and confident, with a great sense of humour, and he’s not afraid to dive in with the girl he wants. He’s been a bit of a player in the past, but from the moment he meets Nina, he’s all in, and seeing him fall in love for the first time was so gorgeous.

“Baby, I would rather let you break my heart every day of my life than live without you.”
I cover my mouth. “Oh my God. Vince. We’re so cheesy.”

They both have issues to work through, and there is a bit of drama which is annoying, but it’s not too angsty and it’s resolved well to bring a happy and satisfying ending with two gorgeous epilogues

I really loved this book, and look forward to diving into the rest of the series.

4.5 stars!

I listened to this as an audiobook, narrated by Teddy Hamilton and MacKenzie Cartwright, and they do a wonderful job! Definitely a great book to listen to.

 

The Brooklyn Book Boyfriends