This is a spoiler-free review. A list of trigger warnings is available on Goodreads in the book summary.
I keep telling myself that I need to stop listening to TikTok for book recommendations and yet here we are again. In a shocking turn of events, it only took one small blurb to pop up on my feed for me to start reading.
Bianca and Brett Walker do not get along. After seeing him in a compromising position at a party, Bianca steers clear of Brett, but can't help but take a peak at him every now and again. Bianca writes romance novels that are not necessarily flying off the shelves, but she has close friends that care about her. Brett is basically a frat boy turned businessman on an ego trip that thinks he can say and do whatever he wants without fear of consequence. They're a match made in heaven.
Bianca's friends, Lizzie and Cora, are constantly trying to set her up with someone and always gossiping about the latest drama in town, even if it is in front of Brett. We see a lot of back and forth arguing between Bianca and Brett, especially when it comes to their own personalities and what they each think of each other without actually knowing each other. There is arguing at parties, outside of restaurants, and on short getaways to a cabin.
Both have difficult pasts littered with personal tragedies, which end up making them realize that they are not all that different from one another. Halfway through the book, we start to see them come around and act more kindly, and even reveal some things about their pasts that were guessed by each other when they originally met and were butting heads.
We get to see a little into the lives of Lizzie and Cora, with their own personal difficulties and stories accompanying Brett and Bianca's ever-growing relationship. Their friend group seems to be brutally honest with each other, and at times it feels more brutal than truth, but they have each other's backs at the end of the day and are always looking out for each other.
Brett and Bianca's relationship definitely takes time to even come close to something more than friends with benefits, but they eventually find a groove and go with it, and we see them open up to each other very quickly once that happens. The smut is pretty decent and really only starts showing up halfway through the book.
I personally felt as though we came to a resolution too quickly and that Bianca's progress was somewhat skipped over in the end -- it would have been nice to see her work through her personal barriers as we got to see Brett do, but we only had a small glance at that for her. This is a quick read that would be great as a filler read in between longer books. I think that the author did a great job at establishing both of their personalities and hardships while also setting up for the next book. I would recommend this to fans of quick romances and are looking to get into a new series that follows a different character each book.
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