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Book Review – The Worst Best Man (Lucy Score)

Posted on by Katie Night

Hey Dearies!

This is my birthday today! I figured that with my birthday being here, I wanted to do a review of my new favorite author, Lucy Score! Since I’m waiting for her third book in the last series, I’ve been checking out some of her other books to see if they are just as rom-com cheesy as I like!

So, before I begin this review, I have a question to ask you. Which do you prefer, 1st person or 3rd person?

For me, 1st person will always be my favorite to read, just because I love reading like I’m in the point of view of the main character. I also prefer books that use different points of view for each of the characters (when necessary).

The only reason why I’m asking this question is that the first book I read by Lucy was in 1st person, and when I started reading this one, it was in 3rd person. However, I wanted to give it a try because she already won me over with her 1st person, so 3rd person might be just the same, right?

Well, let’s talk about it.

First, the story is based on the maid of honor, Franchesca, or Frankie for short, and the best man, Aiden. Also, each chapter is in their POV, but in 3rd person, which I found interesting. Anyway, they meet at their friend’s wedding for Pru and Chip.

At first, they want nothing to do with each other because Frankie is loud and Aiden is a judgmental asshole. Which, to be fair, I agree with Frankie, since he did accuse her of being a stripper, which she ended up overhearing, and that doesn’t start off well.

Anyway, they both have to work together because Chip gets kidnapped the day before his wedding, and they are trying to find out why and who did it. Come to find out, it was Aiden’s stepbrother, who was holding Chip against him because he wanted Aiden to cave on a business deal.

While that is all happening, they have this sexual chemistry that they just can’t resist each other, so yes, there are some very spicy scenes while they are trying to find Chip. Kind of like an enemies-to-lovers vibe that it starts out with, and then once they finally do it, Frankie leaves Aidan’s room and hops back on her flight to New York, thinking that was the last time she would see him.

Aidan, on the other hand, wants to see her again and is pissed that she left him without saying goodbye or anything. He not only can’t stop thinking about Frankie, but wants her and only her to himself. So, he does what every billionaire does and tracks her down to find out where she is and why she left him.

Of course, Frankie was shocked that he would even show up at her apartment, as she thought he just wanted sex and would leave her alone. However, she is stubborn and isn’t sure she wants to be another one girlfriends that only last a month or so. Plus, he also happened to meet one of her brothers and told him they were dating.

The best part of their relationship is that Aiden is giving his all to this relationship, and Frankie is having a difficult time giving herself to it, as she thinks this will be just a fling and it will be over in a flash. Plus, I can get why she doesn’t want to fully commit to his entire lifestyle because he is a billionaire; it also comes with fame and not having privacy.

Of course, as do all of Lucy Score’s books, there is a conflict that causes Frankie to call the whole thing off and want nothing to do with Aidan in general, which I honestly don’t blame her for, but I think the whole thing could’ve been resolved if he told her before she was told by his stepbrother.

I won’t tell you what it is, since I don’t want to spoil the book for you, but it wasn’t a bad read. I also forgot how many pages her books are, and this one did take me the longest to finish, the 3rd person kind of threw me off, but she does an okay job with it.

Overall, it was a really good book, not as good as her “Story of My Life” series, but it’s right under there. I also think the amount of comedy in the book is what helped me get through the 3rd person POV because it’s hilarious! Especially when Aiden is having lunch with Frankie’s family, that whole thing was entertaining.

So, what do you think about this book? Do you prefer her 1st person POV or 3rd person POV? Honestly, I don’t mind her 3rd person, but I loved her 1st person way better. I know she has a few other books that are in 3rd person that I’ll have to try it out and see which I like better. Let me know what you think below!

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Book Review – The Perfect Divorce (Jeneva Rose)

Posted on by Katie Night

Hey Dearies!

So, since I finished The Perfect Marriage, I saw there was a sequel and had to know how that one turned out. The first book didn’t necessarily turn into a cliffhanger, but I really wanted to know what was going to happen after Adam’s trial since the only thing we knew was that he was charged with the murder of Kelly Summers and was sentenced to death.

If you haven’t read The Perfect Marriage, I really suggest that you do first before reading this review because there is a HUGE spoiler that I’m going to talk about that happened in the first book, and I would hate to ruin that for anyone.

Spoiler Alert is in place.

At the end of The Perfect Marriage, I never would’ve thought it was Sarah. Out of all people, I honestly thought it was Bob, which I was half right about because it was both of them working together to pin the blame on Adam.

I also figured the sheriff had something to do with it because he was always lingering around the Kelly Summers case and seemed to want to close it as soon as possible, just because he didn’t want anyone to know that his DNA was also in Kelly Summers, as well.

The beginning of the book starts out with Sarah and Bob talking about getting a divorce because Bob cheated on her- how fitting. Her first ex-husband had a full-blown affair while her new husband had a drunken one-night stand.

I honestly don’t blame her for wanting to divorce Bob over it. Of course, Bob is trying to fight for the marriage and saying they can work on things since he only made one mistake versus what Adam did way worse. It is still cheating, and I can understand her not wanting to forgive or deal with what Bob did.

Now, the tricky thing is they do have a child together, named Summer. I was honestly shocked that they even thought about naming her that, knowing they both killed Kelly Summer. Anyway, the more Bob keeps delaying the divorce, she is asking for more and more out of the divorce as well as full custody of Summer.

Here is where everything starts to cause problems.

While this is all happening, the former sheriff who was on the case for the murder of Kelly Summers ends up in a car crash from drinking and driving, kills someone, and they end up having to arrest him. Which then means his DNA is entered into the system, and lo and behold, it shows up as the mystery 3rd DNA that was in Kelly Summers, so then the case is reopened.

Then, the woman that Bob had a one-night stand with goes missing, Stacy, and the last texts she sends to her roommate say that she was meeting up with Bob. Bob gets interviewed, and the only person he can think of who would be blamed for this kidnapping would be his wife, Sarah.

Knowing that they both worked together to kill Kelly Summers and pin the blame on Adam, he knew that she could do it again, but this time, pin the blame on him so that she could get full custody of Summer and not have to lose anything in the divorce.

However, Bob is the only one who could blow the secret out on the Kelly Summers case and the kidnapping of Stacy. This would make sense why Sarah would want to get rid of him; getting rid of him would get rid of the only other person who knows the truth about Kelly Summers.

Not to mention, a surprised visitor shows up at Sarah’s house in the middle of all this crazy stuff going on: Adam’s mother. Yes, the mother-in-law from hell shows up to Sarah’s door because she wanted to not only give her crap about how she didn’t defend her son as best as she could, but also to sue her for defamation because of her comment to the press about her.

Don’t worry, she isn’t in the picture for long, but I was shocked that she was back, and all I could think of was, out of everything going on and in her old age, why would she even bother with suing Sarah? That woman is impossible, I swear.

Anyway, without spoiling what happens at the end, it isn’t as shocking as the first book, especially when you know Sarah was the murderer and you already expect it, but they do try to pin the blame on Kelly Summer’s ex-husband, or you even think it’s Bob at one point.

Overall, it wasn’t a bad sequel; I still will add this to my shelf just because I did like both of them a lot. I also really like the author’s writing style too; I was completely zoned in. However, I zoned in on the first one a lot quicker than I did the second one.

Plus, having read both of these, it has added a few more books of thrillers to my recommendations for my Kindle Unlimited. Which I’m not mad about; I actually have come to really like them. Although my friend has recommended 2 more thrillers to check out, and then I might go back to the cheesy romance stuff because I might need a break in between!

What did you think about the sequel? Did you like the first one more than the second? Also, have I gotten you in the “thriller-kick” more than what you are normally used to reading? Let me know in the comments!