About this book:
“Trevor
Norman is not a morning person. He’s grumpy and groggy during the early part of
the day. When he meets what could be the woman of his dreams in this state,
things go poorly. Trying to improve her opinion of him only makes the situation
worse. And worse.
Alison Brachy doesn’t know what to
make of the guy who keeps wandering into her shop. He says all the wrong things
yet seems desperate to do better. She’s intrigued and wants to know more about
him and his story. When Trevor gives up, people around them conspire to give
them both another chance.”
Series: Book #1 in the “Romantic Arts”.
Spiritual Content- A Scripture is mentioned; Talks about God, His creation,
& His will; ‘H’s are not capitalized when referring to God; Mentions of God,
His will, & what He wants; A couple mentions of the Holy Spirit; Mentions
of someone’s guardian angel (this includes someone saying angels are real and
that that help protect us from “physical and spiritual harm”); Mentions
of churches & church going; A few mentions of a place being blessed; A couple
mentions of prayers, praying, & crossing one’s self; A couple mentions of faiths
& not getting involved with someone who doesn’t share a faith; A mention of
someone saying that “marriage is a sacrament of service. It’s a man and a woman
trying to bring out the best in each other, to help each other get to heaven”;
A mention of a print of Noah’s Ark; A mention of cross necklaces;
*Note: A couple mentions of luck
(& something not being luck but God’s doing).
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a form of ‘crap’, a ‘dumb’, four
forms of ‘idiot’, five ‘screw up’s, and seven ‘stupid’; Lots of Sarcasm &
Eye rolling; Trevor is a part of a card club (though he says it’s not a card club)
& we see them playing cards (a gamed called Tichu which has elements of
Bridge, Haihinmin and Poker, but we don’t see them betting or any mentions of betting).
Sexual Content- A border-line barely-above-not-detailed
// semi-detailed kiss; Nearness; Noticing; Mentions of dating, dates, & girlfriends;
A few mentions of a possible kiss & a kiss; A few mentions of crushes; A mention
of flirting; A bit of love, being curious about someone, & the emotions.
-Alison Brachy, age 27
-Trevor Norman, age 24
P.O.V.
switches between them
189 pages
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My
personal Rating-
I enjoy the match-making trope
and while this one was very obvious, it was still fun to read about. The noticeable
thing though about this story was how awkward it was. This boy had a pattern:
Open mouth. Insert foot. He’s awkward. He’s just awkward and clumsy. But yet,
she’s very curious about him. I wasn’t a big fan at the beginning but I ended
up liking that by the end of the story because it felt honest-to-goodness realistic.
No insta-love or puppy love here, just good awkwardness from two people that
are interested—not necessarily romantically for the first half of the book—in each
other.
I did struggle with the writing style quite a bit and the card game scenes were completely lost on me, personally. There were a few parts that were a bit corny, but I also laughed out loud at a few other comments. Overall, this book wasn’t what a expected, however I still enjoyed different parts.
See y’all on Friday with a new
review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this
author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
*I received this book for free
from the Author for this honest review.
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