Started On: January 5, 2024
Finished On: January 8, 2024
Format: Audiobook
Genre: Contemporary Romance

The Influencer, Book #2
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Perfect for you if you like:
Opposites Attract
Roommates
Forced Proximity 

Book Summary:
Romance-novel connoisseur Tara Chen has had her heart broken ten times by ten different men–all of whom dumped her because of her “stage-five clinger” tendencies. Nevertheless, Tara is determined to find The One. The only problem? Classic meet-cutes are dead thanks to modern dating apps. So Tara decides to revisit her exes in hopes of securing her very own trope-worthy second-chance romance.

Boston firefighter Trevor Metcalfe will be the first to rush into a burning building but the last to rush into a relationship. Love just isn’t his thing. When his new roommate Tara enlists him to help her reconnect with her exes, he reluctantly agrees. But Tara’s journey is leading him to discover his own new chapter.

The more time they spend together, the more Tara realizes Trevor seems to be the only one who appreciates her authentic, dramatic self. To claim their happily-ever-after, can Tara and Trevor read between the lines of their growing connection?

(Summary from Goodreads)

“I’m sorry you feel so threatened by depictions of fictional men doing more than the bare minimum.”

Review/Thoughts:

This book was cute and fun. Trevor and Tara were a cute couple and I enjoyed Trevor as the love interest, but I did think there was a small lack of chemistry. I felt like there wasn’t enough build up and development. I also found myself getting irritated with Tara. She was so clueless and kept trying to force things to happen, it was infuriating. I really had a hard time liking her. It ended up being just okay, nothing special but not awful either.