HOW TO HONEYMOON ALONE | |
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Genre: Contemporary Romance Publication Date: June 13th, 2023 Standalone: Yes  
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| Grumpy/Sunshine (Him/Her), Stuck With You, Travel | |
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| A paradise island. Two strangers. The attraction they never saw coming....
When Eden dumped her cheating ex before the wedding, the last thing she expected was to go on their tropical honeymoon alone. But with no refunds possible, she packs her budget guidebook and broken heart, and sets off. She plans to relax on the beach, swim in the ocean, and drink cocktails until she feels like herself again…or falls over. Whichever comes first. What she’s not expecting is the brusque, handsome stranger who sits down at her table on the first night. Philip Meyer is a grumpy workaholic, and so irritatingly cynical that it makes her forget she’s grieving just to prove him wrong about the world. The two have nothing in common, except trying to forget who they’ve left behind. The luxury resort isn’t too big, and fate soon pushes them together again. And again. Catamaran cruises and midnight swims give way to late night room service and whispered nothings. Maybe opposites really do attract. But every vacation has to end, even the very best ones. Can these two opposites make it last? | |
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| I was really enjoying this for about the first third. The characters were fun, and the setting was great. It was setting up to be a really nice Summer read.
Eden caught her fiance cheating on her with one of her best friends, but decides to to on her honeymoon trip by herself anyway, 3 months after the breakup. Phillip is also alone on his honeymoon, though we don't find out details for half the book. As you would expect, they decide to vacation together. I kept expecting something exciting to happen, but things just sort of plod along. There is sexual tension, but right when things seem to start actually heating up, their chemistry just disappears. They are cute together, chatting about random things, but that's sort of it. Eden is very easygoing and sweet, and Phillip just goes along for the ride. I wasn't especially a fan of the unnecessary "heroine is an author" trope here, but it was fine. The wrench thrown into their romance, though, is so predictable and actually unbelievable (How dumb is she? :( ) that it deflates the story the rest of the way so that you just finish the story to see where it goes. It's a fun read, and the setting makes you want to travel to Barbados. Nice escape read, with pleasant enough characters and very low stakes. | |
| My Source: I received a digital ARC from the publisher to voluntarily review. This in no way influenced my review. My opinion is unbiased and 100% my own. | |
| About the Author: Olivia Hayle | |
| Olivia is a hopeless romantic who loves billionaires heroes, despite never having met one. So she took matters into her own hands and creates them on the page instead. Stern, charming, cold or brooding, so far she’s never met a (fictional) billionaire she didn’t like.
A voracious reader of romance, Olivia picked up the pen a few years back and what followed was nothing short of a love affair of. Now she spends her days chuckling at the steamy banter she’s writing or swooning at happily-ever-afters. She’s been writing contemporary romance novels since 2019. They’re all available on Amazon and enrolled in Kindle Unlimited. |
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