Reading books by asian authors for aapi month! If I want to get into pacing things and sound smart (or as smart as it's currently possible for me to sound), instead of just saying the love story Wasn't For Me like usual: The first kiss came really early and I felt there were unresolved trust issues.Īlso, a love interest whose tragic backstory is being kinda bullied one time in middle school.no.Įspecially if his girlfriend is being doxxed and ruthlessly mocked on Instagram by hundreds of people, and he's like "this is the same as that one time 20 years ago."īottom line: Can we get more contemporaries with like.100% family, 0% romance? Maybe that's what I need. They are constantly doing stuff like calling each other boring, and not enjoying time they spend together, and also not really spending time together in general. I don't think Crystal (our protagonist, an Instagram influencer) and Scott (our love interest, a firefighter) ARE that compatible.
I honestly loved these characters and their family (yes, family singular, their grandparents get married in what is a very normal and not at all uncomfortable and insane thing, apparently), and the body positivity plot, but I didn't care about the actual reason we all found ourselves gathered here like at all.
My least favorite part of this romance novel was the romance. So, anyway, here it is, what has become basically my catchphrase: But then again, I don't really, because to know about exercise implies doing it, and that sounds horrible. I wish I knew anything about exercise, so that I could make a comparison that would be on theme. Prepare yourselves, because this is going to sound familiar. But when a photo of them goes viral, savage internet trolls put their budding relationship to the ultimate test of strength.Reading books about working out counts as exercise, I'm pretty sure. Bonding over family, fitness, and cheesy pick-up lines, they just might have found her swolemate. In the lead up to their grandparents' wedding, Crystal discovers there’s a soft heart under Scott’s muscled exterior. But after a series of escalating jabs, the last thing they expect is to run into each other at their grandparents' engagement party. Sparks fly as these ultra-competitive foes battle for gym domination. After her recent breakup, she has little stamina left for men, instead finding solace in the gym – her place of power and positivity.Įnter firefighter Scott Ritchie, the smug new gym patron who routinely steals her favorite squat rack. SheReads' Best Romance Books Coming in 2022Ī gym nemesis pushes a fitness influencer to the max in Amy Lea’s steamy debut romantic comedy.Ĭurvy fitness influencer Crystal Chen built her career shattering gym stereotypes and mostly ignoring the trolls.
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