Sweet Obsession by D.A. YoungMy rating: 1 of 5 stars
Interracial Romance A to Z Challenge: S
#PopsugarReadingChallenge2019
Prompt - A book with a title that contains "salty", "sweet", "bitter", or "spicy"
A RomCom that started off pretty decently and then went way off the rails. Two friends who are secretly in love with each other enter into a marriage of convenience when the heroine find herself in trouble with an ex. The hero, not missing a chance to finally get the woman he loves, suggests they get married for a short time, while secretly pledging to win her heart during their marriage. Romantic hijinks ensue as they learn they've been in love with each other for years, while his two brothers and her two best friends also embark on romances of their own.
What's not to like, right? Well, I'll tell you. The damn writing. Listen, I like smut with the best of them, but the old saying "a little goes a long way" would have been appreciated here. Also, you can show that two people have a fiery intensity when their personalities clash without making them both annoying assholes just trying to out-annoy each other (and the reader).
Apart from that, the stilted dialogue, the childish secondary characters, and my general desire for the damn story to be over by 70%, it wasn't a complete waste of my time. I will probably check out the other books in the series, because I'm sure the brothers/friends are getting their own books, just to see how the series progresses. But don't hold me to that promise. ;)
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