Release Date: June 18, 2017Published by: Swoon Reads
Read from: July 12-15, 2017Stad-aloneSource: TxLA 2017For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Sparkly Covers, YA
Sixteen-year-old Quinn Hardwick’s having a rough summer. Her beloved grandmother has been put into a home, her dad’s gambling addiction has flared back up and now her worst enemy is back in town: Wesley James, former childhood friend—until he ruined her life, that is.
So when Wesley is hired to work with her at Tudor Tymes, a medieval England themed restaurant, the last thing Quinn’s going to do is forgive and forget. She’s determined to remove him from her life and even the score all at once—by getting him fired.
But getting rid of Wesley isn’t as easy as she’d hoped. When Quinn finds herself falling for him, she has to decide what she wants more: to get even, or to just get over it.
"I remember a lot of things about you. [...] I remember things about you, too. And none of them are good."pg. 12
"Pirates don't do magic tricks. They rape and pillage.' You're thinking of vikings."pg. 14
And then there was the ending. That too was anti-climactic. After all that was done, the apologies and original make-ups weren't even in the book! Like I ONLY kept reading this to see just what she did to make it up to him and it was a voicemail that wasn't even written in the book. It kind of made the whole ending a little eye-rolley for me. It missed the mark completely with that wasted scene."Which character are you?' She's a wench.'"pg. 26
However, I did like the setting. I went to a Medieval Times with my high school band years ago on our band trip. We went for a show too where they rode horses and the tables are high. It's like an arena. Anyways, because I had been there, I was able to clearly imagine what it was like to work at Tudor Tymes. I was further transported there because I also worked at a restaurant for a point in time and everything about the hustle to the register to the smells sticking to you was correct. I was captivated by the setting and found that that small aspect kept me tethered to this book."The only thing that's given me any pleasure lately is my plan. I've spent most of the past week dreaming up ways ho get Wesley's ass canned."pg. 73
Lastly, the LOL moments made all the difference. I found myself laughing at the things that happened to Quinn, which I probably shouldn't have, but still lol A lot of the things that happened, she deserved. To be honest, there were times when I wish she had been more embarrassed, but for the most part it was ok."It's just that I've noticed- and please don't get mad at me for saying this- but it seems like he's all you talk about lately."pg. 83
I'm sorry for the ranting, but there wasn't anyone that I know that had read it yet and I needed to vent. I haven't ranted this hard about a character for a long time, but sometimes, it has to be done. Hopefully I will like Honeybourn's next character much more."Three weeks ago, no one remembered Wesley James even existed, aside from me. And now he's completely infiltrated my life and somehow managed to brainwash my friends."pg. 116
Labels: ARC, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Cover Whore, Rom Com, Romance, Stand-alones, YA