3.7 Stars

Antonia Torres likes to think that she thrives on chaos. She quit her job as a museum coordinator to move to NYC to reopen her late grandmother's arts community center. However, her grandmother put a stipulation in the will that Antonia has to be married to claim her inheritance. 

Matthew Larabee is an art history professor (and Antonia’s friend’s older brother) waiting for his tenure to be approved. As a socially awkward person, he thinks Antonia would help him with his career if she agrees to be his wife. 

A marriage of convenience can solve both of their problems. Will it give them more than what they hoped for? 

The story comes in Antonia’s first-person POV. 

My Thoughts: 

This is a debut work by the author and it does read well to a good extent. 

The characters’ personalities are easy to follow and understand. The first-person narration from Antonia brings a touch of humor and lightens up the scenes. 

Since this is a novella, the story is pretty straightforward with low angst and loads of sweet stuff. Matt is an absolute dear! The side characters get just enough space to not blend into the background. 

There are some nice descriptions of the setting and food. I like it when food is important in books, especially when it comes with a cultural theme and vibe. 

As a clean romance, this one is limited to a few non-descriptive kisses. The interactions between the characters were also sweet, though I wouldn’t have minded a few more scenes to establish their relationship. 

There’s no third-act breakup, so that’s a plus! We get an epilogue too. Very Hallmarky, overall but I’m not complaining.  

To summarize, The Super Big Favor is a nice and super sweet romance novella with cute characters. The pacing is on the slower side but the content is interesting enough to keep reading. 

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