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A review by koistyfishy
On the Rocks by Leslie North
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
3.5 Zelda Stars โญ๏ธ
Spicy Level: ๐ถ๏ธ.5/5
This was a nice little second chance delight and while it's not perfect... I still enjoyed it.
๐๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ๐จ๐๐จ:
Cora Newport is a masked bartender whoโs pretty famous on social media. One day she is competing in a cocktail competition when she runs into the owner of an alcohol company who wants her help developing a new line of mocktails that his company is about to launch. The only problem is that this owner also happens to be her high school ex-boyfriend Aiden Callihan, who broke her heart years ago without giving her any explanation AND HE DOES NOT EVEN RECOGNISE HER IN HER MASK! (The Audacity). Aiden's basically the last person on earth she wants to work with, but his companyโs offer is too good to refuse, so she agrees to partner upโฆ and soon, their old high school feelings start resurfacing. The two need to navigate their past, figure out what went wrong, and see if thereโs a future for them.
๐๐๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐จ:
I enjoyed this one a bit more than Perfect Mismatch, because I liked Aiden way more than Vincent. He wasn't as rude or dickish. He genuinely cares about his friends, company, and work, and he cares about Cora too. Since the series is called โManhattan Boss Holes,โ I expected him to be more of a jerk, but he wasnโt. Like Aiden's biggest red flag was that heโs scared of his temper and how others might see that.
Cora was pretty feisty and spunky. She knows what she wants, and she has the kind of personality that draws everyone in, making them want to know her, which makes sense for a social media personality. I love that she challenged Aiden and their chemistry was believable!
There are definitely similarities between this and Perfect Mismatch and its funny as they are commented on in the book as going through the same flow... which was awesome but also a little confusing in direction as I felt I had already seen this plot and story before.
๐๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐๐จ and ๐๐๐๐ง๐ค ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐๐จ::
โถ Billionaire Romance
โถ Second Chance Romance
โถ Workplace Romance
โถ Age Gap (2 Years)
โถ Fake Dating
โถ Enemies to Lovers
โถ Loves their smile/laugh
โถ Rolled Sleeves/Forearms
โถ Third Act Breakup
Basically, this book shows that sometimes, you have to shake and stir a relationship before it fully comes together, and maybe the second time is the charm. If you didnโt get it right the first time, whoโs to say you canโt perfect it on the second try?
Thank you to Netgalley, Relay Publishing and Leslie North for the gifted copy.
All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Spicy Level: ๐ถ๏ธ.5/5
This was a nice little second chance delight and while it's not perfect... I still enjoyed it.
๐๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ๐จ๐๐จ:
Cora Newport is a masked bartender whoโs pretty famous on social media. One day she is competing in a cocktail competition when she runs into the owner of an alcohol company who wants her help developing a new line of mocktails that his company is about to launch. The only problem is that this owner also happens to be her high school ex-boyfriend Aiden Callihan, who broke her heart years ago without giving her any explanation AND HE DOES NOT EVEN RECOGNISE HER IN HER MASK! (The Audacity). Aiden's basically the last person on earth she wants to work with, but his companyโs offer is too good to refuse, so she agrees to partner upโฆ and soon, their old high school feelings start resurfacing. The two need to navigate their past, figure out what went wrong, and see if thereโs a future for them.
๐๐๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐จ:
I enjoyed this one a bit more than Perfect Mismatch, because I liked Aiden way more than Vincent. He wasn't as rude or dickish. He genuinely cares about his friends, company, and work, and he cares about Cora too. Since the series is called โManhattan Boss Holes,โ I expected him to be more of a jerk, but he wasnโt. Like Aiden's biggest red flag was that heโs scared of his temper and how others might see that.
Cora was pretty feisty and spunky. She knows what she wants, and she has the kind of personality that draws everyone in, making them want to know her, which makes sense for a social media personality. I love that she challenged Aiden and their chemistry was believable!
There are definitely similarities between this and Perfect Mismatch and its funny as they are commented on in the book as going through the same flow... which was awesome but also a little confusing in direction as I felt I had already seen this plot and story before.
๐๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐๐จ and ๐๐๐๐ง๐ค ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฅ๐๐จ::
โถ Billionaire Romance
โถ Second Chance Romance
โถ Workplace Romance
โถ Age Gap (2 Years)
โถ Fake Dating
โถ Enemies to Lovers
โถ Loves their smile/laugh
โถ Rolled Sleeves/Forearms
โถ Third Act Breakup
Basically, this book shows that sometimes, you have to shake and stir a relationship before it fully comes together, and maybe the second time is the charm. If you didnโt get it right the first time, whoโs to say you canโt perfect it on the second try?
Thank you to Netgalley, Relay Publishing and Leslie North for the gifted copy.
All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content