General plot (no spoilers):
Hotshot lawyer Drew crossed paths with patisserie chef Becky who immediately gets under his skin. With the majority of the book from Drew’s perspective, we’re taken on a journey with Drew as he finds himself drawn to Becky, and her to him, no matter how much they infuriate each other.

Thoughts:
A fairly lighthearted read (some dark elements though) with plenty of moments where I laughed out loud to myself. You can recognise the enjoyable influence of Suits on some of the relationships between the characters fairly easily, and it even makes reference to the series early on. However, men resorting to violence is a bit of a letdown for me but on the whole I enjoyed reading it and would be interested to read more of Carter’s work.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.

This story has humor, spice and all things nice! I went to sleep last night thinking I would read the first few pages and I could not put it down!

Becky is a British patisserie chef who recently moved to New York and is finding her footing, trying to leave behind a dark past. Drew is a hot-shot lawyer who is averted to relationships and whose only focus is making partner at the firm he works at. The two have a bit of a hostile meet-cute at a bagel cart one day, and from there on an unlikely friendship is struck.

I have to say, while this story is in dual POV, we only get Becky’s perspective for about four chapters, three of which are set in her past. It would have been nice to see a bit more of her perspective in relation to Drew and how she felt about him and their friends-with-benefits arrangement.

Drew was bugging me a bit in the beginning. He was a grade-A asshole, but I quickly warmed up to him. It probably helped that the majority of the book was from his perspective, and let me tell you he was OBSESSED with Becky. I like how he apologized when he messed up, showed his sweet side, and fell hard and fast for Becky while also respecting her wishes and encouraging her to be her best self.

While I expected the book to be short and sweet, there was actually quite a bit of drama that happened that I did not expect. Overall, it was an enjoyable read that was fast-paced. I was invested in the story and the characters the whole time.

Tropes:

🍫 Reformed playboy
🍫 Friends with benefits
🍫 Commitmentphobes
🍫 He falls first
🍫 Opposites attract

Thank you, NetGalley, Boldwood Books, and Rachel’s Random Resources, for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Laws of Attraction was why i got the book. this was a good book and couldn't put it down. I will read more form this author and need to find other books.

Arc for an honest review.
Tropes:
- opposites
- strangers to friends to lovers
- baker and lawyer
There are TWs beware. I was shocked because I thought it was just going to be a light book.
This book didn't captivate me. I love to bake so I thought why not give the book a go but overall it was just not entertaining to me. I didn't love that most of this book is in the MMC Drew's pov. I wish we had Becky's thoughts especially given what we learnt about her in her very few chapters that were very traumatic. It was a quick read tho and who knows others might like it more than I did.

I’m sorry but I quit after a disturbing scene in the book.
The male character wasn’t realistic and the female had a dramatic childhood where she was neglected, so she ran away from home to be picked up by a random guy who kept her basically for sex. I found that quite disturbing and I didn’t expect this, and I couldn’t see a lawyer womanizer who used women suddenly changing because of Becky’s chippy mood, especially after what she went through.
Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an advanced reading copy.

Thank you Netgalley for gifting me a copy of this book.
After 28% of reading The Law of Attraction, I decided to DNF it. I’m having a hard time being interested in the story and I don’t really like Drew which is a problem when he’s a main character.

I think the concept of the book is good! It has a good hook and the characters really suck you in. With that being said, I struggled through the writing style. It could be a little overly descriptive at times. The FMC, while drawing me in, could be a little much sometimes. I definitely think Drew stole the show here! But I’ve got a thing for over confident men 🤣

Fast paced, lighthearted romantic comedy, told almost all in the MMCs POV, which is quite rare to see in rom-coms!

'She's the Devil. The actual, distraction-that-I-don't-need, godforsaken Devil'.

Synopsis
Drew is a hot shot lawyer, he lives to work and make his way to Partner in his firm, but he's also a womaniser, only being with a woman for one night and then never speaking to them again. Becky on the other hand has recently moved to New York to work as a patisserie chef.

When Drew and Becky meet at a bagel cart, Drew is annoyed that Becky is a 'tourist' that doesn't know how to act in New York, while Becky thinks he's an arrogant jerk.

They end up seeing more of each other after that, striking up a friendship that they agreed would be strictly platonic. But sparks fly between them, will they both ignore these sparks, or let them flourish?

Thoughts
I enjoyed watching Drew and Beckys relationship grow from initially disliking each other, to be platonic friends, to being something more. It was also nice to see the character growth of Drew - because let's be honest.. he was a massive jerk at the start.

It was also refreshing to see the majority of the book in the male POV, we do get a couple of chapters from Becky however.

'Who, at least for my part, are better versions of themselves when they are together'.

I will say if you are triggered by comments about food/calorie counting, this book does have various areas where Drew discusses these topics.

Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for this copy. This review is voluntary.

Drew is an ambitious attorney and Becky is sunny patisserie chef. The book is from Drew's POV which is refreshing.

Love both characters. I like the witty banter. It's fast paced and a quick fun read.

Thanks to the publisher for the arc.

Oh my god, this book!

First of all, it was refreshing to read a book that is written almost entirely in the male MC's POV. Sure, there were a few chapters in Becky's POV but it just did something for me that we mostly got to read Drew's story of falling in love and only had small snippets of Becky's life before she moved to New York.

It was emotional and hot and I just loved everything about it. It was written with such compassion and I honestly couldn't put it down.

I'm excited to read the next book in the story and have my eye on Sarah and Brooks!

I was initially thrown off by the use of first person present tense in this book. I feel like I don’t see that choice very often and when I do, it distracts me personally, though it was well composed and I did eventually get over it. I also was put off by the fact that the dialogue in the book was contained within apostrophes instead of quotations. This is basic punctuation and something I find personally unforgivable. I initially wanted to set the book down based on these things alone, but there was something so compelling about the cover and title that I kept reading. I wanted this book to redeem itself

While this is a dual pov book, we don’t get Becky’s point of view until chapter 6, or about 21% of the way in.

As I was reading, I had to wonder if Drew was inspired by Harvey Spector from Suits…and there’s the suits reference 9% into the book. I appreciate that the author acknowledges it, but would have liked to see a twist on Harvey and Donnas relationship rather than a recreation in Drew and Sarah.

Drew, the male main character is repulsive with his womanizing and derision for people in the opening of the story. He literally felt uncomfortable about the objectification of a woman by his older partner and described the feeling as alien. I know this was by intent, but I was wondering if it was possible for this character to keep its integrity while also developing into someone I could root for. It’s hard to endorse a lead who doesn’t actually like women. The first act of kindness we see Drew show in the book is towards a man.

He also seems to be a little confused about nutrition and feels like having half a slice of cake one morning will make him obese.

I can’t really comment on if Drew redeems himself or not because at about a quarter of the way into the book, I didn’t feel any sense of investment into it.

The first quarter of the book wasn’t all bad, but I think between the misogyny, eating disorder, and the stylistic choices in the point of view and editing, It wasn’t for me.

I will not be posting this review outside of NetGalley because I believe it would not be conducive to the author and there is a very real possibility that I’m just not the target market for this one.

2.5/5

This book was fine, nothing spectacular, I'm afraid.
It was interesting to read a story told from the male protagonist's point of view, as they're extremely rare.
We see how Drew falls in love and the small changes he makes to become less of an asshole, which he is for a big part of the book.
Unfortunately, this leaves us without knowing anything about what goes on in Becky's mind.

We only see her POV in I believe three flashback chapters that not only are extremely short but also deal with some of the worst events that happened in her life.
We don't know what she thinks, likes, or anything really.
I felt this void, especially in a specific scene where she faces her past, only we don't even know how it got to that point.

This brings drastically down the tone of the book and leaves you unsatisfied, asking how much you didn't get.

Also, the book should come with trigger warnings, you can not have them!

Thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is a well written story which is action packed, emotionally charged, and with trust, humor, witty banter and love, which leads to an entertaining, unpredictable, and steamy addictive page turner.

This book needs to come with trigger warnings. Every other mention of a dessert is countered with a mention of having to work it off with a workout, or growing into the size of a house, or "a match made in obesity heaven". This is a really unhealthy depiction of how food is appreciated, and feels a lot like food shaming.
The MMC is also a giant douche. He thinks a lot of himself, that women constantly fall at his feet, and that if he ever finds the right woman, he would never cheat on her because he would have too much respect for her to do that, implying that he doesn't necessarily respect the many women he sleeps with. If you don't respect them, asshole, don't stick your dick into them.
Interactions between MMC and his secretary/assistant read as Suits (the tv show) fanfic.
To be frank, after that first douche-y attitude occurrence, I started reading to highlight all the ways the guy is a douche and for the numerous food-shaming. I was ready to read this book all the way, but this one scene ...

!!! SPOILER AHEAD !!!



.. when the FMC is seventeen and she leaves home and is picked up by a stranger at a pub, they go to his place and have sex. It's her first time. That guy gives major creep vibes and it feels predatory and I'm not ok after reading this in what's supposed to be a laugh-out-loud romcom.
No. Just no.
Dnf at 42%.