This was a sweet and charming read. The characters were likeable but their romance wasn't extremely convincing so I did struggle there.

What Happens when 2 stark opposites end up cohabiting the same house for a few weeks? You might already be able to guess but add in all their emotional and familial baggage and there's a proper story going on here. Not only that, but it has to be be said, there's a decent amount of spice too at times!

In a way, this book centres around overcoming your fears, making the most of your life and doing what's best for you. It also touches on the ideas of being outdoors in nature, the all consuming nature of work and the support friends and family can provide.

Generally, a really lovely book which I devoured in a day. I wanted to see the characters achieve what they wanted to achieve, and see what their decision was by the end too. Would recommend, particularly if you love the outdoors or languages!

Thank you for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I’m not sure I liked this tbh and that doesn’t mean it’s a bad book it’s just not for me! I really loved Rhea as a character and that she has a high flying job. I’m not sure I actually liked Rhea and Fletch together and I don’t think they’re compatible so I wasn’t convinced by the romance. I also don’t love the insta-love vibe unfortunately.

I wanted to love this book but unfortunately, it left me disappointed.
I kept getting bored with it and the whole 'I want to be with you, but we can't be together'
It became monotonous, I almost wished they didn't get together in the end.
The characters I didn't gel with. Rhea is unlikeable, up herself and in my opinion rude for how she judges people, and Fletch doesn't seem to be a nice person either.
They didn't even seem to gel with each other except for the sex. The sex parts weren't the best, it tried to be spicey but came across as cringe-worthy. Maybe more depth into their relationship would have made them seem a better fit for each other.
The chapters were long and drawn out and the story could have wrapped up about 50 pages earlier.

I did love the concept of this book but it was executed rather poorly.
Very disappointed.

Rheo is a translator with the United Nations, and Fletcher is an adventurer with a documentary series. Rheo is apparently the most boring, highly strung person ever, who only speaks languages and seems to have no other hobbies or friends. She's avoiding her family because they are bad with money and live a more adventurous life, and moves into her aunt's house when she messes up a big translation. Fletcher is entirely motivated by a bout of CFS he had as a teenager and their love story is entirely founded on lust and not having any real conversations with each other.

I feel like this book is almost all there- the storyline is good, but the characters are quite one dimensional and I feel like we end up liking the family more than we do the main two characters. I'd love to have known more about how Rheo got into languages and how she felt about more political topics with her work; Fletcher I would have like to have seen have more to his interests than wanting to do things for the level of risk. I enjoyed Rheos family and feel like we got more development of their character through her eyes than we did of her.