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A review by romancingthereader
Bitter Rival by Emery Rose Andrews
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
*Squinting*… this one didn’t hit for me like some of Emery Rose’s other work. So I’m just going to take it as an L and let it slide.
📕 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Bitter Rival by Emery Rose
📙 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: Sutton Mountain character series. Book 1.
📗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: E-book ARC on Kindle. 🆓 on KU.
📘 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲: Contemporary romance
📔 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀: Enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine, winery vibes.
📖 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Beckett and Daisy are given joint ownership of a winery when Beckett’s father dies. He wants to sell it and wash his hands of his past, while Daisy is hoping to save the only place that’s ever felt like home to her. Luckily, they have three months where they’re mandated to live and work there to help them decide.
🌟 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: I really liked the idea of this book, it just fell a bit flat to me.
Beckett was definitely not my favorite MMC. He was a little too mean, and I didn’t feel like he changed enough at the end to make up for it. Daisy was fun, but she wasn’t enough to make up for the rest of the plot.
In the end, flat is the best way I can describe it. Winery based setting but with very little detail tied in. A lot of telling instead of showing. It just wasn’t my jam - I’m surprised I finished it.
This series has some potential, so I’m not giving up just yet.
𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 3/5 ⭐⭐⭐
𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹: 3/5 🌶🌶🌶
𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝑹𝑪 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘.
📕 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Bitter Rival by Emery Rose
📙 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: Sutton Mountain character series. Book 1.
📗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: E-book ARC on Kindle. 🆓 on KU.
📘 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲: Contemporary romance
📔 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀: Enemies-to-lovers, grumpy/sunshine, winery vibes.
📖 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗼𝗽𝘀𝗶𝘀: Beckett and Daisy are given joint ownership of a winery when Beckett’s father dies. He wants to sell it and wash his hands of his past, while Daisy is hoping to save the only place that’s ever felt like home to her. Luckily, they have three months where they’re mandated to live and work there to help them decide.
🌟 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: I really liked the idea of this book, it just fell a bit flat to me.
Beckett was definitely not my favorite MMC. He was a little too mean, and I didn’t feel like he changed enough at the end to make up for it. Daisy was fun, but she wasn’t enough to make up for the rest of the plot.
In the end, flat is the best way I can describe it. Winery based setting but with very little detail tied in. A lot of telling instead of showing. It just wasn’t my jam - I’m surprised I finished it.
This series has some potential, so I’m not giving up just yet.
𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 3/5 ⭐⭐⭐
𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹: 3/5 🌶🌶🌶
𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝑹𝑪 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘.