A review by thebookishb
Riding the Sugar High by Letizia Lorini

medium-paced

2.5

**POSSIBLE SPOILERS** 

I did enjoy parts of this, but I felt like there was something missing. Maybe something with the pacing of the story, the insta-love aspect or the flimsy reasoning behind the fake dating? The story felt a bit disjointed to me. 
I also found myself skimming parts, wanting it to be over, particularly towards the end. 

Things I enjoyed:
- The main characters as individuals. Mr. grumpy grump Logan and golden retriever Primrose. 
- The hilarious meet cute. 
- The piglets!
- The relationship between the two main characters, to a point. Calling her “backpack” as a cutesie nickname was so cringe! But I did like their banter and how they pushed each other’s buttons. 

Things I didn’t enjoy:
- Backpack (as mentioned above). 
- The storyline with Logan’s brother and SIL. Weird and a tad unnecessary? 
- How quickly they fell in love. 
- The way it ended/the epilogue.
- The way Prim’s self-esteem and internalised fatphobia was linked to how Logan desired her. I would have loved for her to reach this level of self-love without it being dependant on being desired by a man. 

This was a okay read for me, despite the fact that I love this author’s writing and that this is set in the same world as her previous books, which I adored.