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A review by betwixt_the_pages
The Space Between Us by Melanie Summers
4.0
Rating: 4.5/5 Penguins (rounded down)
Quick Reasons: cute, quirky, laugh out loud romance; the snark abounds in this one; all the tropes.... but mixed well; entertaining, realistic characters; this was a ton of fun to read
HUGE thanks to Melanie Summers and Indigo Group Publishing for the title! My review is voluntarily written and in no way altered or impacted by the gesture.
“Okay, but that was decades ago. What’s the last big risky thing you’ve done. Or … what’s the next big risky thing you’re going to do?” she asks. “Come on, wow me with how comfortable you are with the unknown.”
“Are you taunting me?”
“No, I’m not taunting you. You’re the one implying your middle name is Danger, so I’m just asking you to provide examples.”
This was a super cute, quirky, laugh out loud romance read. The characters were believable, with just a touch of pride and prejudice in their actions/ reactions/ motivations. Our dashing MMC is snarky on the outside and a giant cinnamon roll beneath the surface. Our FMC is sharp tongue and sharp witted, consistently dropping snarky one liners.
The enemies to lovers romance trope is familiar, but believable. Melanie Summers draws on other well loved tropes like forced proximity and only one tent to fully play out the story. And of course, there's the third act miscommunication that hits hard, followed by the HEA.
“You won’t. But if you don’t jump, you’ll be letting yourself down.”
I turn and look at him. “I’m kind of okay with that, actually. My regular life doesn’t require random acts of bravery, so…”
“Everyone’s life demands random acts of bravery,” he says. “Without them, we don’t truly live.”
I definitely recommend this to lovers of cinnamon roll MMCs/ snarky FMCs, romances that will have you laughing out loud, and fast-paced entertaining reads. Are you ready to get to know the enemy?
Quick Reasons: cute, quirky, laugh out loud romance; the snark abounds in this one; all the tropes.... but mixed well; entertaining, realistic characters; this was a ton of fun to read
HUGE thanks to Melanie Summers and Indigo Group Publishing for the title! My review is voluntarily written and in no way altered or impacted by the gesture.
“Okay, but that was decades ago. What’s the last big risky thing you’ve done. Or … what’s the next big risky thing you’re going to do?” she asks. “Come on, wow me with how comfortable you are with the unknown.”
“Are you taunting me?”
“No, I’m not taunting you. You’re the one implying your middle name is Danger, so I’m just asking you to provide examples.”
This was a super cute, quirky, laugh out loud romance read. The characters were believable, with just a touch of pride and prejudice in their actions/ reactions/ motivations. Our dashing MMC is snarky on the outside and a giant cinnamon roll beneath the surface. Our FMC is sharp tongue and sharp witted, consistently dropping snarky one liners.
The enemies to lovers romance trope is familiar, but believable. Melanie Summers draws on other well loved tropes like forced proximity and only one tent to fully play out the story. And of course, there's the third act miscommunication that hits hard, followed by the HEA.
“You won’t. But if you don’t jump, you’ll be letting yourself down.”
I turn and look at him. “I’m kind of okay with that, actually. My regular life doesn’t require random acts of bravery, so…”
“Everyone’s life demands random acts of bravery,” he says. “Without them, we don’t truly live.”
I definitely recommend this to lovers of cinnamon roll MMCs/ snarky FMCs, romances that will have you laughing out loud, and fast-paced entertaining reads. Are you ready to get to know the enemy?