Well Met by Jen DeLuca Book Review.
This was a cute one! This hate to love rom-com is set against the local Renaissance Faire. Emily is in town to help out her sister, whose recovering from an accident. She gets roped into volunteering at the Faire in her place. What’s worse is having to deal with the know-it-all in charge, Simon, who she can’t stand. Well we know that won’t last…
I found the romance in this one to be a bit sweeter than some of the others in similar genres. However, I also wish there was a bit more of it. There seemed to be a lot of time spent on the build up and on miscommunications; I would have liked a bit more depth and growth.
Originally I wasn’t drawn to the description for this book, but reviews changed my mind. I think the setting of a renaissance faire wasn’t a huge draw for me. Now I’m trying to figure out where I can find a Faire near me!
English nerds and book lovers will enjoy this (that’s all of us, right?!) if you enjoy fun, lighthearted romances. For fans of Christina Lauren, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill, etc. There’s some steam, but not a ton of those scenes. There’s going to be a follow up novel coming out next year and I’m looking forward to future books from DeLuca!
Rating: 4/4.5 stars
Publisher: Berkley
ISBN: 9781984805386
Get it at: Amazon or Book Depository
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Summary from publisher:
Emily knew there would be strings attached when she relocated to the small town of Willow Creek, Maryland, for the summer to help her sister recover from an accident, but who could anticipate getting roped into volunteering for the local Renaissance Faire alongside her teenaged niece? Or that the irritating and inscrutable schoolteacher in charge of the volunteers would be so annoying that she finds it impossible to stop thinking about him?
The faire is Simon’s family legacy and from the start he makes clear he doesn’t have time for Emily’s lighthearted approach to life, her oddball Shakespeare conspiracy theories, or her endless suggestions for new acts to shake things up. Yet on the faire grounds he becomes a different person, flirting freely with Emily when she’s in her revealing wench’s costume. But is this attraction real, or just part of the characters they’re portraying?
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Well Met by Jen DeLuca Book Review.
