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jsjarvis71's review against another edition
3.0
I was interested in the premise of this book of a resort having a "lesbian week" where singles would come in and get matched up with dates through the week to try to find love. I was excited to begin the story and for the most part, I wasn't disappointed. The story was pretty straight forward and predictable, although I very much enjoyed the build between the main characters, Katie and Rhys. Katie is there because her family paid for her to be there. She doesn't really believe in love anymore but is willing to give things a shot. She meets Rhys on the first day and an instant friendship forms. Rhys falls for Katie pretty much immediately, but the ground rules were laid down from the start the Katie only had so much she was willing to give. The rest of the story is the zigs and zags of their relationship, seeing each other with other women, jealousy, desire, being scared to communicate, doing stupid things, etc.
For the most part, I enjoyed the book until close to the end. I felt like the last couple of chapters drug on a bit. It felt like the near HEA was close a couple of chapters before the end and things could have been wrapped up in a neater bow quicker. That's not to say the ending was bad. Based on other lesfic novels, I was expecting something quicker and more fulfilling.
I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.
For the most part, I enjoyed the book until close to the end. I felt like the last couple of chapters drug on a bit. It felt like the near HEA was close a couple of chapters before the end and things could have been wrapped up in a neater bow quicker. That's not to say the ending was bad. Based on other lesfic novels, I was expecting something quicker and more fulfilling.
I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.
kburns2004's review against another edition
2.0
A really meandering book that tried to stuff everything in the last 10 percent and epilogue. I found myself putting it down and having to force myself to pick it back up, which is the total opposite of what I normally do with this genre
hhushaw's review against another edition
2.0
An honest review thanks to NetGalley. This book had be cringing and grimacing at the cheesiness of the characters. A lot of what the characters said and thought had me rolling my eyes or the cringe was too intense I ended up putting the book down for a while. The plot sounded interesting but the characters and how they thought and talked had me instantly unengaged from the book and want it to be over. It is a quick romance, and if cringe romance is your thing then this is a book for you.
00leah00's review against another edition
3.0
This was an okay read. It felt a bit stilted and I had an emotional disconnect from the characters. Also, one of the characters had an insta-love reaction after a single conversation that I failed to understand.
ssejig's review against another edition
3.0
Every six months, a popular matchmaking resort has a week for women only. This time, Katie Fausch’s mother and sister, eager for her to find love, have signed her up. Luckily, she meets Rhys Morgan right after checkin. In fact, she really, really like Rhys. But her last relationship left Katie feeling pretty burned on ever finding love again.
Rhys is just as attracted to Katie but she respects the fact that Katie doesn’t want to be in a relationship. So she stays on the friend side, no matter what. I really wanted to like Rhys more but she needed just a little more development.
I didn’t really connect with either heroine but I did like the premise. The big overture was also a bit too much for me but I look forward to reading more books by Ms. Williams.
Rhys is just as attracted to Katie but she respects the fact that Katie doesn’t want to be in a relationship. So she stays on the friend side, no matter what. I really wanted to like Rhys more but she needed just a little more development.
I didn’t really connect with either heroine but I did like the premise. The big overture was also a bit too much for me but I look forward to reading more books by Ms. Williams.
jazzmyth's review against another edition
1.0
In Last Resort, the author took a catnip forced-proximity/arranged dating premise and turned it into a bore. Of the two heroines, one (Rhys) was immensely more likeable than the other (Katie); it was difficult to understand why Rhys fell head-over-heels in love with Katie. Love at first sight is commonly deployed in romance novels, but usually there is some reasoning behind it—in this case, I genuinely have no idea what Rhys saw in Katie that made her so attached. The whole book felt uneven, and I couldn't sympathize with Katie's desire to reject all forms of romantic love. Her feelings for Rhys only crystalized when she became horrendously jealous of someone Rhys went on a date with. Katie was quick to demean and fume at this other girl, and that didn't quite sit right with me as a reader. It made Katie less relatable, not more.
One thing that particularly bothered me was how the author handled an ace character who made a brief appearance. Rhys had a bad reaction to the character coming out, but then shared that she had an ace friend and recommended resources for the ace character to seek out. Rhys's reactions were confusing, and the way the character was represented felt one-dimensional. The whole thing felt reductive and shoe-horned in for the sake of "diversity."
My quibbles with the plot aside, what made this book truly painful to finish was the writing. This book needs a solid, heavy-handed edit—from word repetition to awkward dialogue to telling instead of showing, this book suffered from many mistakes. (Hilariously though, it took forever for me to figure out what the characters looked like!) I've powered through poor prose when I've been interested in the plot of characters; I finished this book because of the sunk-cost fallacy (plus it was an ARC). Resist the enticing set-up; it's not executed well and there are many other Bold Strokes Books lesfic books to read instead.
I received an advanced readers copy of this book from Bold Strokes Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
One thing that particularly bothered me was how the author handled an ace character who made a brief appearance. Rhys had a bad reaction to the character coming out, but then shared that she had an ace friend and recommended resources for the ace character to seek out. Rhys's reactions were confusing, and the way the character was represented felt one-dimensional. The whole thing felt reductive and shoe-horned in for the sake of "diversity."
My quibbles with the plot aside, what made this book truly painful to finish was the writing. This book needs a solid, heavy-handed edit—from word repetition to awkward dialogue to telling instead of showing, this book suffered from many mistakes. (Hilariously though, it took forever for me to figure out what the characters looked like!) I've powered through poor prose when I've been interested in the plot of characters; I finished this book because of the sunk-cost fallacy (plus it was an ARC). Resist the enticing set-up; it's not executed well and there are many other Bold Strokes Books lesfic books to read instead.
I received an advanced readers copy of this book from Bold Strokes Books via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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