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A review by brandece1
Teddy Spenser Isn't Looking for Love by Kim Fielding
2.0
Before I go on I want to shout about how much I love that cover!
I finished this book a little while ago and have gone back and forth about what to rate it, and in the end I'm landing on a two. For me a two star rating means that it was just okay. There were things about this book that I really liked, it was a pretty quick read, there is no breakup scene at the end, and this is pretty low angst. This book had two of my favorite troupes (only one bed, and forced proximity),and had some cute moments, but ultimately the bad was just too much for me to really love this book. Enemies to lovers isn't my favorite troupe, but I like it if it is done well. But this was not done well. Romeo is described (on the back of the book) as Teddy's nemesis, I didn't get that at all. The two didn't have much interaction at all prior to their work trip. There was no real tension and or angst in that regard. Teddy just came off as a brat. One reason I don't like the troupe is because I feel like there's just never enough time/ reason for the two to fall in love and that is exactly what happened in this book. Teddy "hated" Romeo then literally 3 or 4 days later they are saying they love each other and there is meeting the mom, quitting their jobs for one another, talks of moving in together and marriage. Just didn't make sense to me. I liked Teddy enough, but I wish this book was duel POV. I did like Romeo as a character. I love his relationship with his family and I love that he was so dang smart and just a sweet hero. I am a heterosexual woman so I can't speak for the rep, so I won't. I can speak for the African American rep, and it was not the best IMO. I'm not a reader that hates when people of other races write black characters, I just hate it when the black character "only knows how to make soul food", and "grew up poor" to uneducated parents. It just didn't need to be done IMO especially because I don't remember any discussion about Teddy's parents other than, that there were retired and living in a different state. There were a few other things that took me out of the story, so in the end while there were some things I did like this book just wasn't a love for me.
I finished this book a little while ago and have gone back and forth about what to rate it, and in the end I'm landing on a two. For me a two star rating means that it was just okay. There were things about this book that I really liked, it was a pretty quick read, there is no breakup scene at the end, and this is pretty low angst. This book had two of my favorite troupes (only one bed, and forced proximity),and had some cute moments, but ultimately the bad was just too much for me to really love this book. Enemies to lovers isn't my favorite troupe, but I like it if it is done well. But this was not done well. Romeo is described (on the back of the book) as Teddy's nemesis, I didn't get that at all. The two didn't have much interaction at all prior to their work trip. There was no real tension and or angst in that regard. Teddy just came off as a brat. One reason I don't like the troupe is because I feel like there's just never enough time/ reason for the two to fall in love and that is exactly what happened in this book. Teddy "hated" Romeo then literally 3 or 4 days later they are saying they love each other and there is meeting the mom, quitting their jobs for one another, talks of moving in together and marriage. Just didn't make sense to me. I liked Teddy enough, but I wish this book was duel POV. I did like Romeo as a character. I love his relationship with his family and I love that he was so dang smart and just a sweet hero. I am a heterosexual woman so I can't speak for the rep, so I won't. I can speak for the African American rep, and it was not the best IMO. I'm not a reader that hates when people of other races write black characters, I just hate it when the black character "only knows how to make soul food", and "grew up poor" to uneducated parents. It just didn't need to be done IMO especially because I don't remember any discussion about Teddy's parents other than, that there were retired and living in a different state. There were a few other things that took me out of the story, so in the end while there were some things I did like this book just wasn't a love for me.