A review by lezreadalot
Shake Things Up by Skye Kilaen

3.0

Maybe some part of her had known she needed to shake things up.

3.5 stars. A very cute poly romance that was super refreshing to read, but somehow left something to be desired? It involves Noelle, a woman who gets laid off the day she finds out her boyfriend has been cheating on her; Allie, a poly woman who realises that the guy she was about to hook up with lied to his girlfriend about it; and Matt, Allie's boyfriend who is going through his own bisexual awakening. The story revolves around the three of them becoming friends and growing closer on a road trip to a music festival. There's attraction along all three lines of the triangle, though most of the romance in the book is Allie/Noelle and Allie/Matt; with the former getting just a bit more page time. It's a really sweet romance and I liked it a lot, but something about the writing left me a little cold. I always felt really distant and removed from the characters, and idk if it's because I was a tad tired when I finished the book, but I kept having to reread lines for clarity. I felt like we kept slipping into different style of writing, and none of them worked perfectly? Very possibly just a me thing.

Nevertheless, I really liked all the characters, and this was just so fun and sweet. Kudos.