Review of Hold Me Today (Put A Ring On It #1) by Maria Luis
Ermione (Mina) is less than thrilled that her best friend's brother, Nick, is the contractor who's going to be renovating her salon. Nick, the man she's always crushed on. The man totally her opposite, who is a grumpy rule-follower, and who has never seen her as more than his little sister's best friend, a pita one at that. So when he needs a fake girlfriend, she can't say no, can she? Not to the man she's still crushing on, even as they drive each other nuts?!
Best friend's brother/brother's best friend is one of absolute favorite romantic tropes, and the author does well by it here in Hold Me Today. Nick and Mina have so much chemistry and it's obvious where this is going from their very first meet on page. Their history, spanning years, is given enough weight to anchor their relationship in the present, and aided by a wonderful secondary cast, their relationship slowly evolves from fake companions to true lovers. There were a lot of obstacles to be stumbled over, most significantly, both their many insecurities, and I admit to wanting to skim a tad, and that's why 4 instead of 5 stars. But aside from that I really liked this beginning to the Put a Ring On It series. It's sweet, it's sexy, and Nick and Mina are absolutely perfect for each other once they work out their demons. I'm definitely looking forward to more from this series and this author in general.
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Ermione (Mina) is less than thrilled that her best friend's brother, Nick, is the contractor who's going to be renovating her salon. Nick, the man she's always crushed on. The man totally her opposite, who is a grumpy rule-follower, and who has never seen her as more than his little sister's best friend, a pita one at that. So when he needs a fake girlfriend, she can't say no, can she? Not to the man she's still crushing on, even as they drive each other nuts?!
Best friend's brother/brother's best friend is one of absolute favorite romantic tropes, and the author does well by it here in Hold Me Today. Nick and Mina have so much chemistry and it's obvious where this is going from their very first meet on page. Their history, spanning years, is given enough weight to anchor their relationship in the present, and aided by a wonderful secondary cast, their relationship slowly evolves from fake companions to true lovers. There were a lot of obstacles to be stumbled over, most significantly, both their many insecurities, and I admit to wanting to skim a tad, and that's why 4 instead of 5 stars. But aside from that I really liked this beginning to the Put a Ring On It series. It's sweet, it's sexy, and Nick and Mina are absolutely perfect for each other once they work out their demons. I'm definitely looking forward to more from this series and this author in general.
ARC via Give Me Books Promotions.
#bookreview #HoldMeToday #PutARingOnItSeries #MariaLuis #bestfriendsbrother #fakerelationship #contractor #salon #Greek #newrelease #GiveMeBooksPromotions #ARC
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