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This book was so good! Of course I loved the cover! Marion De Rรฉ is a โnew to meโ author and I will be going back and reading all of her work! This book is a spin-off of the One Girl Trilogy but you donโt need to read the series beforehand.
I could feel the sparks flying off the page when Melissa (Mel) & Braden first met at the bar! It was hot!!! I loved how they literally slammed into each other again in her estranged fatherโs office the next day too. Talk about awkward. Even though she was avoiding relationships, she couldnโt seem to get away from Braden. Ultimately, they decided on a โfriends with benefitsโ relationship with no strings attached that was surely not going to last.
Marion has a way with words - I felt like I was right there with this cast. I enjoyed watching the character development of these two MCโs. With Mel it was moving on/trying to forgive her father for what he had done to her & her mother. Braden is healing over his past losses - so much sadness!
Mel was full of sass and the banter between the two had me giggling. I always love a book with a strong independent FMC. Braden - ohhh, what a sweetheart. I love how he is always around to take care of herโฆeven if he may have twisted the truth a bit.
The side characters were all so much fun! I love how down to earth they all are even though they are celebrities. How sweet was it that they made Melโs half sisters feel so special! Even though I wasnโt a fan of Christian at the beginning of the book, I enjoyed seeing their relationship starting to mend. I really wanted to hate Helen but I just couldnโtโฆshe was so welcoming to Mel.
This is a perfect, quick summer read with a great ending! The bonus epilogue was just icing on this yummy cake!
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Friends With Benefits
Pop Star Lifestyle
Family Drama - father/daughter
Cinnamon Roll MMC
Single POV
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐: June 29,2023
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Thank you to @marionderewrites for the Advanced Readers Copy of this book for my honest review!