Light, fluffy read with very little tension or stakes.
Maybe 3.5 or 4? I'm not sure, but I'll give it a boost on Readers First only because I enjoyed it despite some flaws! It's a cute, light, fluffy read with very little tension or stakes, making it a quick and easy book to read for a mental break. The male love interest (so patient and sensitive!) and the relationship dynamics (successful woman + sweet guy who pines for her and feels she's too good for him) are right up my alley, and I really enjoyed the smut scenes for how steamy they were.
Cons: It's really instalove-y, to the point of being distractingly unrealistic and contrived, though I tried my hardest to just go with it. And, while I didn't mind the lack of conflict for the sake of light reading, when the book does attempt to turn up the conflict towards the end, it does so with a lot of contrived miscommunication that was tedious and drawn out. The abrupt character growth in gaining confidence seemed thrown in for the sake of completing the plot. I think the book works best when it sticks to the light and fluffy moments and smutty scenes instead of attempting to incorporate tension or plot developments, which doesn't work as well.
Cons: It's really instalove-y, to the point of being distractingly unrealistic and contrived, though I tried my hardest to just go with it. And, while I didn't mind the lack of conflict for the sake of light reading, when the book does attempt to turn up the conflict towards the end, it does so with a lot of contrived miscommunication that was tedious and drawn out. The abrupt character growth in gaining confidence seemed thrown in for the sake of completing the plot. I think the book works best when it sticks to the light and fluffy moments and smutty scenes instead of attempting to incorporate tension or plot developments, which doesn't work as well.