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Shal and Cam have been friends for years, with hidden attraction on Cam's part. Shal comes back to Dunedin after years away. Shal is seeing Cam with new eyes, with attraction. The whole group is now back for Katie's wedding after a serious trauma.
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Friends to Lovers Romance based in NZ with all the feels
𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝘆 is a friends to lovers, stand-alone, contemporary romance based in New Zealand. This is a very cute, unique, and captivating story. I’ve never read a book based in New Zealand before. I was so excited to learn more about NZ as I am a huge Jacinda Arden fan. Some of the writing was new to me and I really enjoyed learning about NZ.Shal Hoffner is back in Dunedin after eight years away. She stayed away due to a tragedy that changed her life forever. Shal is back in Dunedin where she’s helping her best friend Katie plan her wedding and opening up her second Boutique named 2-Peas which she co-owns with her feisty partner who was a fun character. Her ex flat-mate Cameron Dante offered her a place to stay and she’s happy to see him all this time.Shal starts to see her old friend with new eyes. He’s very attractive, very muscular, surfs, builds and reconstructs homes is a complete gentleman and good person. It’s hard for Shal not to start thinking of Cam as more than a friend. There are twists in the story that are fun to read that I won’t spoil. Cam is a complete gentleman. He accepts Shal for who she is.Shal has a lot of old history in Dunedin to sort out and will definitely never be in a serious relationship. Can Cam accept a friends with benefits only situation?The secondary characters were interesting as well. I couldn’t put this “will they or won’t they” story down once I got past 20%. My only critique is that it was a bit long and could have been shortened just a little. There were also some NZ slang that had me a tad confused as an American lol but nothing that ruined or took away from the story.All in all, I feel that I learned new things from this novel and loved Shal and Cam’s story. Cam is the best boyfriend you could have. Shal’s vulnerability was beautiful to read.I am so grateful to have received an ARC and am leaving my review voluntarily.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2021
Shal Hoffner is back in Dunedin after eight years away. She stayed away due to a tragedy that changed her life forever. Shal is back in Dunedin where she’s helping her best friend Katie plan her wedding and opening up her second Boutique named 2-Peas which she co-owns with her feisty partner who was a fun character. Her ex flat-mate Cameron Dante offered her a place to stay and she’s happy to see him all this time.
Shal starts to see her old friend with new eyes. He’s very attractive, very muscular, surfs, builds and reconstructs homes is a complete gentleman and good person. It’s hard for Shal not to start thinking of Cam as more than a friend. There are twists in the story that are fun to read that I won’t spoil. Cam is a complete gentleman. He accepts Shal for who she is.
Shal has a lot of old history in Dunedin to sort out and will definitely never be in a serious relationship. Can Cam accept a friends with benefits only situation?
The secondary characters were interesting as well. I couldn’t put this “will they or won’t they” story down once I got past 20%. My only critique is that it was a bit long and could have been shortened just a little. There were also some NZ slang that had me a tad confused as an American lol but nothing that ruined or took away from the story.
All in all, I feel that I learned new things from this novel and loved Shal and Cam’s story. Cam is the best boyfriend you could have. Shal’s vulnerability was beautiful to read.
I am so grateful to have received an ARC and am leaving my review voluntarily.
Friends to Lovers Romance based in NZ with all the feels
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2021
𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝘆 is a friends to lovers, stand-alone, contemporary romance based in New Zealand. This is a very cute, unique, and captivating story. I’ve never read a book based in New Zealand before. I was so excited to learn more about NZ as I am a huge Jacinda Arden fan. Some of the writing was new to me and I really enjoyed learning about NZ.Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2021
Shal Hoffner is back in Dunedin after eight years away. She stayed away due to a tragedy that changed her life forever. Shal is back in Dunedin where she’s helping her best friend Katie plan her wedding and opening up her second Boutique named 2-Peas which she co-owns with her feisty partner who was a fun character. Her ex flat-mate Cameron Dante offered her a place to stay and she’s happy to see him all this time.
Shal starts to see her old friend with new eyes. He’s very attractive, very muscular, surfs, builds and reconstructs homes is a complete gentleman and good person. It’s hard for Shal not to start thinking of Cam as more than a friend. There are twists in the story that are fun to read that I won’t spoil. Cam is a complete gentleman. He accepts Shal for who she is.
Shal has a lot of old history in Dunedin to sort out and will definitely never be in a serious relationship. Can Cam accept a friends with benefits only situation?
The secondary characters were interesting as well. I couldn’t put this “will they or won’t they” story down once I got past 20%. My only critique is that it was a bit long and could have been shortened just a little. There were also some NZ slang that had me a tad confused as an American lol but nothing that ruined or took away from the story.
All in all, I feel that I learned new things from this novel and loved Shal and Cam’s story. Cam is the best boyfriend you could have. Shal’s vulnerability was beautiful to read.
I am so grateful to have received an ARC and am leaving my review voluntarily.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2021
