Hook, Line, & Sinker by Tessa Bailey
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Print, Paperback & Audio
Pages: 353
Start Date: May 18th, 2023
End Date: May 24th, 2023
Format: Print, Paperback & Audio
Pages: 353
Start Date: May 18th, 2023
End Date: May 24th, 2023
My Ratings
Overall: ★★★
Character Development: ★★★
Ending: ★★★
Spice Level: 🌶🌶
Pace: Quick
Recommend: Yes, if you're looking for a cute easy read
Overall: ★★★
Character Development: ★★★
Ending: ★★★
Spice Level: 🌶🌶
Pace: Quick
Recommend: Yes, if you're looking for a cute easy read
Summary from Good Reads
King crab fisherman Fox Thornton has a reputation as a sexy, carefree flirt. Everyone knows he's a guaranteed good time--in bed and out--and that's exactly how he prefers it. Until he meets Hannah Bellinger. She's immune to his charm and looks, but she seems to enjoy his... personality?
And wants to be friends? Bizarre. But he likes her too much to risk a fling, so platonic pals it is.
Now, Hannah's in town for work, crashing in Fox's spare bedroom. She knows he's a notorious ladies' man, but they're definitely just friends. In fact, she's nursing a hopeless crush on a colleague and Fox is just the person to help with her lackluster love life. Armed with a few tips from Westport's resident Casanova, Hannah sets out to catch her coworker's eye... yet the more time she spends with Fox, the more she wants him instead. As the line between friendship and flirtation begins to blur, Hannah can't deny she loves everything about Fox, but she refuses to be another notch on his bedpost.
Living with his best friend should have been easy. Except now she's walking around in a towel, sleeping right across the hall, and Fox is fantasizing about waking up next to her for the rest of his life and... and... man overboard! He's fallen for her, hook, line, and sinker. Helping her flirt with another guy is pure torture, but maybe if Fox can tackle his inner demons and show Hannah he's all in, she'll choose him instead?
In the follow-up to It Happened One Summer, Tessa Bailey delivers another deliciously fun rom-com about a former player who accidentally falls for his best friend while trying to help her land a different man...
King crab fisherman Fox Thornton has a reputation as a sexy, carefree flirt. Everyone knows he's a guaranteed good time--in bed and out--and that's exactly how he prefers it. Until he meets Hannah Bellinger. She's immune to his charm and looks, but she seems to enjoy his... personality?
And wants to be friends? Bizarre. But he likes her too much to risk a fling, so platonic pals it is.
Now, Hannah's in town for work, crashing in Fox's spare bedroom. She knows he's a notorious ladies' man, but they're definitely just friends. In fact, she's nursing a hopeless crush on a colleague and Fox is just the person to help with her lackluster love life. Armed with a few tips from Westport's resident Casanova, Hannah sets out to catch her coworker's eye... yet the more time she spends with Fox, the more she wants him instead. As the line between friendship and flirtation begins to blur, Hannah can't deny she loves everything about Fox, but she refuses to be another notch on his bedpost.
Living with his best friend should have been easy. Except now she's walking around in a towel, sleeping right across the hall, and Fox is fantasizing about waking up next to her for the rest of his life and... and... man overboard! He's fallen for her, hook, line, and sinker. Helping her flirt with another guy is pure torture, but maybe if Fox can tackle his inner demons and show Hannah he's all in, she'll choose him instead?
In the follow-up to It Happened One Summer, Tessa Bailey delivers another deliciously fun rom-com about a former player who accidentally falls for his best friend while trying to help her land a different man...
My Thoughts - 🚨 Contains Spoilers, Continue at Your Own Risk 🚨
Here is the deal, I think this is a cute story. It would be a cute show even maybe, but it was SO similar to the first that I found myself getting bored. I feel like the likelihood of two sisters having such similar experiences finding two handsome, sexual gods in a small town seem slim. Even with beauty being in the eye of the beholder, that is my two cents on that.
The part of the story where she finds herself, realizing that she can stand up for herself & she can do the things she felt might be difficult is nice. Love a good self discovery. I'm still annoyed that their mother completely let the memory of their father die, seems so freaking odd to me. Poor Hannah has all these internal struggles over it all, not knowing her Dad, feeling bad for it. It's all a big ol' mess.
Here is the deal, I think this is a cute story. It would be a cute show even maybe, but it was SO similar to the first that I found myself getting bored. I feel like the likelihood of two sisters having such similar experiences finding two handsome, sexual gods in a small town seem slim. Even with beauty being in the eye of the beholder, that is my two cents on that.
The part of the story where she finds herself, realizing that she can stand up for herself & she can do the things she felt might be difficult is nice. Love a good self discovery. I'm still annoyed that their mother completely let the memory of their father die, seems so freaking odd to me. Poor Hannah has all these internal struggles over it all, not knowing her Dad, feeling bad for it. It's all a big ol' mess.
I'm Curious
- What do you think about this sort of romance book? Do you read them for the smut?
- Are you as annoyed with Piper & Hannah's mother as I am? I mean, she completely replaced their Father without a care in the world.
- If there were a third book, would you read it or do you think that their story has had enough air time?
- Are you like me & think about who'd play these characters if it were a show or movie? Tell me who you'd cast in the comments!
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