#BookReview: Night Shift by Annie Crown @BistroBookBabes

Synopsis: The bookworm and the basketball player are about to meet their match.

Kendall Holiday spends her Friday nights exactly where she wants to be: with her head buried in a spicy romance novel while she works the graveyard shift at her university's library. She knows she could join her friends for a weekend of drunken debauchery and college parties, but she likes her alone time, so she tells herself she isn't hiding when she gets lost in the pages of fictional love stories.

But that all changes when Vincent Knight, captain of the basketball team, turns up with an injured wrist, a sour mood, and a pressing need for poetry recommendations for a class he hates. Vincent is tall, smart-mouthed, and challenges Kendall like no one has before. Suddenly, she's falling headfirst into her very own romance novel—but it takes a lot more truth than tropes to get to a happy ever after in real life.

NIGHT SHIFT is a 75k-word sweet and spicy single-POV college romance perfect for fans of Emily Henry, Hannah Grace, and Elena Armas.



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Rating: 3 Stars
My Review:I wanted to love this book, and it honestly started out really great. The writing was really strong, and the main characters had really good initial chemistry. Their banter was light and fun, and the thrill of the chase was very cute. But the slow burn was too slow, and despite Kendall's knowledge of bookish tropes, she annoyingly fell victim to them during her inner monolouges. Not only did she play out every 'insufferable' female trope throughout the book, but she would also address them internally and still continue on with the same behavior. The main male love interest, Vincent, was adorable and honestly had way more patience with Kendall than I would have.

The real killer for me was the entire storyline leading to their spicy scene and it falling SO FLAT. I loved their banter outside of the bedroom, but the talking in the bedroom was way too excessive for me. Considering the fact that the book was essentially built around it, I wish it would have been less awkward and chatty. I found myself rolling my eyes and face palming through the last fifty pages. 

About the Author

Annie Crown is an author of new adult and contemporary romance full of humor, heart, and spice. A born-and-raised California girl, she holds a bachelor’s in English from USC and enjoys iced coffee in the morning and frozen margaritas in the afternoon. When she isn’t writing, she’s probably rewatching her comfort shows, adding more romance novels to her ever-growing TBR, or daydreaming about fictional men who say things that make you melt.  --This text refers to the paperback edition.

Review

"A sweet and sexy romance that will keep you reading through the night." ―Anna Todd, New York Times bestselling author of The Falling and After  --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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