Tessa Bailey is giving me unrealistic expectations about men.
Synopsis: Fox and Hannah met in book 1 when Hannah and her sister Piper were forced to move from LA to a small fisherman town. Hannah is music obsessed and finds a soundtrack for every situation. Fox has a reputation as a sexy carefree flirt who doesn't date, and that's the way he wants to keep it. So when Hannah is in town working on a movie and wants to catch the eye of a coworker, she enlists flirty Fox to give her some tips. But the more time these two friends spend together, the less they feel like just friends.
Plot: Honestly, I preferred these two as friends much more than I did in a relationship sense, which probably isn't what you want out of a romance. The steamy scenes were as steamy as always but the actual romantic parts just didn't make sense to me. I never felt the chemistry and I liked their moments together in the first book better. The third act conflict in this one was also completely unnecessary and left the reunion with a lot to be desired. I looked forward to the sisterly moments the most and the cameos made by previous characters as well. Overall I felt a little bored reading and just wanted a tiny bit more plot-wise and romance-wise.
Characters: Hannah is GREAT. I love both of the sisters in this series. She's fun and bubbly and knows what she wants. Fox on the other hand... The whole book he claims he isn't all about sex and wants to not be that kinda guy BUT he continuously sexualizes Hannah. I appreciated that he struggles with something that I haven't seen before but I felt as though more could have been brought to his personality. Beyond the mains, the side characters were A+. Side characters are so important in a small town setting and Bailey created some that are just so sweet and were great attributions to the story.
Both in this series I wanted to love...and both were just okay. Looking forward to and will read her next book though.
3/5 stars.
TW: death of a parent.
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