Katherine McIntyre hooked me on her Dungeons and Dating series in the first book, and her follow up, Wisdom Check? It has further sank its claws into me and made me eager to read the next installment and discover what is next for the crew at the game shop.
From the Blurb
Julian’s boss is newly single, ridiculously hot, and looking his way. He’s so screwed.
Cal
Morgan’s life was going right on plan—got the wife, the baby, and the
board game café he opened with his best friends. At least, until his
wife dropped the dreaded ‘d’ word. Newly divorced and juggling custody
of their toddler with his ex, Cal’s dreams of a family are burnt to ash.
Julian
Hale’s been carrying a torch for his sexy boss, Cal, for far too long.
As the oldest of five and surrogate mom to his siblings, Julian gets
tugged in so many directions that he’s never made time for himself—his
wants, his desires—and he definitely desires this man.
However,
when Cal starts turning those scorching stares Julian’s way, he can’t
resist, even though he should. They’re boss and employee, and Cal’s
fresh out of a divorce with a two year old—it’s a recipe for disaster
even if they’re both falling fast. But when Julian’s application to
nursing school gets accepted, he’ll have to choose between pursuing the
dreams he set aside when his mom died or the one man he could imagine a
future with. Life taught him early on that he’ll never get both.
Roll the dice on romance at Tabletop Tavern…
Rating: 5 Stars
Sarah C's Review:
Wisdom Check features Cal and Julian. Cal is one of the owners of the
store, a recently divorced father who dotes on his little girl. Julian
is the head chef, Cal's employee, and on paper, a bad idea. However, the
two of them are drawn together with a deep attraction that feels more
than surface deep. As the readers get to know them, they see how deep
that connection really goes and how the two men share a lot of things in
common.
I think what I enjoyed most about these two characters
was the strength of their connection. They seemed to know, easily, what
the other wanted and needed. They had a fairly good style of
communication. Cal understood what Jules had going on in his life with
his siblings and Jules was great with Cal's kid. I also love the found
family of the game shop.
Now that's not to say that this book
was without flaws - or more importantly, that the characters weren't.
Jules sometimes had a hard time vocalizing certain things - which lead
to some miscommunications in the back half. My biggest issue, though,
was the portrayal of Cal's ex-wife. She was a complete ice queen and
seemed to have little to no redeeming qualities. Just the way she was
portrayed made me wonder why Cal had stayed for as long as he did. I
think I would've enjoyed the story a bit more if the ex-wife weren't
written as a one dimensional villain archetype.
Luckily, those
small things were overpowered by the rest of this amazing novel and I
didn't feel a need to knock it down a star.
Wisdom Check is
relatively low angst, even with the ex-drama. It is told in a dual pov,
which lets us get to know both MCs and what they're going to really
well. You get a nice peek in at Roxie and Mel, as well as a cute tease
for the next book sprinkled throughout the series. Both of the MCs have a
good full life outside of their relationship, which I love, and makes
the relationship seem like icing on the cake and not the whole meal. All
in all, this book was a delight and I'm looking forward to reading the
next one.
Rating: 5 Stars
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