It is no secret to anyone that Briar Prescott is one of my favorite authors in this genre and so, I was chomping at the bit to read the fourth book in the Better With You series, The Inconvenient Love.
From the Blurb:
Max:
He's funny, smart, dorky... and all grown up.
Isac.
My best friend's little brother. He kissed me when he was nineteen and
told me he loved me. I shut him down, telling him he was too young and
didn’t know what he was saying. That damn kiss is coming back to haunt
me now. The softness of his lips and the hopeful look in his eyes—I
remember it all too clearly, and it’s getting almost impossible to tell
myself I don’t want a repeat of that kiss...
Isac:
You can only
make a complete ass of yourself in front of a guy so many times. Luckily
for me, I'm not the same pathetic, starry-eyed kid anymore. Max and I
are better off as friends.
Now, if only I could figure out why he's
looking at me so intently. And why he kissed me. And why we're suddenly
doing all sorts of other things friends don't generally do...
Sarah C's Review:
The characters of Max and Isac worked so well together. They had an
intense and immediate chemistry, right from the first page. But in the
first section, Briar subverted part of the age gap and best friend's
younger's brother tropes. Isac is only 19, twelve years younger than
Max. Max has seen him grow up and when the confession of feelings
happen, they aren't reciprocated. Instead, Isac leaves Boston and we get
a six year time jump.
I cannot express how much I loved this. I
loved that Max's reasoning for not being interested in Isac was
incredibly valid. I loved that we didn't then spend the entire book with
Max being proven wrong. Instead, we got time with them apart and time
for them to grow, which made the reunion between them so much more
believable. It made sense that they grew apart after that. It also made
sense that Max is then swept away by how attractive Isac has gotten.
Because a lot can change in six years.
And this book explores
the way things can change in that six years. I loved watching Max and
Isac get to know one another again, restrengthening the bond they
shared. I loved their worries over Anders finding out after they hooked
up and I absolutely LOVED Anders's reaction to it all. Again, another
subversion of a trope that made me absolutely ecstatic.
The Inconvenient Love is also dripping in Briar's signature combination of sweet, spicy,
and hilarious. It is another dual POV, low angst offering that left me
with a smile. (Oh and it is also ripe with Found Family, which is one of
my favorite tropes in the world.) Needless to say, this was another 5
star read and leaves me desperate for whatever she comes out with next.
Rating: 5 Stars
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