Well Matched Book Review

Happy book birthday to Well Matched by Jen DeLuca! I’m super excited to be actually posting my Well Matched Book Review on the publication date. Normally I am not up to date with my ARCs. But here we are! Yay me!

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Title: Well Matched

Author: Jen DeLuca

Rating: 4 Stars

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Genre: Romance

Content Warnings: Difficult family situations

Format: eARC

Publisher: Berkley

Date Published: October 19th 2021

Goodreads Description: Single mother April Parker has lived in Willow Creek for twelve years with a wall around her heart. On the verge of being an empty nester, she’s decided to move on from her quaint little town, and asks her friend Mitch for his help with some home improvement projects to get her house ready to sell.

Mitch Malone is known for being the life of every party, but mostly for the attire he wears to the local Renaissance Faire — a kilt (and not much else) that shows off his muscled form to perfection. While he agrees to help April, he needs a favor too: she’ll pretend to be his girlfriend at an upcoming family dinner, so that he can avoid the lectures about settling down and having a more “serious” career than high school coach and gym teacher. April reluctantly agrees, but when dinner turns into a weekend trip, it becomes hard to tell what’s real and what’s been just for show. But when the weekend ends, so must their fake relationship.

As summer begins, Faire returns to Willow Creek, and April volunteers for the first time. When Mitch’s family shows up unexpectedly, April pretends to be Mitch’s girlfriend again… something that doesn’t feel so fake anymore. Despite their obvious connection, April insists they’ve just been putting on an act. But when there’s the chance for something real, she has to decide whether to change her plans — and open her heart — for the kilt-wearing hunk who might just be the love of her life.

I received a review copy from Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

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Well Matched Book Review

I have to admit that out of all the characters in this series, April and Mitch weren’t my favourites. I definitely prefer pirates. However, I really enjoyed this story. The magic of the faire wasn’t as prominent, since April isn’t as involved. We do get a makeover scene and some cool faire fighting scenes, so I wasn’t too mad about it.

April and Mitch have a good dynamic and I loved the tropes used in this book. I enjoyed getting to know April a bit better. She felt very cold in the first two books, but she warms up a lot in this book. She’s been through some stuff and it makes her romance with Mitch even better. He’s the cutest and in the end, I really rooted for them.

Overall I’m excited to be getting another book in this series. I can’t wait to continue!