Synopsis:
It takes nothing less than a fateful natural disaster to throw two opposites together in a ground-shakingly charming short story by the New York Times bestselling author of Drunk on Love.
This Valentine’s Day, Daisy Murray has her heart set on binge-watching rom-coms. Instead, an earthquake traps her inside a bakery with its impossibly rude and insufferably handsome owner and head baker. They already have a history: she’s always smiled, he’s always scowled. Where better to finally get to know each other than amid the disaster? Then again, they have no choice. Besides, it could have its sweet, undeniable, and unpredictable perks.
Jasmine Guillory’s Drop, Cover, and Hold On is part of The Improbable Meet-Cute, irresistibly romantic stories about finding love when and where you least expect it. They can be read or listened to in one sitting. Let’s make a date of it.
Review:
I decided to give Jasmine Guillory a second chance by checking out this audio novella. I’m now realising her books are not my cup of tea, and that is fine – you can’t like absolutely everything you read.
Drop, Cover, and Hold On was just outright bad. I didn’t like either of the characters and the male main character was a bit creepy and a total loser. How about instead of giving her free pastries all the time, just actually talk to her? There’s a difference between being shy because you like someone and scowling at them every time they come into your bakery. Let’s stop telling young girls that if a boy is mean to you it’s because he likes you. I heard this all the time growing up and it’s a very toxic and dangerous mindset to have.
“Maybe he thought she was too fat to be eating his pastries? She didn’t think it was that, because the two women who worked with him in the bakery were her size or bigger.” This is just a weird and pretty judgemental thing to say. Just because you’re a certain size doesn’t mean you’re allowed to comment on the weight of others.
I honestly have nothing to say about this book. It was completely forgettable, evident by the fact that I can’t remember much about this at all.
This is the first book from the Improbable Meet-Cute series I’ve checked out and it’s not making me super excited for the others. I probably shouldn’t have started with the novella by the only author in this series I’ve DNF’d before, that’s on me. I think I’ll check out Abby Jimenez’s instalment next, as even though I haven’t read one of her books before, I’ve heard really great things.
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