Problematic Summer Romance (Not in Love #2)by Ali Hazelwood
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Synopsis:
Maya Killgore is twenty-three and still in the process of figuring out her life.
Conor Harkness is thirty-eight, and Maya cannot stop thinking about him.
It’s such a cliché, it almost makes her heart implode: older man and younger woman; successful biotech guy and struggling grad student; brother’s best friend and the girl he never even knew existed. As Conor loves to remind her, the power dynamic is too imbalanced. Any relationship between them would be problematic in too many ways to count, and Maya should just get over him. After all, he has made it clear that he wants her gone from his life.
But not everything is as it seems—and clichés sometimes become plot twists.
When Maya’s brother decides to get married in Taormina, she and Conor end up stuck together in a romantic Sicilian villa for over a week. There, on the beautiful Ionian coast, between ancient ruins, delicious foods, and natural caves, Maya realizes that Conor might be hiding something from her. And as the destination wedding begins to erupt out of control, she decides that a summer fling might be just what she needs—even if it’s a problematic one.
Review:
Problematic Summer Romance was an older brother’s best friend, age gap romance that was so much fun! And while I didn’t enjoy the first book in this series, I definitely did with this one! The way the past and the present were woven together was done beautifully! The characters were so easy to adore! Maya was fierce and sassy. And Conor was so multifaceted and effortless to love. And the destination wedding made me desperately want to travel to Italy!
“You okay?” I ask, cautious.
“Yeah.” A deep inhale. “Yeah. I just wanted to listen to you exist.”
But of course, my favorite thing about this story was the romance. The angst and tension constantly thrumming between them was addictive. And when they did cross the line time and again, it was hot! Plus that ending, awwww, I loved the happily ever after! Also, the soccer scene was probably my favorite nonromantic scene, I laughed so hard! And while I listened to the audiobook, the narrators weren’t my favorite. But I enjoyed listening to this story enough that I didn’t reach for my kindle.
“Since the first day I met you, you have been the best thing in my life. And you weren’t even in it.”
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