BOOKWORM REVIEW: Enemies Abroad by R.S. Grey
STEAM: 🔥🔥
This is a classic R.S. Grey tale of enemies-to-lovers in close proximity.
Noah and Audrey have locked horns for as long as the folks in the middle school they work at could remember. When the school needed volunteers for a summer trip to Italy and dangled a $2,500 bonus as an incentive, these two jumped at the opportunity. After unsuccessful attempts to make the other drop out, they are soon en route to a three-week stay in Rome.
This book is a single POV from Audrey's perspective, and while she might come off as too much, I feel absolutely seen by this character. R.S. Grey does a fantastic job of capturing an anxious mind. The digging and dwelling into the smallest, unimportant things. The overthinking. The wrong, mostly negative assumptions. For an anxious mind myself, I could relate so hard to Audrey. The loneliness and obstacles to making friends were captured perfectly.
Having Audrey's perspective of Noah initially paints him in an unfavorable light, but we go on a journey with her in discovering that there might be more Noah than their feud.
Even when they are fighting, their chemistry is still sizzling. And it just grows as these enemies become closer. This book is more about connection, so the intimate moments tend to lean toward steamy than spicy.
If you are looking for an entertaining enemies-to-lovers with Rome as the backdrop, this is a great read.
** I am voluntarily reviewing an advance copy of this book. **
ABOUT THE BOOK
It’s simple: Noah Peterson and I are enemies. Our fellow teachers know it, our friends know it—even the Starbucks drive-through lady knows it since every Monday she scrawls the name A. Hole for me on Noah’s cappuccino when I pick up the weekly group order.
The shrill whine of the school bell announces the start of each day’s no-holds-barred grudge match. Since neither of us is looking to get fired or thrown in prison, we war with our words and our wits. We prefer banter that bites. All day, I’m on edge, looking around every corner, expecting him to do his worst. Just when I think I can’t take the sight of his (regretfully) handsome face for one more minute, the school day is done.
Summer usually offers the sweetest relief—a two-month Noah detox—but not this year.
“We need two volunteers to chaperone a group of eighth graders in Rome” becomes a game of chicken neither one of us is willing to lose. We both want that bonus check.
“Back out,” I tell him.
“Scared?” he taunts.
No one thinks it’s a good idea for us to go to Rome together, least of all me. Taking this battle abroad will only lead to mayhem and misery.
DING. Ladies and gentlemen of flight UA447 with service to Rome, fasten your seatbelts.
We’re bound to have a bumpy ride.
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No one thinks it’s a good idea for us to go to Rome together, least of all me. Taking this battle abroad will only lead to mayhem and misery.
DING. Ladies and gentlemen of flight UA447 with service to Rome, fasten your seatbelts.
We’re bound to have a bumpy ride.
Get Your Copy (Free with Kindle Unlimited) → https://amzn.to/3nDpzIU
Add to Goodreads → https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60034971-enemies-abroad
MEET R.S. GREY
R.S. Grey is the USA Today bestselling author of over twenty novels. She lives in Texas with her husband and daughter, and can be found reading, binge-watching reality TV, or practicing yoga! Visit her at rsgrey.com
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