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BOOKWORM REVIEW: Tis the Season for Revenge by Morgan Elizabeth


RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
SPICE: 🔥🔥🔥.5

Did I just throw a wrench into my reading schedule because of this read? Yup.
Did I just read it based on recommendations I found from a group? Yup.
Did I just read a holiday romance six days after Christmas? Yes, and I would do it again.

How can I not when the premise is this: Abbie Keller gets dumped on Halloween by her stuck-up, manipulative jerk of a boyfriend after four years of her busting her behind to do what he wanted and be the person he wanted her to be. Well, now she is set on getting revenge, and the best way to do it just fell on her lap. She matches with his boss -- yeah, the boss he hates -- and decides to seduce said boss into bringing her to the coveted holiday party.

What Abbie did not count on is that the super-hot Damien Martinez is also super-thought, super-charming, and super into her. Did I mention that they have wicked hot chemistry in bed? Now she finds herself having feelings for Damien, which leaves her with a choice: follow through with her plan to stick it to the stupid ex or come clean and possibly lose the one man her ex couldn't be (and more).

This is like Legally Blonde in a book form. I dove in, expecting cheesy and saccharine, and completely got blindsided with the right balance of sweet, charismatic, and spice. Abbie was adorable. A kind soul who has been tainted by her abusive ex for years, I was so glad she had her ride-or-die friends, her supportive older sister, and eventually Damien to help her find her path.

But Damien. Oh, Damien. What can one say about Damien other than I have found myself another book boyfriend. If this wasn't fiction, he would absolutely be too good to be true. I love that he is so in tune with Abbie and her insecurities and uses that to lift her up. Also, my hat off to his dirty mouth and bedroom skills. Oh, wait..and he likes to whisper nicknames in Spanish? Like I said, too good to be nonfictional.

This was a fantastic fun read to kick off the year. Highly recommended if you love rom-com. 

ABOUT THE BOOK

Abbie Keller thought that Richard Bartholemew Benson the Third would be her forever. In their four years of dating, she never doubted that she wouldn’t end up with his grandmother’s engagement ring on her finger. Sure, she had to change a few things about herself to fit that mold, like dying her hair, dressing more conservatively, and finding golf enjoyable (honestly the most difficult of the changes), but she was sure that at the end of it all, it would be worth it.

That is, until he leaves her crying outside her apartment wearing a Halloween costume, having broken it off with her because she’s just not serious enough. She was just fun, he tells her - and now that Richard has becoming a partner at his law firm in his sights, he needs to focus on work.

So she does what every girl does when she’s broken up with: she calls her friends, gets drunk, dyes her hair, and formulates her plan for revenge. It just so happens that the universe supports her efforts and gives her the perfect match to prove to her ex that he made a huge mistake: his boss.

Abbie starts dating the founding partner of Richard’s law firm, Damien Martinez, with one thing in mind: convincing him to invite her to the huge annual Christmas party as his date.

But when the relationship starts to become something more than casual dating and Abbie sees that the tough New York lawyer has a soft side, will she be able to follow through with her plan of deceit?

Tis the Season for Revenge is a contemporary, grumpy sunshine, age-gap, Christmas romance.

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