BOOKWORM REVIEW: Right Girl, Wrong Side by Ginny Baird
What a fun take on the Hatfields vs. McCoys but with a multicultural twist!
Evita Machado and Ryan Hatfield's families have been on opposite ends of a deep rivalry. Despite the attraction between these two since they were younger, they were not allowed to pursue it because of the family feud.
A mix-up in booking their respective family vacations ended up in a double-booked house with both families. Can both families co-exist in a cozy space, and can this finally be the opportunity for Evite and Ryan to act on their feelings?
This was a nice spring romance about new beginnings. Evita comes home to her family in Nantucket after a bad breakup. The two families come to an agreement to share a home. Evita and Ryan try to reconnect.
Ginny Baird does a great job of balancing the chaos with the bickering families with the connection between our main characters. I appreciated the subplot of the feud's origin and finally finding a resolution for it.
While Evita and Ryan's chemistry was so wholesome, I did wish we got a little more spice, but if first-base books are your jam, this standalone read is a good pick.
** I am voluntarily reviewing an advance copy of this book. Thank you to Ginny Baird, Sourcebooks Casablanca, and NetGalley for providing an ARC. **
ABOUT THE BOOK
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Ginny Baird brings her signature charm to this multicultural story about two disputing families sharing a beach house and the messiness that comes from falling in love with someone who your family is determined to despise.
Busy flower shop manager Evita Machado can’t wait to get to Nantucket. With a bad breakup behind her, relaxing at the shore with her folks and her brothers and their families sounds like the sure cure for heartache, and their vacation destination looks like an amazing place! But when they arrive at the quaint rose-covered cottage, another group has already put down stakes: the Hatfields.
Ryan Hatfield was Evita’s former crush from high school, but their business rival moms refused to let them date. Now history professor Ryan is here for a week with his parents, who won them this oceanfront rental in a society silent auction. Once it’s clear there’s been a double-booking due to a bidding mistake, Ryan’s mom digs in her heels, meaning to stay. When Evita’s mom won’t back down either, both sides tepidly agree to share the luxury accommodations by dividing the cozy space.
With the boisterous Machados livening things up and the strait-laced Hatfields tamping them down, can Evita and Ryan keep the peace between the warring factions while fostering a growing chemistry between the two of them?
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