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The Opposite of You (Opposites Attract, #1)

Rachel Higginson

Start date: May 24, 2017

Finish date: May 29, 2017

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Mar 31, 2017 Ela rated it liked it

Cute and sweet NA story.

Edit 4/7/16 3.5 Stars, after thinking more about this story I guess I didn't really connect with the characters, hence my change in rating. I got swept up in the hype and just threw out my 4 stars.

Edit 4/12/17 For all the beard not likers I wrote a fantasy scene for us that I only shared with my group but I figured it can be added here as well. This has not been approved by the author, it is just MY FANTASY SCENE (view spoiler) ...more

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Apr 24, 2017 Cyle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: humor, romance, contemporary, mature, alpha-male, chick-lit

GENRE: Contemporary
THEME: Romance, Humor, FOOD
RECEIVED: Kindle Unlimited
REVIEW:
This was such a great find, I love discovering new authors and Rachel Higginson is now on my radar with this new series. I loved the humor, the passion of food, the romantic tension and the connection between the leads was off the charts.

The Opposite of You follows Vera, a woman who has a passion for cooking and one day being her own boss, Which she does, when she starts up a food truck business with the help of her GENRE: Contemporary
THEME: Romance, Humor, FOOD
RECEIVED: Kindle Unlimited
REVIEW:
This was such a great find, I love discovering new authors and Rachel Higginson is now on my radar with this new series. I loved the humor, the passion of food, the romantic tension and the connection between the leads was off the charts.

The Opposite of You follows Vera, a woman who has a passion for cooking and one day being her own boss, Which she does, when she starts up a food truck business with the help of her best friend and family. However Vera has one problem and its right across the street and an exclusive and very popular restaurant. Killian is not too keen on having an food truck right in front of his restaurant, his arrogant nature challenges Vera and the two spark up a bit of a competitive relationship that starts burning into something else.

Vera is a force to be reckoned with, she is a great chef that really just needed a challenge, which comes in the form of her neighbor Killian who makes sure to push as many buttons as he can with her. I loved that she yearned to be something more, after a disastrous paste relationship wreaked her spirit. She has a ton of spunk and her relationship with her father and bother are sweet and hilarious, they all show a ton of love for each other.

Killian is an arrogant Michelin Star chef, who knows he's one of the best around and wants nothing more than to stay that way. However he feels Vera truck is an eye sore, that is until he taste her food and sees that she has a ton of potentials to become something more. Days to day they challenge each other, well more Killian irritating Vera to no ends with his review of her dishes, even sending spies to taste her food. I found him hilarious but also sweet, he knows she's good and is trying in a crazy way to bring out the best in her.

Overall I loved this romance, it was fun, sexy, and had me laughing and crying at the same time. Higginson created a great connection between two people who know their passion for food and both needed a little push in a different direction. I highly recommend this for someone looking for humor and great chemistry, the romance is hot and I couldn't get enough. ...more

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Mar 31, 2017 Shelley rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Holy moly I loved this novel! I loved the banter! So good!

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Aug 12, 2017 Sara rated it liked it

Shelves: chicklit, kindle, romance

I know this got strong ratings, but I just thought it was okay. The lead's growth and journey under harrowing circumstances was well done, but I was just not totally drawn in like I want to be with this kind of book. I also thought the whole "opposite" construct was thrown in your face too much and just generally overdone in the writing. My interest is piqued enough to read the second book in the series, but this was just okay. ...more

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