As usual, a full review is included later in this post, but in short, I highly recommend this funny, sweet, and charming story. The main characters, Fergus and Julia, were incredibly likeable and relatable, and I found it very easy to cheer them on to their HEA.
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About "Right Kind of Wrong"
When Julia Hardin is hired to plan the local library’s annual fundraiser, it’s exactly the chance she needs to take her event planning business to the next level. With a shoestring budget and ridiculously tight timeline, it won’t be easy to pull off, but Julia has never shied away from a challenge before. Then again, she’s never met a challenge quite like Fergus MacNair, the town’s hot, grumpy librarian who’s determined to thwart her plans at every turn.
Fergus is willing to do almost anything to bring in more funds to support vital library programming. But nothing about working with Julia, a woman who gets under his skin like no other, is easy. Not her bossy attitude, not her over-the-top decorations, and most certainly not the way she sparks an uncontrollable desire inside of him. But when she accidentally returns a library book with a sexy doodle of him for a bookmark, he realizes just how unprepared he is for this partnership.
When Fergus discovers her doodle, Julia is certain this is one disaster she’ll never recover from. But when Fergus responds with a naughty drawing of his own, these complete opposites might just find a common language after all.
My Review
I loved Sara Rider's "Right Kind of Wrong," a funny, sweet, and charming story featuring likeable, relatable characters. It is technically the third book in Ms. Rider's Books and Brews series, but reads as a complete standalone. While characters from the earlier books do make cameo appearances, readers (like me) who are new to the series will not feel lost by starting here.
My favorite part of this book was the male lead character, Fergus MacNair. He came across as grumpy at first, but beneath the surface, he was very sweet and had a dorky sense of humor that I adored. I also related to Fergus's introvert tendencies, especially in regards to the need to conserve his "people energy" for dealing with patrons at the library where he worked. That really resonated with me because I often feel the same way about dealing with clients when I'm at work!
The female lead character, Julia Hardin, was also very likeable and interesting. She was obviously a hard worker and good friend, but had a tough time recognizing those qualities in herself. Julia was very independent and found it difficult to ask for or accept help, even when she really needed it. I appreciated her character's growth over the course of the book as she learned that it was OK to trust in her friends and family, and that asking for help could be a sign of strength rather than weakness.
The banter between Fergus and Julia was very amusing, and I thought that their relationship development was nicely paced. I particularly enjoyed the way Fergus and Julia communicated through their drawings. Not only were the drawings funny, this style of communication was unique to Julia and Fergus and helped them express their feelings when neither of them could find the right words.
Overall, I very much enjoyed "Right Kind of Wrong" and highly recommend it. This was the first book I've read by Sara Rider, but I look forward to checking out more of her work in the future.
*ARC provided by the author via InkSlingerPR. All opinions expressed are my own.
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