A review by thebookishren
Worth the Fight by Denver Shaw

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

“𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗡𝗼𝗮𝗵; 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗮!”

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𝗖𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀, 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Worth the Fight is book 1 in the brand new Winning at Love Series by a new-to-me author. It centers around social worker, Noah, and MMA fighter, Caden. Noah is straight-laced but drawn to the gorgeous cage fighter. Caden is fighting dirty to save his brother but all he wants is Noah. These two navigate some major push and pull for half the book but their chemistry is constantly simmering in the background. Their love was genuine and sweet and passionate.

So I REALLY like both MCs. Noah is true to himself and seems compassionate and sincere in everything he does. Caden is bound by familial pulls but is the best guy deep down. He’s willing to do what he can to win Noah over and even though Noah fights it, he can’t resist the pull eventually.

This honestly felt more plot heavy. Noah job as a social worker, his past with his father, Caden’s family, and Noah’s protection of Austin are all more page time than the romance. But there’s quite a few sexy times and while I wish we got more on page relationship development, I enjoyed the story.

QUOTE HIGHLIGHTS: 17

POV: 1st, Dual

SPICE: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

TROPES: MM, Opposites Attract

🅁🄰🅃🄸🄽🄶: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝘼𝙍𝘾 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚. 𝙈𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 𝙞𝙨 𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮.