A review by lisaluvsliterature
Bittersweet by Carmen Jenner, Lauren K. McKellar

5.0

My second book by Carmen Jenner, and I'm wondering what has taken me so long to start reading her books?! Of course there were two authors on this one, so now I have a new author to check out as well, Lauren K. McKellar. I loved this story. It was sweet, it was funny, and it was so hard to put down! I just tore through it, reading mostly on my phone, so swiping constantly to turn the small pages as I read. One night I stayed up later reading, because I just couldn't stop. I had to know what was going to happen next. It was a story where there were all the misunderstandings, the way one person reacted came off as something different because they weren't clear in how they said or did something. Then without knowing who a person was, it was assumed that it was a significant other, and that threw a monkey-wrench into the whole relationship. About 75% through, there was a bit of a twist, that I didn't quite see coming. I knew there was going to be a little twist, but the way it turned out, and just how far back reaching the whole backstory on that twist was made for a more interesting ending. But I definitely like how at that point, Elio, aka Coffee Hottie or Italian coffee god, didn't have the typical misunderstanding and back down. I like that he stepped forward for "his girl" Romy, and fought for her. Took her back.

Another sweet, fun, and sexy read. I also loved how real Romy was, the dieting, the fit guy who was so selfish and really such an ass about how he made her attractive. Great read.