Title: The Setup
Author: Rachel van Dyken
Series: Bro-Code #4
Rating Out of 5: 5 (I will read this again and again and again)
My Bookshelves: Contemporary, Contemporary romance
Pace: Medium
Format: eBook, Novel
Year: 2019

This was a very easy, sweet and quick read. It isn’t actually the first book in the series, which I don’t generally like to start so late into a series. But it was in my Dating the Boss book box on my kobo… so I figured why not? Although it gives hints as to the relationships that have come before, it is completely easily read all on its own.

I mean, you know from the title, and the way that this story starts that this whole relationship is going to be part of a set up. But the journey to get there is still really fun. There’s nothing wrong with having a totally predictable story line, if it’s well written and still a fun journey. And this is definitely the case in this story. Just too damn gorgeous.

It was a bit of a change having a virgin for a male lead. It seems to be a bit of a trope in romances that the girl is the less experienced one. So I kind of liked that this was turned on its head a bit. But, it really wasn’t a big plot line. More so a moment of character understanding and development. An understanding as to just why Finn is who he is and some of his wonderful history. Again, I seriously enjoyed how Van Dyken was able to so seamlessly include this in her characterisation.

Jillian has so much damn lovely sass. And as anyone who reads my reviews knows, I love a lead female with a whole lot of sass. I really enjoyed her. And the way she was able to consistently hold her own. Even when she maybe should actually watch her mouth a little. Completely adorable and wonderful. Finn is a great counterpoint to this. He’s a bit of a fool, but all round a good guy. And that’s ultimately the important part of having good leads – they’re flawed, but still loveable.

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