Review
ARC provided for a honest review
BLURB
Some universal
truths refuse to be ignored. Peanut butter and jelly are a match made in
heaven. Spaghetti and meatballs are best friends forever. And guys like Tyler
Knight don’t go for girls like Cam Emerson.
She knew from
the second she met him that he didn’t belong on her bookshelf, the six-foot-
six ex-tight end with a face so all-American, it could have sold apple pie. So
she shelved him next to the supermodels and rockstars and took her place on her
own shelf — the one with the flannel-clad, pasty-faced comic book nerds. Most
of her boyfriends have existed between the pages of books, but rather than
worrying over her own lacking love life, she puts all her energy into playing
Cupid, using her job at the book bar, Wasted Words, as her stomping ground.
Tyler Knight
always looks on the bright side. His career-ending injury turned into a job as
a sports agent. A horrible breakup led him to Cam, his quirky, smart roommate
who is far more beautiful than she realizes. She’s made it perfectly clear
she’s not interested in him — not like that at least — but if she ever changes
her mind, he won’t hesitate. Because he doesn’t see the lines she’s drawn
between them, as much as she insists that they’re there. Deep down he knows
that despite their differences, they’re a match well made.
*A romantic
comedy inspired by Jane Austen’s Emma*
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My thoughts on Wasted Words
This review has been difficult for me to write. Wasted Words by
Staci Hart is a phenomenal book that left me without the needed words to
describe it. It had me feeling so many things…sadness…joy…love…exasperation…and
the need to kick Cam’s behind just to mention a few.
Cam and Taylor’s story is not unique. We have all read the friends
to lovers recipe before. I am convinced, that what makes this book stand out so
much is the writing. Staci Hart has created characters and an environment that
comes alive and invites us in. I felt like I was sitting at the bar in Wasted
Words watching the chemistry crackle between Cam and Taylor while she did her
matchmaking thing.
That’s all great and fabulous…but on top of that this book deals
with some important subjects hidden between the lines. We see how it is
possible to watch your dream break in a thousand pieces, pick up those same pieces
and put them back together creating a new dream. We experience how the selfish
act by a child, who seems to believe some people are less, can make someone
else believe just that.
I could go on and on about all the things I thought and felt reading
this book…but I’ll just recommend that you pick it up and read it for yourself.
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