Keila (speedreadstagram)'s Reviews > The Kiss Countdown

Amerie is jobless, and about to lose her apartment so she decides to start her own business. When she unexpectedly runs into her ex and his beautiful new girlfriend, she panics and pretends to be dating the annoying man she met when she spilled his coffee all over him.

Vincent plays along with Amerie, but he needs a partner leading up to his space launch in three months. In return Amerie will get a free room.

Of course, the two don’t plan on actually being pulled towards each other.

First off this book was fantastic for a debut. It read like a more seasoned author wrote it, so I am excited to see what comes from this author next!

This book was a lot of fun. Both Amerie and Vincent were easy to like and had lots of likeable qualities, and only a few minor annoying onesThis book found the sweet spot with the slow burn. It felt very realistic, and that the relationship took a natural progression towards the hook-up. The biggest hang-up I had with this book was the pacing. While I understand that the romance was a slow burn, the pacing was rather slow for me and I kept getting distracted, which makes for a frustrated reading experience for me. This won’t deter me from reading the authors subsequent works, but it did knock off about half a star from my rating overall just because it hindered my enjoyment.

I think that this one would have been amazing had it been a dual point of view and I hope that is something the author considers for the future!

Thank you so much to Berkley Pub, @BerkleyPub, Berkley Romance, @BerkleyRomance, and Netgalley, @Netgalley for this e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 stars rounded up to 4