“…And then you kissed me and now I…” He lets his head slip further down into his hands. “…I don’t know how I’m supposed to go the rest of my life without being kissed by you again.”
Sam Becker’s job managing a bed and bath store isn’t exactly glamorous but he likes it well enough and is willing to go to great lengths to save his branch and the rag-tag group of misfits he manages. This is why he finds himself kind of faking amnesia after a minor accident leaves him concussed. His boss, Jonathan Forest, may be an epic grump but when he reluctantly agrees to watch over Sam after his accident, Sam sees this as an opportunity to endear himself to Jonathan in hopes that once he’s miraculously healed Jonathan won’t sack him and his entire staff. What Sam didn’t bank on, however, was discovering that Jonathan actually possessed a softer side, a side that was truly likable. After a few weeks with Jonathan, Sam’s job isn’t the only thing he has to worry about losing when the truth about his amnesia comes out.
This book is a classic Alexis Hall rom-com. It’s a little light on the rom but very heavy on the com and I really enjoyed it. This book is funny, like really funny. I think it might be the funniest of the Alexis Hall books I’ve read. I loved the banter between Sam and Jonathan, particularly because Jonathan was such a grump and Sam loved pushing his buttons. There was also a slew of wacky secondary characters to infuse even more humor into this book. Let’s not forget Gollum, Sam’s cat, who was a fully-rounded character all on his own.
This book also had a lot of heart. A lot of this book was focused on Jonathan’s family. He had a large, quirky family, but their relationship was complicated. Sam was a big part of helping them repair that relationship though and it was really lovely. Especially when you finally understand Sam’s motivations in that regard. As I said, this book was a little light on the romance. There certainly is one and I’m a total Jam shipper, but I would say it was secondary to all the other stuff going on. It was incredibly sweet, though. There’s something really great about seeing the softer side of a character who is typically a bit of a jerk. Jonathan was a complex character but ultimately he had a good heart and I swooned the more and more he let Sam in. Even if I was simultaneously holding my breath waiting for the truth about Sam’s amnesia to come out – I didn’t want to see either character get hurt! But the book had a really lovely ending, including a bit that caught me off guard and left me with tears in my eyes as I finished.
“You don’t need someone to treat you nice?”
“If I did, I’d be fucked. In case you haven’t noticed, there are very few volunteers.”
“Well I’m volunteering.”
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