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    The RSVP by Lauren Blakely

    written by Dísir
    The RSVP by Lauren BlakelyThe RSVP by Lauren Blakely
    Series: The Virgin Society #1
    Published by Lauren Blakely Books on 4th January 2023
    Pages: 366
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    three-stars

    Our days are full of secrets. Our nights are for seduction…

    For the last year, I’ve wanted someone I can’t have. The man my father built his latest multimillion dollar business with. He’s a decade older than I am, and he’s entirely forbidden.

    The fact that he’s never given me a second glance only makes me long for him more. But the other night, across the room at a gala, everything changed.

    His broody gaze lingered on me and grew darker.

    So I’m officially done being the good girl. Tomorrow I turn 21. As a gift to myself, I plan to seduce my father’s business partner.

    Happy birthday to me.

    I struggled mightily with this one, despite it being a mouthwatering age-gap kind of story that I (not-so) secretly dig. The cover says it’s written by Lauren Blakely, but the New Adult voices bordering on cringey somehow don’t really line up with what I know of Blakely’s more ‘adult-ish’ tone for her books.

    There was definitely a poor-little-rich-girl vibe that had a determined Harlow going after her womanising father’s business partner and if that didn’t really smack of desperation all around, there was too much of a staged process where Harlow schemed, flirted and plotted her way to get closer to Bridger.

    On the other hand, Bridger’s struggle with his attraction to a younger woman made him blow hot and cool, yet it never really felt like a relationship of equals despite Blakely’s relatively low-angst version of both protagonists being relatively mature about what they both want and how they feel. And although this has nothing to do with our couple in question, having Harlow’s unsavoury, immoral father in the mix detracted from the sheen of their relationship, considering he is the very factor that is also a source of conflict between them.

    I ending putting down and taking up ‘The RSVP’ numerous times, the slow-burning somehow turning into a glacial burn when I thought it could move faster. Overall, it’s not a bad read as Blakley quite deftly manoeuvres past all points of conflict–and gets them over quickly rather than drawing them out–but maybe it’s not quite my thing.

    three-stars
    The RSVP by Lauren Blakely was last modified: January 24th, 2023 by Dísir
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    The Virgin Game Plan by Lauren Blakely

    by Dísir 12th June 2021

    The Virgin Game Plan by Lauren Blakely Series: , Published by Lauren Blakely Books, Little Dog Press on 9th June 2021 Pages: 362 Buy on Amazon Goodreads The woman I…

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    Thanks for Last Night by Lauren Blakely

    by Dísir 11th December 2020

    Thanks For Last Night by Lauren Blakely Series: The Guys Who Got Away #3 Published by Lauren Blakely Books on 16th September 2020 Pages: 274 Buy on Amazon Goodreads Let…

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    Hard Wood by Lauren Blakely

    by Dísir 25th October 2017

    Hard Wood by Lauren Blakely Published by Lauren Blakely Books on October 21st 2017 Pages: 191 Buy on Amazon Goodreads Women often say a good man is hard to find.…

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    The Knocked Up Plan by Lauren Blakely

    by Dísir 25th June 2017

    The Knocked up Plan by Lauren Blakely Published by Lauren Blakely Books on June 23rd 2017 Pages: 225 Buy on Amazon Goodreads There are three little words most guys don’t…

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    Joy Ride by Lauren Blakely

    by Dísir 6th May 2017

    Joy Ride by Lauren Blakely Published by Lauren Blakely Books on May 1st 2017 Pages: 300 Buy on Amazon Goodreads Let’s be honest, ladies. A good man is a lot…

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    Well Hung by Lauren Blakely

    by Dísir 12th September 2016

    Well Hung by Lauren Blakely Published by Lauren Blakely Books on September 12th 2016 Pages: 300 Buy on Amazon Goodreads Here’s what you need to know about me — I’m…

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