Queen B’s Decree: Oh Haleigh Lovell, I love you and your quirky characters and witty banter.
The Good Mistake is the third in the Hemsworth Brothers series (check out Queen B’s review of The Slam and The Foreplay to catch up!) but can be read as a standalone.
Edric has been dealing with blind dates for YEARS thanks to Adelaide attempting to play Cupid. When he meets Lucy on another blind date and they become fast friends, a scheme is born. A fake relationship to stop all the blind dates. And what Lucy gets out of it? A place to board her horse, Gouda, because naturally, Lucy is a horse girl.
From the beginning, Edric and Lucy had tangible chemistry; they literally felt like two halves of a whole, twins, one soul in two bodies, etc. It isn’t soon before either starts to have romantic feelings for the other. What felt natural about it is how it developed from friendship first – you could really feel the caring and devotion between them.
My favorite part of Haleigh Lovell’s writing is the dialogue. Witty, funny, and sometimes OTT, it never fails to make me smile or laugh. But there can also be too much of a good thing, and towards the end I was wishing for less quirkyness and more real talk.
Edric and Lucy were wonderful characters, and so much about them resonated with me (true crime shows, anyone??). Definitely a great read, and I highly recommend it!
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Book: The Good Mistake by Haleigh Lovell
Series: Hemsworth Brothers #3
Genre: Contemporary/Rom Com
Hotness: medium-hot salsa
Plot Devices/Tropes: fake relationship turns real