Queen B’s Decree: While Hot Mess started with a drama-filled and difficult subject (revenge porn sex tape), it truly was a light and easy read.
Elle is a lifestyle vlogger and when that sex tape goes live she jumps ship and drives as far away from NYC as she can get, ending up in the Florida Keys. There is where she meets single dad Theo and his daughter Arielle. Arielle is Elle’s biggest fan, but Theo…he’s not so sure about her.
Theo becomes Elle’s reluctant landlord and after a weird meeting on the beach with the CKCK (the crazy and cooky old ladies that Emma Hart is notorious for!) Elle and Theo strike up a sort of friendship.
Hot Mess is a slow burn with a sweet romance. It didn’t quite have that je ne sais quoi factor that I hoped for, but was an entertaining read nonetheless.
Book: Hot Mess by Emma Hart
Series: standalone
Genre: RomCom
Hotness: mild salsa
Plot Devices/Tropes: single dad