Queen B’s Decree: The Girl Next Door missed the mark for me. It’s supposed to be a Rom Com, yet I couldn’t really find the humor anywhere.
Ivy finds herself suddenly pregnant after a drunken night with her neighbor, Kai. In telling her uber Catholic grandmother the situation, she starts a little white lie that she and Kai and engaged and have been secretly dating for a while. From there it just evolves to a bigger lie until that lie becomes real.
Here’s the pros:
- Kai is a wonderful hero. He is understanding, sweet, and sexy.
- Ivy’s and Kai’s best friends are some great side characters and I can’t wait for them to get their own books.
- Quick read with minimal angst.
- Ivy’s dad was #dadgoals.
And…the cons:
- Ivy’s entire persona is about whining about pregnancy and hormones.
- Ivy’s grandmother is truly mean and awful. Emma Hart has always done a great job writing quirky elderly characters, but Rosie was just mean.
- Kai’s sister was another mean and judgmental character; she added nothing to the story.
The Girl Next Door just wasn’t fun for me. But it gives me a little sneak peek into the upcoming Bookworm’s series and for that, it was worth the read.
Book: The Girl Next Door by Emma Hart
Series: standalone
Genre: Rom Com
Hotness: mild salsa
Plot Devices/Tropes: one night stand