By a Thread: A Grumpy Boss Romantic Comedy

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This book started at a really high level and pedal to metal kept up the banter, the pacing, the frustration and stubbornness, and seriously smokin' hot sexy times. His emotions are fragile underneath that frosty and aloof exterior which is why I completely forgave him for his epic cock up - plus he did an excellent job of winning our girl back. i decided to be a little nice, because i’m tired, but i’ll probably update this review as i can think coherently again.

But I think the main characters and the story itself were designed to give an unexpected and beautiful sense of reality. This story does have a kind of Cinderella vibe to it because Dominic has the means and the ability to make life much easier for Ally. his mom chases ally down and offers her a job at Label, which she accepts because she’s strapped really low on cash. There are some sadder moments - my Mum had Alzheimer's and reading the interactions between Ally and her Dad was very emotional and hit close to home but it was written so well and with sensitivity I thought.

As in every book by this author, the supporting characters are just as intriguing and compelling as the main characters. It turns out, Elton and Sascha’s adopted son Jace had a brother and sister who had entered foster care. My favourite thing ever is when you actually feel like the couple will last after the book finishes because their relationship faced reasonable trials and whatnot, and the various things that happened in this book did a great job convincing me of this couple.

While Maleficent and Charming’s banter was chef’s kiss, their behaviour didn’t exactly chime with their age. If he was going to be inappropriately, exploitatively sexual with people under his power he'd have done so by now. I will say that at times their relationship was a bit too back and forth for me, like the third act breakup was really unnecessary or at least some of the conflicts that their relationship faced could have been timed a lot better. To close my review I want to point out that I would’ve loved to read the whole story because the premise and what I read so far was very promising and I liked that Ally was older (39) than your usual heroine.Dominic was staring at me like he couldn't decide whether he loathed me or wanted to French kiss me.

I guess the only criticism I have is that the reasons holding them back became repetitive and a little too annoying. So maybe her colorful, annoying, inexplicably alluring personality brightens up the magazine's offices that have felt like a prison for the past year.Expect to laugh out loud, shed a few tears, get angry on behalf of some characters, feel your heart broken, swoon and most importantly, fall in love with so many of the characters in this book.

Secondly, I would have liked a bit more backstory for both Dominic and Ally and it seemed too convenient that Ally would turn out to be good at everything (including being a muse for a top designer).

The sexual tension between Ally and Dominic was delicious and I was just waiting for them to bang their brains out and when it happened I was not disappointed. So I'll stop my fan-girling now and just insist that you read this one if enemies-to-lovers is your thing. it’s only not a five star for me because the pacing from being annoyed of each other to being attracted to each other was a little weird. If you're a Librarian and want to process requests, please refer to our Librarian Manual to ensure edits are performed in line with Goodreads policies. For help with these queries or to submit general questions, comments or feature requests, try Goodreads Help or use the Contact Us form.