narrated by Brittany Pressley, she's a great narrator
Unabridged audio (9:45)
2019, Berkley
336 pgs.
Adult Romance (with just a bit of explicit sex, but it's there)
Finished 1/7/2020
Goodreads rating: 3.91 - 12,593 ratings
My rating: 4, though a little fluffy...
Setting: Summertime in contemporary Willow Creek, Maryland
Steam: 1/4
First line/s: "I didn't choose the wench life. The wench life chose me."
My comments: There's got to be room in everyone's life to once-in-awhile read a sweet, feel good book, which is exactly what this one was. Set around a summer Renaissance Fair in contemporary Maryland, Emily and Simon meet warring as Emily and Simon, but incredibly attracted as their alter ego Renaissance characters Emma and the swarthy pirate captain who wears leather pants and grows his hair long. There are the usual requisite ups and downs including breaking up, of course, but there are a lot of cute scenes and interesting characters. I wouldn't want to read too many of this type of book in a row, but this one ha enough differences - including learning about Renaissance Fairs and discussions of Shakespeare's plays - that I very much enjoyed it.
Goodreads synopsis: All's faire in love and war for two sworn enemies who indulge in a harmless flirtation in a laugh-out-loud rom-com from debut author, Jen DeLuca.
Emily knew there would be strings attached when she relocated to the small town of Willow Creek, Maryland, for the summer to help her sister recover from an accident, but who could anticipate getting roped into volunteering for the local Renaissance Faire alongside her teenaged niece? Or that the irritating and inscrutable schoolteacher in charge of the volunteers would be so annoying that she finds it impossible to stop thinking about him?
The faire is Simon's family legacy and from the start he makes clear he doesn't have time for Emily's lighthearted approach to life, her oddball Shakespeare conspiracy theories, or her endless suggestions for new acts to shake things up. Yet on the faire grounds he becomes a different person, flirting freely with Emily when she's in her revealing wench's costume. But is this attraction real, or just part of the characters they're portraying?
This summer was only ever supposed to be a pit stop on the way to somewhere else for Emily, but soon she can't seem to shake the fantasy of establishing something more with Simon, or a permanent home of her own in Willow Creek.
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