Review: Just Say Yes by Alyssa Goodnight
Note: This ARC was provided by Entangled Publishing in exchange for an honest review.
Thirty-four-year-old single mom Jade Moran doesn't think she needs help finding a man, but tell that to her thirteen-year-old daughter who has launched Project Jade Morgan Needs a Man. When she unexpectedly meets thirty-three-year-old contractor Max Gianopoulis, she soon finds herself in the middle of much-needed kitchen makeover and trying to resist her Greek god of a contractor is offering her. Neither of them was looking to become romantically involved with anyone, but the more they're together, the more obvious it is how meant to be they are. Is Jade ready to say "yes" to someone like Max?
Just Say Yes is a standalone contemporary romance about a single mother named Jade Moran who doesn't feel she's ready to be in any sort of relationship with another man but finds herself torn between saying yes to being with contractor Max Gianopoulis and resisting his charms and everything he has to offer. This is a slow burn love story and one that employs a lot of humor to balance off the drama that has to do with Jade's insecurities and difficulty in trusting men after her ex-husband. It makes you contemplate if love can be affected by mysticism and magic or if it simply all boils down to chance and fate.
With the machinations of the people around them, you can't help but wonder what exactly comes into play for two people to fall in love. Here, you've got Opal Trevalyn, a whiz in creating edible concoctions that appear to have the power to stir up and strengthen certain emotions. Then there's Evie Moran, Jade's teenage daughter who pushes her mom to say yes to Max and is way more observant and worldly than her years. Let's not forget Max's grandmother, Yia Yia Cleo, and his sister, Tessa, who have their own thoughts on the budding romance, plus Elena and Zoe Garcia, Jade's and Evie's best friends, respectively.
Of course, in the end, no one can force two people to fall in love. Being willing to take a chance on a relationship and to stay in it is up to the people involved. You can choose to say yes to someone, but you have to make the conscious effort to constantly say yes to the relationship if you want it to last longer than a handful of dates or a fling. Jade and Max develop feelings for one another, but deciding to make a go of what they have becomes more than munching on supposedly enchanted food or having their families and friends push them. All in all, Just Say Yes was a different kind of romance and in a good way. Four stars! ♥
Release Date: 24 August 2015
Date Read: 24 August 2015
Learn more about Alyssa Goodnight here.
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