Beach Rivals by Georgie Tilney
Synopsis:
One bookshop in paradise. Two bitter rivals. A whole summer to get through…
Clare thought that by now she would have her life figured out. Instead, she’s living with her parents, working a job she hates and has absolutely no idea what she wants to do with the rest of her life.
When she sees a viral job advert for a three-month bookseller position on a Bali beach, she jumps at the chance. But it’s not until she arrives in Bali that Clare realises she won’t be working in the bookshop alone.
Instead she’s sharing the bookshop – and a flat – with a handsome but infuriating American man. Jack is Clare’s opposite in almost every way, and it’s not long before they’re driving each other crazy. But fighting with Jack is also the most fun Clare’s had in years, and it’s only a matter of time before their relationship turns less than professional…
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes:
- Forced Proximity
- Workplace Romance
- Roommates
- Travel Romance
I first came across this book in Waterstones earlier this year when I was window shopping and stupidly, I didn’t take a picture of the book but I’d read the blurb and it really interested me. It was so irritating trying to find this book without knowing its title or author. I remember dragging my mam into Waterstones a week later hunting for it for over an hour, but having no luck.
TikTok eventually came through when I saw someone post the cover and it put an end to the blind hunt for it.
After finishing Beach Read, I was happy to see that this book was quite short and it was very much needed after feeling like I was heading for a rut.
I liked how Beach Rivals was short and sweet, easy to get through and didn’t require a huge amount of concentration.
I was slightly disappointed to find it was a third pov written book and worried that I would be bored, but I persevered through because of how short it was. Third pov books just aren’t for me – I can’t connect to the words and fully immerse myself into the fictional world.
I was also surprised to see it’s a closed door romance, not that I don’t like those – I don’t mind them.
I just felt slightly “meh” about this book, a bit lukewarm. I think it’s because I went into reading this book believing it was a different premise to what it was – my fault because I mixed two different books up.
The plot setting has made me want to open my own bookstore
To conclude, I didn’t hate it or love it and I wouldn’t avoid Georgie Tilney’s other work, but equally I wouldn’t prioritise her work.
My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Georgia
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