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A review by lenoreo
Huge Deal by Lauren Layne
5.0
https://celebrityreaders.com/2021/03/28/21-wall-street-series-by-lauren-layne/
4.5 stars — Well look at that!! I think this was my favourite of the series!! I mean, it’s a close thing, but I do love it when I get more and more invested as a series goes on. I don’t know what it is about Kate and Kennedy, but I had all the butterfly tingles over their feelings for one another. Maybe it’s the unrequited thing? The unknown feelings brought out when forced? I don’t know…but I loved it.
Kate was this perfect dichotomy of forceful and confident in some areas of her life, but completely unable to see her worth in others. And that works for me. I felt for how hard she had tried to hide her feelings, and how she was trying to move on. And I admired how passionate she was for her work. She goes through some rough times in this book, that I hadn’t anticipated, and I was worried I wasn’t going to like Part Two…but a certain hero brought it all to rights.
Kennedy was…so strange. He really was kind of grumpy and taciturn, and just socially awkward in many ways. I kind of loved that about him. I also appreciated that knowing how he is perceived by others has made him a bit vulnerable and confused at times. I adored (in an aching way) watching him come to terms with his underlying feelings. I truly believed that he just hadn’t let himself see things, and it fit his personality. And I loved that all that time watching and thinking led him to understanding what was going on with Kate…even if she turned out to be a harder nut to crack than he anticipated. I was expecting misunderstandings, and I loved that I didn’t get that. Just a need for some shoves in the right direction.
And damn I loved them together. I think because they were both so alike and so different. And there had been a struggle to get there. Their chemistry really blew up when they finally gave into it.
And as with all the books in this series, fantastic secondary cast. I love that they each had people to rely on to help them find their way at times. I liked the addition of both of their families, if only briefly…they really added to the book.
I also kind of loved that there were “other Lauren Layne series” cameos in this series. At least I think so. Georgie for sure. Brooke too I’m thinking.
So yeah. I don’t know why I put this series off — it was entirely silly, b/c I think it’s the most consistent for me. Definitely going to be on the reread list.
4.5 stars — Well look at that!! I think this was my favourite of the series!! I mean, it’s a close thing, but I do love it when I get more and more invested as a series goes on. I don’t know what it is about Kate and Kennedy, but I had all the butterfly tingles over their feelings for one another. Maybe it’s the unrequited thing? The unknown feelings brought out when forced? I don’t know…but I loved it.
Kate was this perfect dichotomy of forceful and confident in some areas of her life, but completely unable to see her worth in others. And that works for me. I felt for how hard she had tried to hide her feelings, and how she was trying to move on. And I admired how passionate she was for her work. She goes through some rough times in this book, that I hadn’t anticipated, and I was worried I wasn’t going to like Part Two…but a certain hero brought it all to rights.
Kennedy was…so strange. He really was kind of grumpy and taciturn, and just socially awkward in many ways. I kind of loved that about him. I also appreciated that knowing how he is perceived by others has made him a bit vulnerable and confused at times. I adored (in an aching way) watching him come to terms with his underlying feelings. I truly believed that he just hadn’t let himself see things, and it fit his personality. And I loved that all that time watching and thinking led him to understanding what was going on with Kate…even if she turned out to be a harder nut to crack than he anticipated. I was expecting misunderstandings, and I loved that I didn’t get that. Just a need for some shoves in the right direction.
And damn I loved them together. I think because they were both so alike and so different. And there had been a struggle to get there. Their chemistry really blew up when they finally gave into it.
And as with all the books in this series, fantastic secondary cast. I love that they each had people to rely on to help them find their way at times. I liked the addition of both of their families, if only briefly…they really added to the book.
I also kind of loved that there were “other Lauren Layne series” cameos in this series. At least I think so. Georgie for sure. Brooke too I’m thinking.
So yeah. I don’t know why I put this series off — it was entirely silly, b/c I think it’s the most consistent for me. Definitely going to be on the reread list.