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Disclaimer: An eARC was provided via Smartypants Romance and the Author as part of the Blog Tour. The Thoughts, opinions & feelings expressed in the review are therefore, my own.

Just when you think that you could NOT be surprised anymore with the Smartypants Romance venture from Penny Reid – there comes a unique and exceptionally brilliant romance that teaches us the lesson to “never judge a book by its cover!”

My Bare Lady in fact, celebrates the differences, distinctions in personalities of those around us; and does a outstanding job of making sure that we think twice before believing our eyes, to caution us to understand that what we hear about a human being, or even what we see is one dimensional – the hardest thing ever to do is not be judgemental when it comes to others; to seek the whole truth, to understand teh why’s of someone’s actions, words or behaviour!

I admittedly, went into this book believing that it would be light-hearted romance like the rest of the books in the Pennyverse Universe – so I wasn’t expecting the scars, the vulnerability hidden behind the caustic remarks and the struggle as well as the effort it took our protagonist to become comfortable in her own skin.


Suzie, our heroine, is a stripper – and yes, one of the ladies dumped by our very own Jethro Winston ; and one who has a reputation to be a little more volatile than one would expect! But slowly, you get to see the vulnerability behind her strong facade and the innocence as well and you can’t help but feel a little angry at yourself for judging her at a glance in the starting and end up becoming her biggest advocate by the end!

Ford – oh lord, our very own dear Ford had me eating out of his hand the moment I met this nerdy and reserved man at the start of the book; and you can’t help but end up cheering for this adorable man who shows his protective side with a bit of alpha-ness, when it came to Suzie and her best!

On paper, these two couldn’t be any different from each other – but it is their differences that somehow bind them together – their own traumas were easier to handle together and I couldn’t help but smile so freaking big when they both had their moment of realisation that they are the strongest together!

My Bare Lady, like I said at the start of the review, is an exceptional romance between two distinct individuals that you can’t help but root for!



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