Take a photo of a barcode or cover
A review by kandisteiner
Piece of Work by Staci Hart
5.0
GAH. This is the Staci Hart that I freaking LOVE. Rom Com with an incredible story line, phenomenal characters, and a storyline I could easily obsess over. I mean, does ANYONE write romance like Staci Hart does? The answer is a big, fat, resounding HELL NO. I am still giddy and smiley from this book, and that's how you know it was a great rom com -- it stuck with me, and I think it always will!
Piece of Work has everything I love in a book -- angst, tension, hilarity, a super hot, a**hole alpha male, and a super awkward, adorable heroine. It's also packed with things I didn't realize I loved until Staci Hart showed me, like an internship at the Met (HELLO ART AND ITALY AND OTHER BEAUTIFUL FASCINATING THINGS) and female empowerment in the form of fantastic roommates and the hilarity of figuring out makeup for the first time. (We've all been there).
Let me start by saying that Court Lyons is HOT. Like, holy fried cheese on a stick. I dare you to get through the first description of him without fanning yourself. Here's this man who is so severe, so intimidating, so freaking SLICK in his business attire that I instantly knew I'd fall for him. Then, when you find out more about his past, about his shattered heart that makes it nearly impossible for him to love, it's like a recipe for melted butter in my book -- I was a puddle, so gone, so in love, SO ABOUT IT.
Rin is my favorite kind of heroine -- she's awkward and shy, but also has a fierce boss b*tch inside her. I loved walking in her shoes, even when she tripped over them LOL, and I was immediately sucked into her story. I mean, her and her friends are EXACTLY like me and my crew, and I could literally see us having the same conversations. I remember my first time putting on lipstick, how crazy I felt, like a freaking clown, but then the next thing I knew, I felt AMAZING. It was like a little confidence boost in a magic tube. Getting to relive that moment with Rin and her friends was SO fun!
What I loved most about this book, though, was Hart's writing. I swear, no one writes romance the way she does, ESPECIALLY romantic comedy. Her writing is just so witty and fun, but also poignant. How does she manage to balance that?! It's beyond me, but I found myself laughing on one page, swooning on the other, and then wiping away tears the very next. Piece of Work is unlike any romantic comedy I've ever read, which I've learned is par for the course with Staci Hart. She's not one to give you what you expect, what you think you want, or what you've already read before -- every book she writes, every sentence she crafts is unique and magical. I absolutely loved every single word!
Piece of Work is a delicious, triple-layered cake: there's laughter, there's romance, and there's heart -- with writing only Staci Hart's magical mind can conjure up being the buttercream icing to top it all off. Grab a fork and dig in, my friends, because this is one romantic comedy you CANNOT miss. *licks frosting from fingers*
Piece of Work has everything I love in a book -- angst, tension, hilarity, a super hot, a**hole alpha male, and a super awkward, adorable heroine. It's also packed with things I didn't realize I loved until Staci Hart showed me, like an internship at the Met (HELLO ART AND ITALY AND OTHER BEAUTIFUL FASCINATING THINGS) and female empowerment in the form of fantastic roommates and the hilarity of figuring out makeup for the first time. (We've all been there).
Let me start by saying that Court Lyons is HOT. Like, holy fried cheese on a stick. I dare you to get through the first description of him without fanning yourself. Here's this man who is so severe, so intimidating, so freaking SLICK in his business attire that I instantly knew I'd fall for him. Then, when you find out more about his past, about his shattered heart that makes it nearly impossible for him to love, it's like a recipe for melted butter in my book -- I was a puddle, so gone, so in love, SO ABOUT IT.
Rin is my favorite kind of heroine -- she's awkward and shy, but also has a fierce boss b*tch inside her. I loved walking in her shoes, even when she tripped over them LOL, and I was immediately sucked into her story. I mean, her and her friends are EXACTLY like me and my crew, and I could literally see us having the same conversations. I remember my first time putting on lipstick, how crazy I felt, like a freaking clown, but then the next thing I knew, I felt AMAZING. It was like a little confidence boost in a magic tube. Getting to relive that moment with Rin and her friends was SO fun!
What I loved most about this book, though, was Hart's writing. I swear, no one writes romance the way she does, ESPECIALLY romantic comedy. Her writing is just so witty and fun, but also poignant. How does she manage to balance that?! It's beyond me, but I found myself laughing on one page, swooning on the other, and then wiping away tears the very next. Piece of Work is unlike any romantic comedy I've ever read, which I've learned is par for the course with Staci Hart. She's not one to give you what you expect, what you think you want, or what you've already read before -- every book she writes, every sentence she crafts is unique and magical. I absolutely loved every single word!
Piece of Work is a delicious, triple-layered cake: there's laughter, there's romance, and there's heart -- with writing only Staci Hart's magical mind can conjure up being the buttercream icing to top it all off. Grab a fork and dig in, my friends, because this is one romantic comedy you CANNOT miss. *licks frosting from fingers*