Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake
RATING: 5 Stars (★★★★★)
SPICE LEVEL: 4 Spicy Peppers (🌶🌶🌶🌶)
DISCLOSURE: I was given a free copy of Lizzie Blake from St. Martins Press in exchange for hosting a Traveling ARC and Virtual Event for the novel. Nevertheless, all opinions are my own.
Author: Mazey Eddings
Publisher: St. Martins Press
Is it on KU?: Nope, but I ADORE this book, so it’s 100% worth it.
TW: Stigma Against ADHD, Surprise Baby, and Toxic Family
Tropes:
↠ Two-Night Stand
↠ Surprise Baby
↠ Opposites Attract
↠ Australian MMC
Oh my god, Mazey has done it again! She has made me swoon, cry and smile with her delightful rom-com. I started reading this book pretty soon after being diagnosed with ADHD, and I wasn't prepared to feel so represented in a fictional character. While everyone with ADHD is different, I saw myself in Lizzie and wanted her to have her happy ending. It felt like rooting for a friend/family member.
Rake was also a delightful human, and I enjoyed his character immensely. He did everything that a partner who is neurotypical should do. He was patient, understanding, and supported Lizzie when her own family and friends didn't get it.
I wasn't sure how to feel about the Surprise Baby trope, but it was done so well that I implore people who don't like the surprise baby trope to give this a chance.
Mazey is a rising superstar in the romance genre, and everyone should jump on the bandwagon now so you can say, “I knew her when her second book came out!!”
Lizzie has made endless mistakes. Kitchen fires, pyramid schemes, bangs (of the hair and human variety), you name it, she’s done it… and made a mess of it too. One mistake she’s never made is letting anyone get closer to her than a single hook-up. But after losing yet another bakery job due to her uncontrolled ADHD, she breaks her cardinal rule and has a two-night-stand that changes everything.
Once burned, twice shy, Rake has given up on relationships. And feelings. And any form of intimacy for that matter. Yet something about charming, chaotic Lizzie has him lowering his guard. For two nights, that is. Then it’s back home to Australia and far away from the pesky feelings Lizzie pulls from him. But when Lizzie tells him she’s got an unexpected bun in the oven, he’ll do whatever it takes to be a part of his child’s life… except be emotionally vulnerable, obviously. He’s never going to make that mistake again.
Through a series of mishaps, totally “platonic” single bed sharing, and an underground erotic baking scheme, Lizzie and Rake learn that even the biggest mistakes can have the most beautiful consequences.
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