An enemies to lovers contemporary romance take on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, with a side order of family issues and responsibilities, dueling barbeque restaurants, and a grudge that goes way, way back. This one was a less than an easy read for me: The drama between the two main characters (Emma & Ben) seemed to simultaneously be too big to overcome (like they literally hated each other for unknown reasons at the beginning and middle of the story) and so … secreted that, as […]
“You still being petty about that boy?” Jeremiah asked. In my mind I could see my panties flying on the flagpole where Ben had put them for everyone in the high school to see them. Vaguely, I remembered the sensation of my chair being pulled out from under me in kindergarten, too. “He started it.” “Yeah, but y’all are both adults now.”
Much Ado About Barbeque by Sally Kilpatrick