Book Review: Last Call by Lainey Davis

Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Last Call by Lainey Davis is described as “a sizzling marriage of convenience romance” and dang, was that tagline CORRECT! This is the fourth standalone installment in the Bridges and Bitters series. It was my first read in the series and I’m looking forward to going back and reading the previous titles. This book is for your TBR if you love romcoms with witty banter, found-family, and SPICE that will make you blush and curl your toes.

Meet Esther Storm. She owns the bar Bridges and Bitters and is always the care taker, having raised her four sisters almost entirely alone. She’s also a member of a girl-gang called FOOF (yes, you have to read the book to find out what it stands for). Meet Koa. Maori from New Zealand, he’s lived in the United States for the last 10 years. While he is finishing college, his parents unexpectedly die, and leave behind a surprise: they never finished the paperwork to allow Koa to stay in the United States upon graduating. The two agree to a marriage-of-convenience; she gets the money to open Bridges and Bitters, and he gets to stay in the country. Nothing could go wrong with a fool-proof plan like that… right?

I didn’t just read this book, I devoured it. I’m here for any story that involves women raising other women up, that’s my kind of sisterhood. I love how Davis wrote relatable characters in many aspects, the main one being I’m sure we have all been in Esthers shoes and understand how hard it can be to accept help from others. That’s not even mentioning how hard it would be if you were “in survivor mode”, as they say.

At less than 250 pages, Davis delivers a short-yet-sweet story with real and relatable characters. Don’t sleep on this story and if you end up reading the entire Bridges and Bitters series, let me know what your thoughts on it are! I look forward to getting my hands on a physical copy of the series (it’s my favourite way to read).

Thank you to NetGalley, Xpresso Book Tours, and Lainey Davis for a temporary e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Publication Date: 29 June 2023 Publisher: Lainey Davis ISBN: 9781957145307 Format: EPUB Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Humour & Satire, Romance

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