Flawless

What a ride! This book is solid all the way around. I know it's been fairly popular for a while, but i'm just now getting it checked off my tbr. The characters are great, the story is fun, the spice is spicing. I needed a little breather after this one. The tension and banter are great throughout. Banter is one of my favorite parts of a romance book and this one had tons of it. I love when characters have relatable issues and development points throughout, and Flawless had internal struggles for both main characters. It was emotional without getting sappy, spicy without feeling redundant, funny without feeling cliche. All in all, it was a fabulous read!overall 5 starsspice 3 stars

Finished Flawless by Elise Silver🌟🌟🌟🌟🔥🔥🔥I've seen this series recommended a bunch on every social media platform. Usually when a book is that hyped I avoid it or end up hating it. This one surprised me, it was engaging, the characters were authentic and relatable, even the side characters. I had an idea how the book would end but the ending was a whirlwind of emotion and not what I expected. My biggest gripe is that it's billed as enemies to lovers and it absolutely is not that. It was two snarky strangers who don't know each other well to lovers.I had other books on my TBR but I think I need to finish this series first.

I was craving a western romance and that is exactly what I got. I loved absolutely everything about this week. I loved it so much that I read and devoured the whole series within a week... Apologies to my husband who had to listen to me rambling on about this book for a month.Elsie Silver wrote this book perfectly and beautifully.The chemistry between the main characters was just perfection. You feel like you are a part of Chestnut Springs in this book and in the rest of the series. I loved all of the side characters, my favorite character is Harvey.Harvey is the classic dad that knows what you’re going through but waits for you to realize your feelings. The banter in this book couldn't have been better. The chemistry between the main characters was absolute perfection.

A solid contemporary romance. The banter and overall dialogue was fantastic. I loved the family dynamics between Eaton men. The dad, the brothers and even the nephew charmed me to no end.I did not love that our hero was a bull rider. I personally find the 'sport' to be cruel to the animals, so it was a bit difficult to root for him during those moments.But putting aside my personal feelings towards that job, this was a well written story with complex characters. Overall, I enjoyed it very much and will continue the series.

”And everything about the moment is flawless.”Five stars purely for the vibes and how giddy I felt the whole time! Truly, what’s not to love about this book? Enemies to lovers, forced proximity, small town, slow burn, and grumpy sunshine bull rider?! I didn’t even know Canadian cowboys were a thing, but SIGN ME UP!This was the perfect book to kickstart my cowboy romance era! The slow burn tension between Summer and Rhett was everything I ever wanted. As individual characters they were both deep and complex and their love story was so perfectly paced.I love a series with lots of side characters that you know will have their own stories later down the road, and I absolutely can’t wait to jump into the next book!

A bull rider and his agent—how did I not see this coming?Summer (h) is the “other child” of the family, conceived from a quick romp with a maid, and feels like she has something to prove, be it loyally following her father or nurturing those around her because “I’m an empath” (and no, not in the actual way, more like the Tumblr way).Rhett (H) is the youngest cowboy in his family (save his little nephew) and has built an unsupported career off the adrenaline rush of bull riding at the risk of worsening his injuries and running his mouth.When Rhett’s jokes and less-than-graceful handling of nosy journalists nearly tank his career, Summer is sent out as his glorified babysitter.And that’s how our small town, enemies to lovers story kicks off.I found the term “enemy” was a very, er, <em>inaccurate</em> way of describing our H and h. They are both victims of circumstance who don’t get along and have their little scuffles, but that doesn’t make them “enemies”. I’d say this is more of a <em>strangers to lovers</em> phenomenon than enemies.Enemies to lovers for me needs to be all about the mockery, the hurt, and one attempt of legitimately murdering the other (be it in body or in mind).I enjoyed this book subverted several tropes in such a <em><strong>natural</strong></em> way. For example, Summer may be unapologetically city girl, but she can ride horses, she’s not embittered at her father’s infidelity, she’s better at endurance training than the guys <em>without</em> monologuing about it, and she understands when she is hurt.I was very worried when Rhett got hurt that Summer would make up with him then. But when Rhett went all, well, <em>Rhett</em>, I was pleased she walked away and rightfully ignored him.I also very much liked she was unapologetically city girl and very brilliant without monologuing or exacerbating her differences between her and the country folk.I had a bit of an issue with all the “nibbling on her lips” and “I’m an empath—a nurture”. The verb <em>nibbling</em> requires both lips and picturing it (because, as some of us do, we create an entire feature film as we read) made me gloss over any of her “anxious tells”.I also liked how this was a subverted babysitter trope to a degree. I get annoyed at the whole agent/PR x athlete trope because the agent comes off as snarky and childish as they <em>literally</em> treat the athlete like a child who knows nothing or a “dumb jock” and refuse to apologize for it.The antagonism between these two were realistic, and I’m happy Summer knew better than to embarrass anyone while on the job and also took Rhett’s own emotions into account.I <em><strong>did</strong></em> like Rhett more towards the end than at the beginning. I especially loved when his father shut down Rhett’s “possessive Alpha” act with advice almost every MMC needs: stop focusing on the person eyeing your lover and focus on who your lover is eyeing.When people gawked at two of my previous partners, I felt pride because that means others were besotted with their charm as I was. And I felt so lucky someone so well-sought after was with me and I got to know them under all the vanity.Possessiveness and jealousy are actually darkly thrilling to read <em><strong>within the context of the story and/or character</strong></em>. Some authors make cinnamon roll MCs aggressively jealous as a way to “show a whole new side” but it feels shoehorned in.Rhett’s jealousy actually felt like one small part of his personality, and his father’s quick word of advice was perfect. No soapboxing. No shoehorning. No signing. Two sentences and we’re done with that ish.What prevents me from 5⭐️s is the use of family and the best friend. I’m sorry. I <em>hate</em> the “I have one sole bestie in this world” trope. Willa was nice, sure, but I didn’t vibe with her.Family as an external conflict away from the couple’s own issues is fine with me. The naming (Summer and Winter) was a little too much. And also, Kip might’ve been great in <em>some</em> aspects, but if his wife and daughter are causing so much distress to his much more beloved daughter, it begs the question why he never sought divorce.I do like, however, that Winter stayed cold until the end. Honestly, I’d like to see her with Caleb. I love the grumpy/grumpier trope which is a <em><strong>rare</strong></em> breed of story. But it’d be fascinating to see how even a grumpy Caleb manages to thaw Winter out of her ice queen persona and also help provide much more of a natural insight to Luke’s mum.Unfortunately, I have a feeling it’s Willa x Caleb and Winter x Beau.<em>Le sigh</em>.Anywho: good read. References to OW with a fake out and some good OM drama too. I’m not sure how the steam was. Little miscommunication outside a singular stupid moment. The main strife came from words spoken shots fired.4.25 ⭐️s.💜

For my first ever cowboy romance, I didn’t know what to expect. But man oh man did I fall in love with Mr Rhett and Summer ! The storyline was solid, it wasn’t boring and it kept me interested the ENTIRE time. I will definitely be reading the rest of the series!

Small town, grumpy sunshine, enemies to lovers…what’s not to love! These two were so fun to watch as they evolved and found their missing pieces. All the banter plus all the feels made this a great read.

This is my first time reading Elsie Silver and a part of me wonders what took me so long. This whole story was just almost add!cking in wanting to keep reading it. Rhett is this amazing rugged cowboy of a man that makes your heart race. Summer is just all kinds of fun and has the witty personality to keep Rhett on his toes.The story itself was just amazing to read and see these two people falling. The steamy scenes were top notch and hot. I have no idea why I’ve not made it a mission to read more s*xy cowboy type books. Ones where he knows how to ride a 2000 lb bull, yes please.There is almost a found family part to the story with Summer and Rhett’s family. Both characters have this need in themselves of wanting to be seen and noticed. For different reasons. But it shows how it takes the perfect person to come into your life at the right time to give you that. It was also adorable that Summer had a crush on Rhett when she was a teenager with his posters on her walls. It was simply a beautiful story and the next one in this series is up next for me.

La historia es simple pero bien desarrollada. Esta bien escrita y fluye con naturalidad. Es entretenida y los personajes caen bien.

Uma leitura para se desconectar das complexidades da vida e se deixar levar com um romance intenso (ainda que cheio de estereótipos eróticos).

Absolutely loved it! Give ma a cowboy (ekhm a bullboy actually) and I’m going to have a great time. Such a lovely story, great pacing and writing. Can’t wait to read other books from the series

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful 😍 I absolutely loved this book. Rhett and Summer have my heart. I loved the chemistry between these two, I could feel from their first interaction. I just loved the banter. This book was funny, sweet, spicy and just amazing. Looking forward to the rest of the books in this series.