This is one of those stories where you know there are some minor weaknesses or flaws but you're enjoying it too much to pay attention or care.
Tessa is a great heroine - she's strong, competent & witty. Even when her insecurities rise up, she manages to power thru them. I do have to agree that I thought it would have been better to leave out the dry shampoo habit. But otherwise, she was an excellent protagonist.
Logan was well done as a hero. I liked how the author believably & positively addressed the question of how such a perfect guy could still be available - and interested in a woman who doesn't fit the social order's decree of the ideal when he could easily have his pick.
Just like there are a lot of guys who think thin women are desirable, there are actually a lot of guys who think thin women are too bony & like a woman with lush curves. I wish our younger selves could have known that, & I'm glad the message is getting out there
So, to sum up, maybe not completely flawless, but completely entertaining & absolutely worth reading!
*Romance level: passionate kisses; they work for a lingerie business, but it's never overly risqué, they flirt with temptation several times, but nothing graphic (around a PG rating by modern standards - PG-13 by mine)
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A Man Worth Shaving For was such a fun book that I got to read for a book club. It wasn't anything like I expected, but to be fair I did buy it blindly, I was told the name of the book for the month and bought it without reading the blurb. I am SOOOO glad I did. It was a laugh out loud hilariously embarrassing but adorable story that had you cringing for Tessa as things goes wrong, but cheering her on every time she kept going.Author Michelle Pennington does a lovely job showing fun and lighthearted comedy along with difficulties of dating in the work situation Tessa has. So much in this story was amazingly well thought out, even down to the company name and backstory. I'm so glad I read this book and was happy to see there are 3 more in the series after.The only reason I did 4 stars instead of 5 was in part to a lot of negative self talk that started to ruin the book for me. I do understand self esteem with being overweight and struggle with it myself sometimes. However, I felt it was brought up so much in this story, that it makes you focus on that rather than the other parts of it. I do highly reccomend this book. I am so excited to read more in this series and love the writing style of Pennington.
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A Man Worth Shaving For was such a fun book that I got to read for a book club. It wasn't anything like I expected, but to be fair I did buy it blindly, I was told the name of the book for the month and bought it without reading the blurb. I am SOOOO glad I did. It was a laugh out loud hilariously embarrassing but adorable story that had you cringing for Tessa as things goes wrong, but cheering her on every time she kept going.
Author Michelle Pennington does a lovely job showing fun and lighthearted comedy along with difficulties of dating in the work situation Tessa has. So much in this story was amazingly well thought out, even down to the company name and backstory. I'm so glad I read this book and was happy to see there are 3 more in the series after.
The only reason I did 4 stars instead of 5 was in part to a lot of negative self talk that started to ruin the book for me. I do understand self esteem with being overweight and struggle with it myself sometimes. However, I felt it was brought up so much in this story, that it makes you focus on that rather than the other parts of it. I do highly reccomend this book. I am so excited to read more in this series and love the writing style of Pennington.
Author Michelle Pennington does a lovely job showing fun and lighthearted comedy along with difficulties of dating in the work situation Tessa has. So much in this story was amazingly well thought out, even down to the company name and backstory. I'm so glad I read this book and was happy to see there are 3 more in the series after.
The only reason I did 4 stars instead of 5 was in part to a lot of negative self talk that started to ruin the book for me. I do understand self esteem with being overweight and struggle with it myself sometimes. However, I felt it was brought up so much in this story, that it makes you focus on that rather than the other parts of it. I do highly reccomend this book. I am so excited to read more in this series and love the writing style of Pennington.
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Highly recommend ::warning though :Don't read in public... You'll be laughing every page.. you'll love it
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