Note: I received an ARC of this book. These are my honest thoughts/feelings.

RELEASE DATE: May 10, 2022

Synopsis

Hunting puts her own sexy spin on the classic fairy-tale” – Booklist

Starry-Eyed Love, an all-new laugh out loud romantic comedy with off the charts chemistry and all the feels from New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting, is available now!

Charming, hilarious, and emotional, Starry-Eyed Love is Helena Hunting at her very best! 

Having just broken up with her boyfriend, London Spark is not in the mood to be hit on. Especially not when she’s out celebrating her single status with her sisters. So when a very attractive man pays for their drinks and then slips her his number, she passes it right back to him with a ‘thanks, but no thanks’. As the business administrator for their family’s event hotel, the Spark House, London has more important things to worry about, like bringing in new clientele.

As luck would have it, a multi-million-dollar company calls a few months later asking for a meeting to discuss a potential partnership, and London is eager to prove to her sisters, and herself, that she can land this deal. Just when she thinks she has nailed her presentation, the company’s CEO, Jackson Holt, walks in and inserts himself into the meeting. Not only that, but he also happens to be the same guy she turned down at the bar a few months ago.

As they begin to spend more time together, their working relationship blossoms into something more. It isn’t until their professional entanglements are finally over, that London and Jackson are finally ready to take the next step in their relationship. But between Jackson’s secretive past and London’s struggle with her sisters, London must question where she really stands – not just with Jackson, but with the Spark House, too.

Review

Starry-Eyed Love is the story of London and Jackson, and really, Jackson steals the show. He’s one of my more recent book boyfriends. He’s so sweet.

This book is a quick read. It’s the follow-up to When Sparks Fly, but I think it can be read as a stand-alone.

While the hero is an almost billionaire hottie that has a private jet and can get anything by simply asking, and the heroine is a 20-something that co-owns a super successful boutique hotel/event center with her sisters…. these characters were relatable. They had honest conversions. The tensions and struggles they went through felt realistic. They had real life experiences that we’ve all faced.

In Hunting’s recent books, she’s taken her spicy writing and added such an emotionally sweet depth to it. I found myself smiling with the characters, frustrated when they were frustrated, tense in particularly uncomfortable moments, and more. While I miss some of the spice of the Pucked and All In series, I find myself equally enjoying these sweeter, deeper, more meaningful stories… just don’t go into these with expectations of fire (except the play on words where London SPARK creates FIRE with her boo, Jackson).

I adored the relationship London has with her sisters, and equally, I enjoyed watching Jackson and his best friend Trent’s relationship shine. I came away wishing there was just a little, teensy bit MORE to the side characters. We didn’t get to know them, so I didn’t know who I could trust or who I should believe as the story unfolded, and therefore when the tension came to a head, it sort of fell a little flat for me, even though I WAS heartbroken on London’s behalf.

The reunion was sweet, and the happily ever after even sweeter.

This book gets 4 stars from me. There were some elements that were missing, but overall I enjoyed the story and consumed it quickly.

I would like to thank Social Butterfly PR for the opportunity to read an early copy of this book, and for Helena and team for allowing me to feature this book on my Bookstagram as part of the Starry-Eyed Love Book Tour.

Rating: 4 stars

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