The Rivals
Ratings11
Average rating3.8
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Ratings11
Average rating3.8
A sexy, enemies-to-lovers standalone novel from #1 New York Times Bestseller, Vi Keeland. The feud between Weston Lockwood and me started at the altar. Only neither of us attended the wedding, and the nuptials happened decades before either of us was born. Our grandfathers had been best friends and business partners, at least up until my grandfather’s wedding day—when his bride-to-be blurted out she couldn’t marry him because she was also in love with Weston‘s grandfather. The two men spent years fighting over Grace Copeland, who also happened to be their third business partner. But in the end, neither man could steal half of her heart away from the other. Eventually, they all went their separate ways. Our grandfathers married other women, and the two men became one of the biggest business rivals in history. Our fathers continued the family tradition of feuding. And then Weston and I did, too. For the most part, we kept as much distance as possible. Until the day the woman who started the feud died—and unexpectedly left one of the most valuable hotels in the world to our grandfathers to share. Now I’m stuck in a hotel with the man I was born to hate, trying to unravel the mess our families inherited. As usual, it didn’t take long for us to be at each other’s throats. Weston Lockwood was everything I hated: tall, smart, cocky, and too gorgeous for his own good. We were fire and ice. But that shouldn’t be an issue. Our families were used to being at war. There was just one minor problem, though. Every time Weston and I fought, we somehow wound up in bed.
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I really enjoyed this one!
I wouldn't say it's exactly an enemies to lovers romance because they never actually hated each other. The family feud was very real though, Sophia's father and Wes' father really did hate each other and Sophia disliked Wes. Wes, on the other hand, didn't hate Sophia and didn't dislike her AT ALL. However, it was a very interesting dynamic.
There were aspects of this book that I really, really loved. Wes was letting himself be defined by his past and his alcoholism and I loved how Sophia shared with him how she saw him and how he was so much more than that. (meaning: how he was so much more than a savior baby and an alcoholic ) Those dialogues and the moments they opened up to each other about their pasts and their problematic families were freaking AMAZING! I also loved their insane chemistry and their fights, it was amusing and Wes antics were so funny. In addition, Mr. Thorne was definitely my favorite secondary character, his conversations with Wes were HILARIOUS!
There were a few aspects that I disliked: some random thoughts Sophia had; Wes' obsession with her neck was just too much and irked me a little; some parts felt rushed; Sophia's behavior regarding a situation, that lead to the final conflict at the 84% mark, was very problematic in my opinion.
Still, I loved the ending and I think the epilogue was absolutely amazing.
Overall, a very enjoyable book with lots of angry sex and great banter, highly entertaining.
Warning: There's a lot of sex in this book, most of Wes and Sophia's fights ended up in bed so if you don't like the sound of this, I don't recommend you read it.
