Book Review | Rosie and the Dreamboat | Sally Thorne

Rosie and the Dreamboat (The Improbable Meet-Cute collection #3) by Sally Thorne

For a hopeful and hopeless romantic, it’s love at first sight—with a little twist—in a hilarious short story about finding Mr. Right by the USA Today bestselling author of The Hating Game.

Rosie Whittaker and her sister are up for some Galentine’s pampering at a day spa. Getting locked inside a flotation tank is so Rosie. Enter a firefighter hero determined to pry this luckless pearl out of her high-tech shell. All Rosie has to go on is a dreamy voice and a flirty sense of humor. Remain calm, Rosie. This could be what you’ve been waiting for. Is this the man she’s waited for her whole life?

Sally Thorne’s Rosie and the Dreamboat is part of The Improbable Meet-Cute, irresistibly romantic stories about finding love when and where you least expect it. They can be read or listened to in one sitting. Let’s make a date of it.

About Author

Sally Thorne is the USA Today bestselling author of the office rom-com The Hating Game (2016). It is her debut novel that has sold in over twenty-five countries and is being made into a major motion picture, directed by Peter Hutchings and starring Lucy Hale and Austin Stowell. Filming wrapped in December 2020. It was named in the top 20 romance novels of 2016 by the Washington Post and was a top ten finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards romance category. The Hating Game has been cited as a book that has reinvigorated the romantic comedy genre.

Sally’s much anticipated second novel, 99 Percent Mine, was released on 29 January 2019 by William Morrow Books and debuted at #37 on the USA Today Bestseller List.

Non-review Rant

I couldn’t sleep after Fajr, picked up my phone, was determined to not check emails/messages from work, so opened kindle app.

And then got anxious so bad, couldn’t sleep at all.

Recap

Claustrophobia, unable to breathe, someone help me. NOW.

Review

I went into this book happy, having read Sally Thorne earlier. I LOVED The Hating Game (see what I did there?) I was ready for another fun story but…

If it wasn’t triggering for my anxiety, it would have been a good read, I guess? I didn’t particularly like Bree, or the banter amongst firemen (seemed out of blue and without context) and somehow kept imagining Crazy Rich Asian’s female lead’s face for Rosie.

Not a bad story, just the premise was triggering, which I missed because I didn’t read the description before downloading a book as normal people do. If you’re like me and can feel the walls closing in on you just by reading a book, do yourself a favour and skip it.

Notes

8%
“I’ll meet him in the bed next to mine in the nursing home. At this point, I don’t even care who he is or what he looks like. He’s entertained us for years.”

82%
The relaxation promised by Dionne has taken me too far in the wrong direction.

The Final Verdict

If you’re like me and can feel the walls closing in on you just by reading a book, do yourself a favour and skip it.

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