Warning: Themes of this review contain adult content that is not suitable for those under 18 years of age. Use caution when reading this review and the book.
Author: Breanne Bergie
Genre: Erotic Holiday Romance
Rating: ⭐⭐
E-Book
First/Third Person POV
Release Date: 12/12/23
Disclosure: I would like to clarify that this review is based on an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) provided by the talented author, Breanne Bergie. I want to assure my readers that this is not a paid review, and all opinions expressed here are my honest and unsolicited thoughts on the book. If you have any queries or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to me directly.
I wanted to like Frostfully Yours so much! The premise of the book sounded so interesting and it's what caught my attention to sign up for the ARC.
Girl is getting married.
Girl catches her husband-to-be in the act with another woman.
Girl runs and ends up falling for the most unexpected person...her would-be husband's older yet hotter dad.
In the end, however, this reads more like a porno fanfic that is more deserving of being kept in the drafts or lost in the cloud.
Wynter is a billionaire heiress of a pole-dancing studio (huh?) who is set to marry the love of her life, Zaydon Frost, on Christmas Eve. This picture perfect winter wonderland wedding is quickly shifted onto the ice block when Wynter finds her soon-to-be husband snowballs deep in her best friend/maid-of-honor just mere minutes before they were set to exchange vows and live happily ever after. Completely distraught, Wynter finds herself running away from what was supposed to be a Married Christmas and into the strong, mature, silver fox that is Nick Frost.
That's right, who best to comfort Wynter on what was supposed to be the best day of her life, now her worst day, than the father of her would be husband?
I think what irked me most about this book was that the continuity in the small details were off, Wynter was such an un-relatable character and turned out to be more annoying than a pebble in your shoe, and let's not take away the fact that not only is Nick, Zaydon's dad, but he was also Wynter's late father's bestie????
Look, I don't mind an age gap, but this was super uncomfortable, knowing that Nick watched Wynter grow up as a child. Like, he went to her birthday parties, was there for the holiday's and other important family functions, as well as just casually over at the house. Of course, the one person always missing was Zaydon, but that was dismissed as "he was away at boarding school and I never knew he was Mr. Frost's son". Like how? Don't worry, the cringe doesn't just end at that.
After leaving the wedding and Wynter goes back to her condo with Nick Frost in tow, they get 'shit-faced' off of one bottle of wine. She tosses all of Zaydon's items out the window and then is so intoxicated she ends up marrying Nick (where and how?) and they end up on the cruise that was booked for Wynter and Zaydon's honeymoon...without her realizing it?
Idk about you, but it seems very sketchy Mr. Nick Frost.
What's even weirder is that Wynter is constantly calling him Mr. Frost, and Nick's nickname for Wynter makes me want to gag on a spoon. "Sugarplum" or "wife"...okay doesn't seem so bad does it?
How about every single time there is any conversation between them it either starts or ends with either pet name.
"So what do you say, sugarplum? Will you be my wife for thirty-one days?"
or
"Why?" I asked with curiosity. "It's your money, Nick."
"It's our money, my wife."
Now let me make it clear, these two got hitched while intoxicated. Then as they're trying to figure out how to undo their marriage, a wild ploy for the sake of both their companies is to stay married and pretend to be this happy in-love couple, for 31 days.
I mean how world wide news worthy, would it be if the heiress of a pole dancing studio and the founder/CEO of a sex-toy company, got divorced after a drunken night?
I digress.
While on the cruise she goes to one of the stores because a wild night off of a bottle of wine made her forget to pack up her stuff and she had no clothes, except for her wedding dress that is now living with the fishes, and her undergarments that showed off her pussy to her new husband. Yet, as she walks to the on-board store that has everything from food, souvenirs, clothes and sex toys?????? There was unnecessary dialog with the clerk where she gets all flustered and annoyed about having a conversation about the sex toys available.
The rest of this book just kept feeling more and more like someone first being introduced to writing and sex, or a very sheltered individual who watched their first porno.
Unfortunately, what drove the nail in the coffin with me being unable to finish this book, was the intimidation of the waitstaff at dinner. It was uncalled for and to be honest, if this is what got Wynter hot and bothered, then it makes me think differently of the author.
There was just so much more that irritated me and as much as I tried to be open and not be too judgmental, I just realized I wasn’t that girlie.
If you do enjoy age-gaps, close proximity, accidental/fake marriage, unnecessary/non-cohesive drama, and the most cringy winter puns with the obnoxious continuous uses of pet names for each line of dialogue between the main characters, then this is for you.
p.s if this review is confusing and shit, it's because this book made my brain turn to mush.
if you find this review harsh?? sorry, not sorry.