This was absolutely incredible. I haven’t laughed and kicked my feet that much in a LONG time. I absolutely adore her writing, it’s so witty and clever. I need the next book yesterday, I must know what happens.

⭐ 4.5 stars ⭐

‘Don’t compliment me,’ said Aurienne.
‘Does it make you uncomfortable?’
‘Yes.’
‘Good. I like to see you suffer.’
This was accompanied by a wink. Odious.

○ Plot and pacing: 4/5
○ Characters: 5/5
○ Romance: 5/5
○ Writing: 4/5
○ Worldbuilding: 3/5

Osric Mordaunt, a Fyren assassin, suffers from seith rot, a disease with no known cure. In order to achieve the impossible, he must resort to ask Aurienne Fairhrim, a sanctimonious healer of an enemy Order, for her help. Their forced collaboration only serves to fuel their animosity… and the heat that starts to simmer between them.

This was one of my most anticipated reads of the year and it didn’t disappoint me! I had a great time and it really feels like a true enemies to lovers.

It started a bit slow and repetitive, but the dialogues and inner monologues made it worth it. The dialogues were witty and funny with a very distinct type of humour and, while the writing was fresh, unique and very different from the usual romantasy, I can see how some people might find it a touch convoluted. However, once I got used to the style, I enjoyed it a lot!

The relationship between the characters is, no doubts, the best part of the book. The author knows how to write a slow burn and that ending left me so excited to read the sequel. At first, it seemed very hard, if not impossible, to overcome that hatred that Aurienne and Osric feel for one another, but, little by little, they start breaching the gap and it feels so natural and, frankly, unavoidable.

What I found lacking was the worldbuilding. Some things are unnecessarily explained at length while more significant aspects (magic system, politics, etc.) are just brushed over, which left me a bit confused sometimes. I would have preferred to have the glossary explained during the story and not as an info dump at the beginning.

Overall, this book is great for those readers that prefer a romance centred story in a fantasy background and adore well done enemies to lovers and banter.

Thank you to NetGalley and Little, Brown Book Group UK for the eARC in exchange for my honest review!

DNF’ed, unfortunately I just did not get on with this book. To me there was a huge amount of lore but somehow a complete lack of world building. The characters had some wit but also felt really two dimensional, and I didn’t click with either of them.

Brigitte Knightley’s The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy is a wickedly clever, emotionally charged romantic fantasy that pairs knife-sharp banter with heart-wrenching slow burn. When Osric Mordaunt—brooding assassin and member of a morally dubious Order—blackmails idealistic healer-scientist Aurienne Fairhrim into curing him, what follows is a tense, twisty collaboration drenched in reluctant desire, wit, and unexpected tenderness.

The novel thrives on the chemistry between its leads: Osric, a morally complex killer with a soft spot he refuses to name, and Aurienne, a no-nonsense intellectual who really, really doesn’t have time for this man’s magnificent cheekbones. As they dig into a mysterious pox outbreak, Knightley masterfully builds a world rich in magical science, political tension, and emotional stakes.

Perfect for fans of enemies-to-lovers with high-stakes banter, slow-burn tension, and a generous dose of "slaughter as a love language," this is a story that crackles with heat and humor—an irresistible blend of fantasy and romance that will leave you yelling, "Just kiss already!" in the best way.

Rating: 5/5 — Come for the sharp tongues and deadly tension, stay for the aching hearts and brilliant minds.

DNF @ 10%

I didn't know this was a Dramione fanfic, otherwise I'd never have requested it. Sorry, but I honestly can't read something so dull.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers, and the author for the opportunity to read this book.

Let me start by saying that I’ve never read any fanfiction, including any of this author’s previous work—so I’m unsure if that had an impact on my reading experience.

The truth is… I probably should’ve DNFed this book. From the first two chapters, I had a strong feeling I wouldn’t love it if the writing continued in the same way. I’m clearly not the target audience for this one, and I won’t be continuing the series.

Please keep that in mind as you read this review.

The book is told in dual POV: Osric, an assassin from the Fyren Order, and Aurienne, a healer from his rival order. When Osric falls seriously ill, he needs the help of the best healer in the country. Aurienne initially refuses but agrees after he offers enough money to fund research and resources to treat the deadly pox spreading across the country.

If you asked me to explain the world-building or the magic system, I’d struggle. Even though there’s a glossary, I found it confusing, and the story itself offers very little expansion or explanation of the world. We know it’s set in London and that there are different orders, but that’s about it. The magic system had potential but felt underdeveloped and vague.

At first, I appreciated the banter between the two main characters, but it quickly became repetitive and exhausting—much like the plot itself. The main storyline, mainly focused on treating Osric, doesn’t evolve. It feels stagnant.

As for the characters: I simply couldn’t connect with them. They came across as arrogant, flat, and one-dimensional, with little to no development. Their chemistry was lacking, and I found myself frustrated with their interactions. Without the cover image, I honestly wouldn’t have been able to picture them at all. The lack of physical description, environmental details, or expressive mannerisms made it difficult to visualize the story. And that’s something I really appreciate in a book— immersive description.

I’m not a prude, but the constant sexual innuendo and toilet humour felt juvenile and excessive. What was meant to be funny came across as cringe-worthy rather than clever. The attempts at humour overall didn’t do it for me.

While I understand the author was going for a quirky, witty tone, the mix of made-up words, other languages, and overly complicated or “clever” dialogue just didn’t work for me.

Regarding the enemies-to-lovers and slow burn aspect—I can’t say much. I wasn’t invested enough in the characters or their relationship to be rooting for them. It is a slow burn, but is it “enemies” to lovers? Their animosity seemed more like general bias due to being from rival orders, not rooted in any real conflict or history between the 2 characters. There wasn’t a triggering event or meaningful backstory that justified their dislike of one another.

The secondary plot should’ve been introduced much earlier. In fact, this book could’ve easily been a standalone, with everything resolved in one book. I think that would’ve helped the pacing, character development, and plot delivery.

Unfortunately, there wasn’t much I enjoyed, but I can still appreciate the positive reviews from readers who are fans of the author and know her work.

Please don’t let my review deter you—this book might be the right fit for you.

0.5 ⭐️ —for the cover, which I really liked. ☺️

4.25 out of 5

thank you netgalley, publisher little brown orbit and author brigitte knightley for an arc in exchange for an honest review. all opinions are mine.

*screeches into pillow. AHHHHHHHHH. Oh, boy. This was gorgeous.

PLOT:
Osric Mordaunt is an assassin who is affected by body rot that will take his life soon. As a part of the Fyrens, his death is certain. When he is told that the only person who can help him is Aurienne Fairhrim, a healer from the Haelans, all hell breaks loose.
Fyrens and Haelans don't get along with each other. Assassins and healers. What did we expect?

Aurienne, rightfully, doesn't want to help him but Osric is desperate. When he finds out that Aurienne's order needs money for their cause, Osric provides the funding in exchange for treatment from her (secretly, because imagine if the Haelans knew of this)

On their little adventure trying to find the cure for Osric's dangerous condition which no one was able to cure before, they find something more in each other.

CHARACTERS:
LITERAL PERFECTION. ABSOLUTELY MINDBLOWING, THESE TWO.
Osric is an assassin of multitudes. I love him to bits. His demeanour, his hilarious remarks, his monologues, everything about him is literally *chef's kiss. The character development he goes through, the way he approaches his feelings towards Aurienne...ahh, I never thought I'd find a man this hilarious, even in a book.

Aurienne holds my heart for being the most caring person but also the most unbothered and snarky person when it comes to Osric. It's almost like that side's reserved for Osric (lucky boi) and there's just so many times in the book where I just choked on my coffee at the burns and the banter between these two.

THE LOST 0.75 STAR
It was a little slow to start off. I loved the SLOW burn, but slow starts kinda made it hard to keep keep going near the beginning. But once it picked up, it was totally worth it. The only issue I had is just the experience at the beginning where I felt like "ooh, when is it picking up?"

One liner: Miss Brigitte Ma'am, I'm waiting for part 2

I could not believe my luck when I received an ARC for this. Brigitte is a gifted writer and I loved every second of this. The witty, sarcastic banter had me laughing out loud so many times. I adore enemies to lovers and this was so well done.

I appreciated the glossary to understand some of the worldbuilding, but I did feel like there needed to be a bit more world building throughout the story. I was honestly distracted by the hilarity of the FMC and MMC, but reflecting back, I don't feel I know enough about the other Orders.

All that being said, I can't wait to listen to the audiobook. I look forward to returning to this world.

Thank you Little, Brown Book Group UK for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

4.5 stars

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for the eARC in exchange for an honest review!The Irresistible Urge was definitely not what I expected. I really did like the mystery element and some of the banter.
Unfortunately much of the rest was not for me.
The worldbuilding was almost non existent, the magic is there and the characters only personality traits were that they sniped at each other at every given opportunity.
That’s essentially all there is; just pages and pages of them bantering back and forth. And I did have fun with it for a while but it lost my interest eventually.
Reading from the male MC’s point of view left me really confused that we were supposed to find him attractive as a love interest. He was awkward and sounded like he was 14 years old.
Everything and I mean everything has some overcomplicated name or description straight from the thesaurus or is a made up word with some extra vowels in it.
Overall this is a very unserious book despite all the murder and I think if it’s the kind of humour someone likes it will be a great hit! You will get so many pages of just that to enjoy with just enough flavouring to make a story. Just on this occasion it unfortunately did not work for me.

3.5/5★

I have mixed feelings about this one.

It was good but at the same time, I wasn’t overly invested in it. It may be the writing or the way it’s been told but I just didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would. It did start to pick up a bit, halfway through and did eventually become interning. I found it hard to like these characters, they didn’t feel grounded and the romance felt a little forced.

There were funny moments and the whole moment with how politics plays a huge role in how it governs the kingdom which relates to today's standards of how people are just trying to survive while people in higher power look down on others. I also felt the chapters went on a bit too long and could easily be two or even three chapters each. I did find Certain scenes were not needed, and that’s from someone who enjoys a bit (or quite a bit) of spice.

When it came to the world-building, I felt very lost as I couldn’t picture anything and it confused me, I just started picturing basic places to fit the characters somewhere that wasn’t the void. For most of this, I used the read also and I was in stitches.
But these are my opinions and others may enjoy it more.

I did find the critic crickets funny, with all their one-liners. I would also like to know these ways of killing someone with a potato.

ARC REVIEW:
💖 Thanks again to Little Brown Book UK and Brigitte Knightley for this incredible opportunity, I'm so grateful 💖

Where to start? I actually loved this book SO MUCH. It was so refreshing to read.
Between the two characters unceasing bickering, the mysteries, the quest for a desperate healing… Everything was on point. This is such an easy read, and I was so impressed. I’m not really into witty writing, but, well, I DEFINITELY FOUND MY THING 😭

I loved Aurienne and Osric’s relationship, and I couldn’t stop smiling at my screen. All of their interactions were so good. All of this is so beautifully written. I wish I could have more of it because I already miss them. 

This is a book for you if you like:
🔮 Magic system with multiple powers 
🔮 Enemies to allies 
🔮 Ultra-confident characters (when I say confident, they actually fought each other to know who’s the prettiest)
🔮 Healing mission 
🔮 Mysteries and secrets 
🔮 What’s good or bad?
🔮 Smart brains 
🔮 Fun interactions (and inner thoughts)
🔮 Sarcastic characters 

Osric is so boyfriend material and deserves the world, AND I WILL DIE ON THAT HILL. 👑🤍
(And as a French girlie, I should say that I felt like a badass. 👀)(I will definitely re-read this one when I’m feeling down…..)

Thank you to Orbit/Little Brown, Netgalley and Brigitte Knightley for this e-arc.

This has to be one of my favourite books in 2025, rating it five stars was just so easy! I was so excited and beyond happy to have been given an ARC, and this book did not disappoint. The world building, banter, characters and incredibly slow burn romance was just amazing, I was gripped and laughing throughout, then crying out that I have to wait for book 2.

There are a lot of new words that you have to follow due to the magic system of the story but I found it easy to follow. You can't take it too seriously especially with the names that are thrown around (my new favourite nickname is offcially Onion Boy), this is definitely a book to pick up if you want a light romantasy where the MMC and FMC throw plenty of snarky yet witty insults at each other whilst trying to accomplish the task they are begrudgingly trying to complete.

Aurienne is one of the brightest healers (Haelan), completely dedicated to her work, and the rules. Osric is an assassin (Fyren), ruthless without apology, and only cares about himself. When he is told only a Haelan healer, namely Aurienne, is his only chance of living he makes an offer she cannot decline (nor is allowed to), she knows it will help the epidemic that is breaking out across the childen across their lands. As she very reluctantly, with a lot of criticism and insults, starts to help Osric as they also uncover a underlying mystery that could effect them all.

I'm ready to read this again and cannot wait for book two to come out.

'Invalids? You're the most invalid of them all. I've never dealt with such congenitally weak intellect.'

- Enemies to lovers
- Forced proximity
- Bickering banter
- He falls first
- Slow burn
- Dual POV
= Shadow assassin MMC
- Ice queen healer FMC

First and foremost, the biggest of all thank yous to Orbit and Little Brown for granting me the ARC. I never thought I'd get lucky enough to get one of the holy three, but here I am and damn, if this wasn't exactly what I hoped for.

Meet Osric Mordaunt and Aurienne Fairhrim. Two characters who couldn't have more differences and yet are so similar, it's laughable they don't see it themselves right from the start. Aurienne is a healer, in desperate need to fund the healing and research of a new outbreak of the pox, infecting hundrets of children. It seems like a divine intervention (or her personal nightmare from hell if you were to ask Aurienne), that filthy-rich Osric just so happens to look exactly for her, in order to save him from his grim fate, something only she's able to do in his opinion. What ensues is a forced collaboration between two touch-starved, high functioning idiots who do their damn best to fight every ounce of feeling that manages to wield its way through their thick skulls.

I would go as far as saying, they forcefully try their hardest to misinterpret everything in the worst way possible from each other, just to justify their hate towards each other. But the line between love and hate is especially thin between these two and sooner or later (or in their case, the latest possible moment), they're forced to see it.

This book is peak lovers to enemies, and I'm not talking about them pretending to hate each other for three chapters, only to fall in bed. I'm talking about wanting to rip each other apart, not being able to be in the same room without jumping each other's throats and not confronting their feelings until the last possible moment.

The world-building? Rich and so interesting and unique, I haven't read much like it before. I'm saying this in the best way possible: This book gives exactly the fanfiction vibes, I usually miss in traditional publishing. I'm talking about, sitting down and devouring 300k word fics in two days kinda vibes.

As a big fanfiction fan I've known Brigitte's works on AO3 for a long time now and can confidently say, I love them so damn much. So of course, I wanted to read her book when I saw, she finally got the deal she so well deserved. She has this unique way of telling stories, to pack the hard stuff and darker plot into this package full of cute banter with a little bow on top.

Brigitte's writing, while full of wit and banter, gives her characters unique voices, which not only make them interesting but also make for a good foundation to let them grow and evolve. She has a style, you easily recognise as hers, which made me so happy, because it's exactly the kind of voice that made me fall for her works in the first place. Both her prose and her world-building aren't only unique but also immersive and pull you in immediately.

I can't wait to read the next book of this series and see what happens to these two idiots and their world. Can Aurienne truly help Osric? Can they stop the pox outbreak? What else will happen? Only time will tell.

This book is a must-read for everyone looking for something unique; for fantasy with a romance subplot and so much action and adventure, you don't know where to start. If you're searching for a real enemies-to-lovers, this book right here won't disappoint you at all.

Brigitte, I hope you know that you catapulted yourself on my auto-buy list now. Thank you for writing this.

Thank you NetGalley for this Advanced Readers Copy!
I read Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Falling in Love a few years ago and really adored both the story and writing style. Because of that, I was super interested in seeing how Bridgette Knightley would rewrite this story, and what would change in The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy (release date 8.7.2025!!)

The gorgeous writing and dry humor are exactly the same, and the banter between Aurienne and Osric is pure gold. I really enjoyed the plot, it has some great similarities to the original story, but the changes work really well and create an intriguing plot and world (when world building obviously wasn’t necessary in the fanfiction). This is going to be a duology, which is understandable with how long the story was originally, and I enjoyed how this first part ended. There was some great character growth and plot advancement, but there is still so much to solve and figure out in part 2.

I have 2 main complaints, and the first one is the names. In a fantasy world you obviously have to create the fantasy mythicism with words and terminology. In this book there is a multiple page glossary in the beginning, with explanations for the words and also background info on the different Orders etc. to avoid having to do a massive infodump in the story itself. For the first 20 pages, I was very much confused, but I quickly understood enough for the story to be enjoyable. My issue is that I feel like, when you use words like Haelan instead of Healer, the character names have to be more simple. Even small changes like Adrienne and Omar, with the same last names (Mordaunt and Fairhrim), would make the reading experience more enjoyable, because the character names shouldn’t be so complex and different that it stumps your reading every time you reach them. Especially with equally complex last names, in a book where they constantly refer to each other by their last name, and themselves in third person by their first name? That way, you make the text easier to read, without having to simplify the world and use more common terms.

My second comment is that I think this could have done with about 50% less sex jokes. I loved the dry humor, but I felt like the humor can be equally crude without this many sex jokes. I laughed out loud at the first one, but towards the end there are so many that they don’t stand out anymore, and just read as if everything is super sexual all the time, which then makes the love story seem more lusty, which I feel doesn’t align with the character growth these two have.

Here is an example of both the writing style I loved, and the dry humor I adored:

”A hirsute Chimera wound its way across the pub’s faded sign, which had lost several letters, and advised Aurienne thus:
SHAG
HIM
Aurienne received the instruction with hostility.”

All in all, this was very enjoyable. 7/10.

DNF @ 34%
I really, really tried to get into this but I just cannot force myself to read anymore of this. The writing is a weird mix between utter gibberish and super pretentious/academic and I am struggling to even figure out what’s going on half the time. The characters are unlikeable, the world building was confusing - this is just not for me unfortunately.

Okay, I need the sequel. One of the funniest books I’ve ever read. Brigitte Knightley must be on something to write like that - her way with metaphor, sarcasm, and dark humor is insane. I want whatever she’s having.

It was so well balanced. Between dirty jokes and a genuinely intriguing plot, you're just waiting for Osric and Aurienne to finally make a move, to throw themselves at each other and… nope. It’s slow...slow burn level slow. And when something finally happens (barely anything), it cranks up the tension so much, my heart clenched more than once.

The enemies to lovers is "aux petits oignons" (if I may say so). Finally, a trope that’s been done right. They hate each other, insult each other, are as egocentric as it gets (seriously, I’ve never seen such vain main characters), and they spend all their time bickering. Un régal.

The worldbuilding might be a bit messy for my taste. At times, it felt like the book threw info at me and went, “figure it out.” It’s light on explanations, heavy on vocabulary and honestly, I wasn’t here for a complex universe anyway.
The Deofuls deserve a special mention, they reminded me of the Dæmons from Northern Lights and the message-carriers in The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy. It was the perfect match.

I think this is my first British original version read, especially one with such old-fashioned language and an intricate writing style. It definitely made me question my own reading skills. But at the same time, I’m so glad I read it in the original version, because the little winks to the French language are everywhere.
As a French reader, I honestly don’t see how you could translate this book. The humor is so sharp and biting, so rooted in its native language… how do you translate that without killing its soul?

I don’t think it’s a book for everyone. You’ve got to have a very open mind, laugh at anything, and have a seriously weird sense of humor with layers of irony (a lot of it). But it’s also a book full of surprises – just when you think the paragraph is going somewhere serious, you turn the page and bam: the punchline, the burst of laughter.

Reading this book felt like opening a door and having it slam shut from a sudden gust of wind. A comfort zone constantly teased by surprise.

Madame Knightley, let’s have a night out together. I think I’m funny. In your case, that’s not a guess, you are. We’d walk out with sore abs and aching cheekbones.
Thanks for the unexpected fits of laughter. Can’t wait to get the paperback and fill it with a hundred annotations.

Thank you, NetGalley and Little, Brown Book Group UK, for this ARC

3.5 ⭐️ A Netflix rom-com with magic. Knightley is the master of banter and perfectly timed insults. I was laughing out loud throughout this book. It's hard to come across a true enemies to lovers romance with a tension filled slow burn but this hits the mark with complete sufficiency. The plot itself fell behind the budding romance. It didn't grip me until the second half of the book but I enjoyed the dynamic between our two main characters enough and the debauchery of the world they live in. It's not a book I will be running to reread but it's perfect for those looking for something light and funny. I do look forward to reading the next one.

5/5 stars! I am so in love with this book. I almost don't have words. It is just perfection. The cover? Amazing. Women in STEM? Check! Sexy, swoony assassin MMC? Mhmmmm. I think I may have drooled a bit during a couple of these scenes. This is a slow-burn, without much explicit spicy, but their chemistry was so flammable I didn't miss the spice. These characters are so deeply developed that I felt like I had known them forever. Cannot wait for book two in this duology.

Thank you to the publisher for the earc!

Well, I don’t know what to say. Wait, I do, I’m (once again) extremely disappointed in an upcoming hyped release. This was definitely not what I expected.

Let me start with that if I didn't know it was originally a Dramione fanfic (though I don’t know which one, as I don’t read fanfics), would have never been able to tell you. There was nothing that resembled anything from the original work. One huge point for the world building and magic system. Was it perfect? No, but it’s a fantasy, so I’m good with a few unexplained things. Plus, this is the first book, it’s possible we’ll get more explanation in the sequel.

The other good point was the story itself. Aurienne looking for a way to heal Osric while simultaneously trying to save countless children from dying. Does she want to heal Osric? No, but as their research funds are blocked, and no royal wants to give them money to find a cure for the Pox, his offer to pay the necessary money in exchange for her knowledge gives very little room to object.

I did not like Aurienne at all. She’s constantly saying how hard it is to be the Best, to be Perfect. Like, chill, just because you’re good at one thing, it doesn’t mean you’re the Best. Do I love a confined FMC? Yes, but she’s not confident, she’s smug and annoying. I hope we can see more of her personality in the next book, because so far, we haven’t seen much of that.

On the other hand I did like Osric, but you know I have a soft spot for light haired, morally gray characters with tragic past, excellent sense of style, an unhealthy amount of sarcasm and a lot of scars (both physical and emotional). So yeah, absolutely no surprises here.

Why such a low rating if I liked many things? The writing. It was bad. I should be the last person to criticize anyone’s writing, but it wasn’t good. I seriously can’t explain what was wrong with it, but it’s true that I got slightly better in the second half. Another thing was the unholy amount of English medical terms. It probably just shows how uneducated I’m in that way, but it quickly got annoying, that I only understood half of the sentences. And if you mix it with a lot of made-up words, it gets even worse. I constantly had to stop and think “Is it a real medical word or just made-up for the book?” Plus many times I wasn’t sure what’s going on, it felt like sometimes sentences were missing. I wish it had another round of edits, it would have done miracles for this book.

I think I’ll read the sequel, but not sure if I would recommend it.

The Irresistible Urge to Fall for your Enemy follows Osric and Aurienne who are forced to collaborate with one another in order to heal Osric’s illness and find out why a deadly pox is resurfacing all the while denying the growing attraction between one another. This book is part of a series which is unfinished.

Firstly, this book is not as serious as one would think. The writing style on the page is very short, snappy and to the point which means it is, in essence, a very quick read. The humour did occasionally tickle me and the romance was very slow burn.

I would like to point out, before I get into a more critical viewpoint, that the last 100 pages or so of the book were much better than the rest. The pace quickened, the relationship between multiple characters was beginning to bloom and the descriptions were much more welcome compared to some descriptions throughout the book. The last 100 pages really salvaged it for me and I would be happy to read the next book in the series, purely because of this.

However, I must warn future readers of the following as I went into this book incredibly disillusioned because of excitement.

The humour throughout the book can become boring quickly. There’s a lot of crude words used throughout the book which are funny at times but can become repetitive and can pull you out of the flow of reading. Granted, some of the insults are very unique.

The writing style was not what I was expecting at all. I felt like initially we had no plot, there wasn’t a lot of character introduction but there was some character development throughout the book. It just felt like you were travelling in a straight line until the last 100 pages when you actually finally got an insight into what is going on with everything.

There was also the Capitalisation of Random Words. I get what Knightley was doing - it’s like when one of your parents gives you the Look but it got irritating quickly because some of the capitalisation was just unnecessary and didn’t make sense. Likewise, there were a lot of big words in there which I was regularly having to look up because I didn’t understand what they meant. This would also pull me out of the story and I felt stupid for not knowing other words which also meant something as simple as “scowling”.

Overall, this book would suit those who like to read slow-burn romances with intense humour.