Barely Even Friends
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A grumpy, rich recluse meets his match in this steamy Beauty and the Beast retelling—with a Succession twist.
Bellamy Price has just been offered the job of a lifetime: lead contractor on the restoration of the mysterious and sprawling Killington Estate. If she meets the owner’s ridiculous timeline, she’ll finally make a name for herself in this male-dominated industry. But when she rolls up her sleeves, slips on her suspenders, and shows up at the crumbling mansion, Bellamy finds the estate very much occupied.
After a traumatic car accident that left his parents dead and himself injured, Oliver Killington, heir to the Killington empire, took up residence as the grumpy caretaker of his grandfather’s mansion. None too pleased by the presence of the hammer-wielding woman who’s moved into his house, Oliver tries to block her at every turn.
But when Bellamy discovers Oliver’s facing his own ultimatum from his grandfather, the two form a cautious truce, which leads to flying sparks that are definitely not from faulty wiring. As Bellamy restores the gleam to the Killington Estate, she’ll have to decide if the walls she’s built around herself are worth knocking down to make space for someone else.
This clever, steamy debut novel will have readers rooting for this Beauty and her Beast until the very last page.
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Had seriously high hopes for this book but it didn't catch me like I needed it to. The characters weren't likeable for me. The plot was the only saving grace. It was clever retelling of beauty and the beast. The writing was fine but it was a bit montonal for me. I need more splashy in my romance and this one just missed the mark.
2,75/5
As much as I like Beauty and the Beats retelling, this was not it. The references were too obvious (I mean, really, her name was Bellamy and his nickname was Beast? And she wasn't allowed to go to the west wing? Please be more original). I like it when the references are subtle and tasteful, Those just smacked me in the head with a pan. I mean I'm actually surprised that Bellamy didn't compare this setting to Beauty and the Beast tbh.
The characters were interesting to the point. I lost all interest around the 90% mark when he sent her away, And then SHE had to go back to get back with him? Fuck that. He should have been the one to grovel, she didn't do anything wring in that scene.
Also, those best friends? The worst friends ever. First, they come in uninvited, then kick her out of her own room to have sex in HER bed - and instead of apologizing they laugh at her, and then, instead of allowing her to move on and support her they just push her to be with the guy that pushed her away? No, fuck them. If they were my friends I'd drop them so fast for not respecting my boundaries. Come on, she deserved better. And I didn't even like her that much!
The AI was just weird. it's not Jarvis! Stop trying to make him like Jarvis! It took me out of the story so fast in the beginning I had a hard time to actually get into the story.
