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Henley is annoying and rude... also another negative is things like gender is a social construct.  Okay, well your political views are showing author.  But nail in coffin is heroine.  If you don't like one of the leads in a romance, not much worth reading unless you're hate reading.  

4/5

I really enjoyed this book. It was good and fun!

I liked the main couple, although FMC pissed me off at the beginning. She was a pushover; letting her boss and sister treat her like that, never standing her own ground. It was annoying. But I liked that she learned to fight for herself and became more open.

I wish we had MMC's point of view but we didn't need it to see how much he loved her. Though I'd love to know his backstory from his pov and how that shaped him, other than what he told Henley.

Her boss was a whiny bitch and I'm glad he faced consequences of his actions. The bickering between Henley and Greame was fun (but why did they need to have such strange names??) and interesting. I'm glad they finally met and she gave them a chance. Even if the third act breakup was annoying.

read it before. was soooooo basic and i felt like the characters and their relationship was so flat and had no depth. the reason why the heroine “hated” the hero was childish and the fact as a grown adult she put a reminder in her phone to delete him? YOURE GROWN! an extra star for the galapagos and wildlife preservation awarness/information

“Life doesn't give you many of these opportunities. My advice? Seize it, mold it, and make it everything you want it to be.”
This is an enemies to lovers book, but not really. It's only the female protagonist who hates the male protagonist. Though, her reason for hating him seemed legit at first, once she got the reason why he did what he did, she still hated him and that was just stupid. 
I didn't like Henley, she is judgmental and selfish. She never takes any blame but it is her who is always at fault. 
I loved the setting for this book! It's set in a cruise ship in Galapagos. It's giving me tropical holiday vibes! I've always wanted to go on a cruise and this just have me more reason to!
The ending was too perfect but it's fine. Happy endings is what most people look for after all. 

There was no editing and too much description. I don't need to know that your cat was ugly in very specific ways. Every sentence doesn't need a thousand descriptors.

I enjoyed the scenes describing the Galápagos Islands, I love a book that lets me travel to another place and this one delivered. But the rest was... okay. The story revolved significantly around the main female character Henley, and the main male character was kind of... a shadow. I didn't feel like I got to know him, he felt one dimensional and almost too-perfectly nice. He didn't have any foibles or quirks. I found the storytelling got a little predictable. Five times Henley and Graeme were in a potentially intimate situation and whoops, they get interrupted by someone. The resolutions to the story's conflicts were a little too pat, too glossy, the dialogue syrupy. I have a business background and the solution at the end didn't feel realistic to me, it didn't ring true.

Angie Hockman's story about two competing coworkers on a cruise to the Galapagos Islands is a fun, light-hearted read. The characters are likable, the setting is stunning, and the romance is slow and sweet.

Henley Evans is bright, ambitious young woman looking to move up in the cruise line company for which she works. When a promotion becomes available, she finds herself pitted against her business adversary, Graeme. Their boss sends them on a cruise to explore the customer experience in order to create a marketing proposal. When the two are thrown together, they are forced to see each other for who they really are, not who they believed each other to be. To complicate things, it turns out they are attracted to each other. How can Henley destroy her competition when she actually wants to embrace him?

The two main characters in the story are very likable and relatable. Henley is a woman trying to get ahead in a business environment that favors males. Graeme is nice guy trying to get the promotion so he can move back to Seattle but also trying not to ruin Henley's dreams. They are genuinely good people, which is nice in a romance. The secondary characters are entertaining, especially the Russian that takes a liking to Henley on the cruise ship.

The romance in this book is set against the backdrop of the beautiful Galapagos Islands. The two characters learn to like each other's company as the go on hikes, snorkeling excursions, kayak rides, and other fun activities. They see the beautiful landscape and wildlife of the islands. Reading this book makes me want to cruise to that region.

I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of reading this book. I hope that Hockman writes more stories in a similar style in the future.

3.75 ⭐

This enemies-to-lovers book follows Graham and Henley, who are both up for a promotion for the same job. Henley has never liked Graham due to him taking credit for one of her ideas at work. They are tasked with going on one of the company's cruises to the Galapagos to experience what the company has to offer personally.

This book was fun. The characters were interesting and the plot was fun. I wasn't really invested in the romance side of the novel. I liked Graham and Henley, but ultimately didn't care about whether they were end-game. I was mostly interested in the story line of Henley working for this promotion. It showcased how difficult it can be for women in the workplace, while also showing how strong women are to keep persevering. By the end, I felt satisfied with how everything turned out.

Since this is a romance and I wasn't really interested in the romance aspect, I gave it 3 stars. Not to say I didn't like their relationship or anything. They were both really supportive of each other, I just was more interested in Henley's relationship with all of her friends and her sister, and all of the effort she put in to her job. It was inspiring.

Ultimately, a fun, hope-filled read that is perfect for the summer or for a fun vacation read.

4.5 stars. I'm in the minority, but I really enjoyed the romance. It was just the pick-me-up I needed.

4.5

I love this :””