““You cannot fly all the way here for less than twenty-four hours to say something that major—and then just not say it!”
But he could.
And he did.
No amount of begging, arguing, threatening, or guilt-tripping changed his mind.
He took off for London at six AM, as scheduled, without ever saying the thing he’d flown to Texas to say.
And all I could do was go home. And wonder what it was.”
Genre: Romance, Women’s Fiction
Actual Rating: 5+ stars
Spicy Meter: 2 fire emojis
Content Warnings: Touches on hard subjects, like divorce, child abuse, domestic violence, and kidnapping. Contains romantic content, but no explicit sexual content.
Katherine Center is one of my few insta-buy author, and I can, once again, say with certainty, that she never ever misses. “The Shippers” follows JoJo Burton, a mathematician-turned-art-teacher, as she tries to fight against what she believes is her ultimate love curse: as soon as she feels loved by someone, she will run away. She is always the dumper, never the dumpee. As she boards a cruise, for her sister’s destination wedding, she is set to change the course of her life. And in comes Cooper Watts (the man that you are crying emoji), her childhood best friend, the one who convinced her to leave her ex at the altar, and the one true heartbreak of her life. This close proximity romance will have you turning the pages in record speed, trust me.
I could not get enough of this read. I read it in less than 24 hours. If I could re-read it for the first time again, I would. I am usually a very explicit reader (clean romances aren’t my thing), but I’m not even sure how to explain that this book is, indeed, a clean romance, but it made me feel things some explicit books haven’t achieved. I usually rate clean romances as 1 fire emoji in the spicy meter, but gosh, this book took it one step further, hence the 2. The tension between JoJo and Cooper is palpable. Their care for each other is evident from the start. Their miscommunications almost drove me insane, but it was so worth the wait.
If you’re looking for butterflies, giggles, and a clean, summer romance, look no further. “The Shippers” is the book for you. 5 stars isn’t enough to express how much I loved this book.
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ARC provided by NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press in exchange for an honest review.
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