Last Resort

This was an okay read. It felt a bit stilted and I had an emotional disconnect from the characters. Also, one of the characters had an insta-love reaction after a single conversation that I failed to understand.

<i>Last Resort</i> by Angie Williams is a contemporary romance about two women who both end up attending the “lesbian week” at a singles resort. Rhys Morgan is looking for her happily-ever-after partner while Katie is just looking to get through the week so her family will stop bugging her to find love. She has no intention of actually finding love, something she tells everyone, including Rhys, who she meets the first day. It’s too bad the chemistry sizzles for both of them the more they get to know each other.<br /><br />The premise of the story is good, and sets up all kinds of opportunities for a push/pull relationship that hopefully ends in true love. Unfortunately, there was too much pushing away by Katie. It seemed she would never catch on to her true feelings about Rhys, and after a while, I really became irritated with her character. Since I’m a character reader, this is obviously going to affect my enjoyment of the tale. This is a slow-burn romance that ended up being a bit too slow for me.<br />I did like Rhys’s character, and the secondary characters are well-developed as well. The settings, being mostly places around San Francisco, are beautiful and well described. Other than the one irritating character, and the romance being a bit too slow for me, I enjoyed the story.<br /><br />I’m giving this novel a 3.5 star rating overall. If you like a very slow-burn romance set in a lovely resort area, you might like this book.<br /><br />I received an ARC from NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books for an honest review.<br /><br />Rainbow Reflections: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="http://rainbowreflections.home.blog/">http://rainbowreflections.home.blog/</a>

4.1 star for this.<br /><br />The story consists of your 2 main characters, Rhys who's a carpenter by trade and Katie who work's in the art industry designing greeting cards. Both single, both end up at a week-long trip to a singles getaway called 'Last Resort'. <br /><br />I really enjoyed this story! Last Resort is a lighthearted read. The book is witty and I did find myself chuckling along the more I read on. The attraction between Katie and Rhys is there almost instantly, the build up is flirty and innocent, and sparks are flying in all directions. I found myself turning the pages just to see if they get their HEA. <br /><br />I was given an ARC copy for a honest review. <br /><br />

Katie Fausch and Rhys Morgan both end up going to the Last Resort which is located right outside of San Francisco. Katie is strong armed into going by her family and Rhys Morgan goes willingly. Katie doesn't want love because she has been hurt in the past and Rhys wants to find love. They meet on the very first day of the Resort and Rhys takes and chance and sits next to Katie and starts up a conversation. Too bad Katie isn't looking for love.<br /><br />So I overall thought this was cute. Both mains are likable and do have some attraction to one another. Last Resort made for an easy read with light angst throughout the story but not overly done. I guess you can say it was a slow burn. I did find myself wishing that the chemistry between the mains was stronger. Yes you could tell that they liked one another, but the connection didn't push through the story where you felt that these two belonged together. If I had a favorite main it really would have been Rhys. She just really seemed like a dream partner. I did like the concept of Last Resort and I liked how Williams didn't focus on showing how each date on each day played out. The pacing was good, I just wanted more of a connection to show that they would fall in love.<br /><br />I give this 3.5 stars.<br /><br />This Arc was provided by the publisher for an honest review.

Loved this book - excellent story with brilliant, alive back characters and family. Highly recommended.

Part of reading Last Resort is like the guilty pleasure of watching a dating show and rooting for two people to come together. In contrast to a bad tv-show, this book is great. This is Williams' second book and again I enjoyed it immensely! <br /><br />At the beginning of this book I got the "Ali Vali"-vibe. And that is a big compliment. Vali is big on family and the vibe she brings in her writing makes me instantly love her mc's. The same happened to me with this book of Williams.<br /><br />Although both know they click in all the right places, it takes pretty long for Katie and Rhys to get together. It's sad to read and I wanted to berate Katie for it. Katie is very tactile towards Rhys and that give's a great tension to the story. But also it made me feel bad for Rhys to have to endure those moments while knowing nothing will come of it.<br /><br />When Katie and Rhys do come together sparks fly. Like in the first book of Williams, mc's talk during the sexy scenes. Where I found that a little distracting in that first book because the type of talk didn't suit the character, she did manage to find the right kind of balance for me in this book. The scenes were hot.<br /><br />Loved reading it and wouldn't hesitate to pick up any book of Williams. <br /><br />Check out these and other reviews at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="https://lesfic.home.blog/blog-feed/">https://lesfic.home.blog/blog-feed/</a> <br /><br />I received an ARC and voluntarily leaving a review.

Both leads Katie and Rhys Morgan come from good close families that they are close to. The only difference between them is the fact that Rhys can’t seem to find the right girl to settle down with. She has no problem meeting women in bars for one night but she has yet to meet the woman she would want to marry. <br /> Katie had a relationship that lasted four years. Admittedly the last one year was a little rough but she still didn’t think anything was wrong, that is until she came home early and found her girlfriend in bed with Katie’s best friend. So the idea of opening her heart for someone else wasn’t going to happen, even though her family nagged her to at least put herself out there in the hopes that she’d meet the right one.<br /> Rhys' father told her about the resort that had a special week dedicated to lesbians meeting their match, so she decided to give it a try. Katie didn’t want to go but if it meant her family would leave her alone and stop trying to set her up with someone. <br /> Ms Williams has given us a nice read where the main characters spend a week getting to know each other. And she has given us a book with a happy ending. A nice, sweet romance. Very enjoyable.<br />ARC via NetGalley/Bold Stroke Books<br /><br />

I was expecting this to be a super sappy book, but it wasn't, with the exception of the ending.<br /><br />Katie is blackmailed to going to a singles resort by her sister and mother. She is not open to a relationship as the last one ended very badly. Rhys is a romantic at heart and when her dad tells her about Last Resort's lesbian week she is hesitant but she signs up anyway. Rhys and Katie meet before the program even begins, Rhys is drawn to the sole woman scrolling on her phone and strikes op a conversation. Katie is honest from the get-go, she isn't ready for a relationship and only there to get her mom and sister of her back. Rhys understand and what blossoms is a nice easy friendship with lots of cuddling and longing looks. By the time Katie is ready to admit that she might have actual love feelings for Rhys it could be too late. <br /><br />I expected this story to be all sappy and happy from the get-go, it was more a friends-to-lovers romance with a bit of a slow build-up. Which is kind of contradictory seeing as all events take place within a week or so. I like the dialogue between the two characters, the tiny tidbits of their life in the real world are nice as well, but I was just expecting something else. This is all on me, but with a cover like this, I was expecting tropical paradise and really a feeling of being away from it all. And aside from them having to hand in their phones for a week, they are still on the grit and close to San Francisco. So no tropical paradise, no real feeling of leaving home and seeing if your holiday crush is everlasting when you get home, but those wrong expectations are on me. I did like this story, the ending is super sweet (and steamy), the characters are nice enough and it was such a nice easy read I had a hard time putting it down. It felt comfortable.<br /><br />*ARC received in exchange for an honest review*

You can’t always get what you think you want - sometimes you get what you need (paraphrasing The Rolling Stones here), pretty much sums up the storyline here for me. The story is mainly set at a singles resort designed to find people their perfect partner. It’s lesbian week and both Katie and Rhys have been convinced to attend by their families. Rhys can’t find the person she’s looking for, whilst Katie believes she isn’t looking for anyone, but agrees to go to the resort so her family will leave her alone. <br /><br />I don’t want to give away any major particulars of the storyline, but I will say I was surprised as to how they met. However I’m really glad it was done this way as I enjoyed them getting to know each other. I was worried this kind of narrative would have an instant love kind of vibe, but it actually almost feels like a slow burn even though the main part of the book only covers approximately 10 days or so. <br /><br />I really enjoyed the way the dates were used to illustrate the wider groups of people that may find themselves at this type of event and I really appreciated the way Williams used the dates to have discussions on asexuality, family reactions to coming out and moving on from past loved ones (either from loss or breakups). I would have appreciated more diversity though. The dates also serve as a quick introduction to north California geography.<br /><br />The ending is just right and I would happily recommend this to anyone who enjoys wlw romance books.<br /><br />I received an e-ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Lovely and Delightful<br />Katie is happily single much to the discontent of her mother and sister who like to fix her up with any and every lesbian they know. They surprise her with a weeklong lesbian matchmaking retreat at Last Resort. She agrees to go if they give up meddling in her love life for a year. Rhys is a romantic and ready to settle down. She just needs to find her partner, so when she hears about the event at Last Resort, she is all in! The two meet but Katie is determined to keep things in the friend zone much to Rhys’ desire for more. What happens during the week is for you to find out, but I think you should…<br /><br />What a wonderful book!!!! It made me smile so big and was just a pleasure to read!! The week at the resort is filled with ups and downs, laughs and tears and so much fun. I adored Katie and Rhys. They are smart and sweet, sexy and silly…. I liked the way these two women related to each other. Even as friends, you knew there was more there no matter what Katie wanted and it was lovely and heartwarming to see her face that. This is one of those books that will make you happy for long after you read it and let me tell you, the yummy sex scene near the end is Meghan O’Brien level hot and will stay with you for a while too!! Don’t let this one pass you by!<br />