Book Tour Review ~ Trouble on Tap (Sweet Salvation Brewery, #3) by Avery Flynn

eARC received via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

Release Date: July 14th 2015

Publisher: Self-published

Description:
What fun is life without a little bit of trouble? 

Retired supermodel and forever wild child Olivia Sweet is nothing but trouble. The youngest Sweet triplet is back in her hometown, but instead of a triumphant return it’s a parade of humiliations. She’s broke, homeless and dealing with the fallout from her scumbag ex-boyfriend publishing naked pictures of her to a revenge porn website. 

Staid and stalwart veteran Mateo Garcia has seen more trouble than a man ever should in his lifetime. He’s gone from pretty boy Marine to a small town police chief with a chip on his shoulder and scars covering the left side of his face. Now his former lover, Olivia, is back in town and living next door. 

When the two are forced to work together to fix up the crumbling veterans’ center, the sparks fly between the beauty and the man who sees himself as a beast. Not everyone is happy that Olivia is back home though and Mateo has to choose between the town who wants her gone and an uncertain future with a woman who he thinks could never love him…

My Opinion

This was the book in the series that caught my eye and persuaded me to read the other books. Whilst I enjoyed those, I definitely preferred Trouble on Tap.

Mateo and Olivia's story connected with me more than the other books. I believed in the emotions more, and I felt there was more depth to the characters. They both had a history with their own pasts, as well as each other.

As you all know, I'm a big fan of second chance romances and that's what this book is. The author didn't make it easy for the characters with Mateo's grouchy attitude and the Sweet's reputation in Salvation, but it was nice to watch the struggle as they found one another again.

The book was paced well and it held my attention the whole way through. The plot was enjoyable and easy to follow (although there were a few parts that had me flicking back to check things).


Overall, my favourite of the series. It was a book that was easy to connect with and I enjoyed watching the relationship grow.

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Review ~ Hollywood on Tap (Sweet Salvation Brewery, #2) by Avery Flynn

ebook received via a tour company in exchange for an honest review

Release Date: November 3rd 2014

Publisher: Self-published

Description:
For years, Sean O’Dell has hidden his past as a Hollywood heartthrob from everyone at the Sweet Salvation Brewery. However, the arrival of nosey efficiency expert Natalie Sweet threatens the status quo. It doesn’t help that with her glasses, buttoned-up sweaters and always pulled-back hair that she’s uncovered one secret already: His attraction for hot librarian types. 

Natalie has had enough of the strong-and-silent Sean submarining her efforts to change the brewery for the better. She’s ready to do whatever it takes to make her vision a reality, even if that means taking down the pig-headed and too-hot-for-his-own-good brewmaster. 

Sizzling attraction battles stubborn determination as Natalie and Sean go head to head in a battle that’s anything but business as usual.

My Opinion

This was a quick, enjoyable, easy read. It was one of those laid back books that was good to relax with on a lazy sunny day.

I wasn't really sure what to expect from this author seeing as this is the first book I've read by her. However, I was pleasantly surprised. I requested this because another book in the series--Trouble on Tap--caught my attention on tour (which I'll be reviewing later on this month). Anyway, I though what the hell and decided to request both.

Hollywood On Tap had me hooked the whole way through. It was paced well and there was a little bit of everything. I enjoyed the forbidden romance and there was some chemistry--although it could have been slightly hotter. I also liked Natalie. Although she suffered from anxiety she came across as put together and strong in terms of the business.

Similarly, I liked Sean's stubbornness to change. I would have liked more detail on his past as it felt a little bit like an add on and under-developed with emotion, but it gave the book a little more story.


Overall this was an easy read and I'm looking forward to the next one.

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