Genre: Romance with a fun play on forced proximity
Rating: 5 Stars
If you were wondering if this best seller was worth the hype I’m here to tell you it most definitely is.
Let me insert a warning about spoilers, if you haven’t read I would exit right now. I don’t want you to ruin the book.
Jane is a valued member of her law firm until a chance encounter with an associate that led to a midnight romp on her rooftop that just so happened to catch the eye of the nosy busybody in the penthouse across the street. Now she’s confined to her apartment building for six months and even with her twin sister trying to help her find a new path, Jane has no idea how she’ll spend her confinement. Until that is, one of the doorman in her building lets it slip that she’s not the only one rocking an ankle monitor in the building and Jane strikes up an unique friendship with Perry, her fellow offender. Just as Jane is getting a handle on her confinement and almost making the most of it, the police are at her door again and Jane’s sucked into the now so squeaky clean background of her nemesis and trying to again clear her name.
Despite all the craziness going on, Jane just might end up getting more out of her home confinement then she could’ve ever believed when she first received her sentence.
This book deserves all the hype that it’s getting and even more. It’s such a fun read that I’m honestly mad at myself for waiting so long to dive in. I loved the fun take on the forced proximity trope that’s popular in romance and all the hilarious shenanigans that the author threw in the face of Jane. Though, Amanda getting upset with Jane after their fake marriage was discovered and he was departed was a bit too much like what did she expect would happen? I understand wanting to get married and all that jazz especially when you hit a certain age but still you can’t just marry a random guy and expect it to work out.
I will admit that I’m a little in love with our main man Perry. I mean this man wrote an actual list of reasons why he and Jane should take their friendship to friends with benefits, to then a full blown romance. In my opinion, it was a great example of not only a fictional man being better than real men, but also a hilarious literary version of “if he wanted to he would.” I mean just think about the thought he had to put into that list and not make it sound like “I just want to bang you” but show that he has real feelings for her.
I also loved that the drama of this book was not between Jane and Perry, but was with the nosy busybody with the binoculars across the street, even after her death. The cast of characters that came into Jane’s life was hilarious and brought some fun into the book that I loved. It was the perfect sub plot to the book that gave me that drama I wanted but didn’t tear my heart out like some romance novels do.
Jackie does everything she can to make sure that not only is Jane taken care of but also tries to help her find alternative career paths she can do post confinement if she can’t go back to being a lawyer, she’s the ultimate supportive sister. I liked their relationship so much. I mean what sister would break up with her boyfriend because he didn’t see why she was helping her sister with food and things during a tough time?
After finishing this book I was surprised by the lackluster reviews on GoodReads, but don’t let them fool you. This is unlike any other book I’ve read thus far in my reading journey and it’s well worth the hype of it’s best selling fame. It’s perfect for those that love a realistic older romance with a fun take on forced proximity that I loved. I hope you pick this book up and love it as much as I do.
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