The Fine Print Special Edition (Dreamland Billionaires, 1)

I cannot help myself when it comes to adult romances! I also give zero care in the world if they are unrealistic or cheesy. Frankly I am a romantic and it really doesn’t take much to gain my interest. this one is no different for me. I became so easily attached to Rowan and Zahra and their growing attraction. Rowan is just this hot and moody, big bad businessman and I was easily obsessed with him and loved the idea of him reluctantly falling in love. Zahra on the other hand is just quirky and adorable that it was hard not to like her! You obviously know they’re going to fall in love but this love story captivated me and I couldn’t get enough of not only their relationship (and of course the spice) but also the plot to see how things turn out with the family business. I love that there are two more books in this series so you can guarantee I’ll be reading those basically right away!

Due to the amount of hype this book had received I had very high expectations for this book.. however I was letdown. There was barely any character development and I was never invested in the love story that this was supposed to be.

Good book. Felt the character’s relationship was a little off and unrealistic but hey, that’s why we read books. Lots of talking during the spicy scenes but overall good read :)

I read The Fine Print for a book club and borrowed the audiobook from my library. I’ll start with the good: I liked that there were two narrators, one male and one female. The downside? Each narrator read entire chapters, so we ended up with the female narrator trying to do a deep “male voice” and the male narrator trying to soften into a “female voice.” It felt more like a bedtime story than an immersive romance. If they had stuck to their own perspectives throughout, it would have worked so much better. The story itself followed a well-worn path. Billionaire with family baggage gets an ultimatum, meets the one girl who dares to challenge him, she falls first, he pushes her away because of his tragic childhood, and finally returns with a grand gesture. Happily ever after follows with marriage, kids, and fade to black. You’ve read this setup before. In this version, the billionaire is Rowan, the grandson of a theme park tycoon. The theme park is called Dreamland, and I’ll be honest, hearing grown adults fight while repeating “Dreamland” was painful. Zahra, our heroine, is an aspiring designer who accidentally submits a critique of Rowan’s ride. Instead of firing her, he promotes her. Cue insta-attraction, make-outs, and Rowan creating a whole fake identity just to text her. She rises through the design ranks unrealistically fast, they have very vanilla sex scenes, and then the inevitable breakup and reunion cycle kicks in. The hospital breakup was especially absurd. Rowan decides to dump her while she’s literally sick in bed. His later redemption comes in the form of Christmas gingerbread houses, which somehow wins her back. The epilogue piles on clichés: a spoiled daughter, a doting dad, and Zahra still sass-talking Rowan. Overall, this was flat, predictable, and honestly boring. I kept wondering why it’s so hyped because there was nothing fresh or memorable here for me.

This one was cute!

I mean, that’s it really! I was entertained and will absolutely read the next two in the series!