Wow, I was expecting a lot from a Vegas marriage story, but I was certainly not expecting the stunning, hauntingly beautiful, emotion filled love story that is One Little Dare.
The story begins with Tori heading off to Vegas for a bachelorette weekend, but as she is about to leave, a family drama, a familiar drama that Tori has had to pick the pieces up from before, begins to unfold. Unprepared to deal with it at that moment, she leaves her troubles behind. Tori is known to never refuse a date, naked streaking, re-enacting the Harry Met Sally scene in front of her parents, telling a stranger she loves him, but the craziest one to date is marrying a stranger.
Liam is back in his hometown of Vegas for the funeral of his best friend, someone who he harbours a lot of guilt over for not being there for and letting his own sorrows and insecurities keep him apart from. His job as a risk assessor means Liam sticks to the safe and boring, never taking chances, but when the beautiful stranger who told him she loved him the day before, kisses him out of the blue and then suggests a marriage dare, it’s the one risk Liam jumps in to heart first.
I loved both Tori and Liam, both with painful secrets in their pasts, they are drawn together, monumentally feeling comfortable enough to share things that even their best friends don’t know. Tori tells Liam from the start that she can’t give him more than the week, she lives in Idaho and has no desire to be vulnerable enough to fall for a man. Liam is agreeable in the beginning as he is drawn to Tori like a magnet and will say whatever she wants him to to just be able to be with her, but as the week draws to a close, both of their hearts are irreparably changed.
Liam and Tori’s story seems to be a short one from the outset, just one week, but with the heightened emotional elements and the amount that happens during this time, their relationship that should be covered by months, doesn’t feel like it’s on the fast track it is.
I immensely enjoyed this story, there was so much more here than just Tori and Liam finding each other, it’s a beautiful, heartbreaking love story, jam packed with feeling. I can’t recommend enough, to grab your copy now!
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An enjoyable slow romance novel
This book did all kinds of things to my heart. I loved how even though nothing much really happens in it, the subjects that are talked about go really deep and are thoroughly dissected.I really felt for Liam and his friends and their loss. The way they celebrated their friend’s life was amazing and even though I don’t, thankfully, have experiences like that myself, I did feel it rang true. Knowing how much Liam has lost, I do feel it was meant to be that himself and Tori met. So the fact they connected and fell in love so quickly (this probably isn’t considered a spoiler, I guess, as that part of the book was pretty damn predictable) wasn’t too far fetched knowing what they were both going through and how much they needed it.I loved the whole truth or dare part of it. Especially all of the wedding scenes, made my heart so happy.On another note… That bitch Katy, though. Wanted to strangle her. Love it when a book has villains. Same goes for Vince, ooft. Everyone mourns differently, but he was way out of line. It definitely added the needed intrigue into the story, though. As even though there was obvious pressure when it comes to Tori and Liam and how things would evolve after the week ends and Tori has to leave, it wouldn’t have been enough to keep the book insteresting. So I’m glad something else was added.I really felt the slow burn of it all as well, the chemistry between the characters was palpable. And the raunchy scenes were oh so enjoyable.All in all, it was a wonderful easy read. Even though it dealt with some tough subjects, it was a joy to read and really heartwarming. I do hope there’s more to come about these characters 🙂 and as this was my first book by Barbetti, I’ll definitely seek out her other works!
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- Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 July 2020
This book did all kinds of things to my heart. I loved how even though nothing much really happens in it, the subjects that are talked about go really deep and are thoroughly dissected.
I really felt for Liam and his friends and their loss. The way they celebrated their friend’s life was amazing and even though I don’t, thankfully, have experiences like that myself, I did feel it rang true. Knowing how much Liam has lost, I do feel it was meant to be that himself and Tori met. So the fact they connected and fell in love so quickly (this probably isn’t considered a spoiler, I guess, as that part of the book was pretty damn predictable) wasn’t too far fetched knowing what they were both going through and how much they needed it.
I loved the whole truth or dare part of it. Especially all of the wedding scenes, made my heart so happy.
On another note… That bitch Katy, though. Wanted to strangle her. Love it when a book has villains. Same goes for Vince, ooft. Everyone mourns differently, but he was way out of line. It definitely added the needed intrigue into the story, though. As even though there was obvious pressure when it comes to Tori and Liam and how things would evolve after the week ends and Tori has to leave, it wouldn’t have been enough to keep the book insteresting. So I’m glad something else was added.
I really felt the slow burn of it all as well, the chemistry between the characters was palpable. And the raunchy scenes were oh so enjoyable.
All in all, it was a wonderful easy read. Even though it dealt with some tough subjects, it was a joy to read and really heartwarming. I do hope there’s more to come about these characters 🙂 and as this was my first book by Barbetti, I’ll definitely seek out her other works!
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