Stand Up Guy

1.5 ⭐️ I always feel harsh rating a book lower than 2 stars, but sometimes needs must 😩 The main issue I had with this one is that being in Lea’s head was straight up anxiety inducing. She was so negative about every aspect of her life, and when a romance book is told from one character’s POV, the rea......more

This romcom book had some lovely banter and is un general an easy read. It’s light for when you need a palette cleanser but I won’t spend weeks thinking about the characters. The setting of the book in Edinburgh is lovely and the mix between a researcher and a stand up comedian has potential. Thanks......more

This is genuinely my new favorite romance novel. No miscommunication tropes, just two adults telling each other how they’re feeling consistently. *chef’s kiss* This will not be my last Nina Kaye novel! Amazingly written dialogue, thoughts, and characterizations. It made me so excited to go to Edinbur......more

I have hoovered up all of Nina Kaye's books so far, and Stand Up Guy was no different. Lea, the MC, has been dumped rather unceremoniously, and she is finding life hard with no other close friends around her. It happens to be the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where she lives, and a chance encounter with......more

Almost DNF so many times. Got through this solely for the setting. Quite immature and repetitive writing style throughout. I didn’t really buy into the romance as such as it was very whirlwind. Overall, this book was a miss for me and was quite flat.......more