There’s nothing in the world I’ll find more beautiful than her. Not the sun. Not the moon. Not even the entire galaxy compares to the light she radiates wherever she goes.
I truly enjoyed reading The Fine Print. Every Lauren Asher book is magnificent, and I wouldn't get tired of reading her works repeatedly.
The Fine Print is the first book in the Dreamland Billionaire series, which follows three billionaire brothers as they take their inheritance and fight back against their abusive father.
Brandy Kane, the CEO of Dreamland, died and left a letter for each of his grandsons with instructions on how to get their inheritance. Rowan needs to make Dreamland, the amusement park, better. All the revovations, rides, parks, princesses and more.
Instead of getting fired, after submitting a drunken proposal about Dreamland's most expensive and popular ride, Zahra meets the art director, Rowan Kane.
Rowan isn't the type of hero you expected him to be, he's more of a villain, as the author already said in the book. He's cynical about people's intentions. People think the youngest is the most approachable, but among the three brothers, he's been the most untrusting and reserved since he was a young child.
Carrying his father's expectations and verbal abuse led the hopeful kid to be a bitter adult.
I have mixed opinions about Rowan. I like it when the grumpy hero is head over heels in love with our heroin. But I don't think being "cynical" is a good reason to pretend and make Zahra look like a fool. Zahra basically has trust issues with him, his feelings, and their entire not-so-official relationship.
Rowan is inconsistent. He's inconsistent with his relationship with Zahrah. On-off relationship? He's not focused and "self-assured," as Zahea described him. I also did not become attached to or feel empathy for his backstory because:
1.) It's not clearly written, it's messed up.
2.) Readers only get bits of his story; we shouldn't be guessing what's happening unless it's a mystery/thriller novel, which it's not.
Meanwhile, Zahra—like any other Lauren's female heroine—exudes a sunny personality. She always sees the best in the worst people. But behind the positive exterior lies all the self-doubt and extreme sadness. which I find bland. The way it's narrated, it looks like they just gave her a "sad" backstory, so she didn't look entirely two dimensional.
Rowan and Zahra definitely have chemistry between them, but I can't really relate to them. Through the whole book, you can't find any character developments. Zahra remains the happy-go-lucky girl, and Rowan is still the broody and grumpy guy.
The length of the book is concerning, with long chapters without any conflicts that bore me. I had to skip some scenes to get to the juicy parts. I'm fine with long chapters and all if it's a slowburn romance, but this book is very insta-lovey and insta-lust.
Rowan and Zahra's relationship was a roller coaster ride. Sometimes it's funny and I would gleefully scream and swoon about them. I rated it with four stars because of the steamy and spicy parts. Those chapters carried this book. The Ani and Rowan interaction was cute, and the disability representation won my heart.
I would recommend this if you like grumpy and sunshine—which is the trope I think Lauren's greatest power is. Whenever a book has this trope, I'll definitely buy it—and workplace romance. I'm looking forward to the next book!
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