Buttercup's Book Blog: Review: Reputation by Adriana Locke

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Review: Reputation by Adriana Locke

Reputation by Adriana Locke
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was provided an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. This book was published yesterday and is available on Amazon. I'll put the links at the bottom of the post.

I first met Coy and Bellamy in The Relationship Pact, and while their interaction in that book was short, it was enough to pull you into their story and want to know what happened between. The snark was on another level. This book starts out that way with the snark level through the roof, and the banter between Coy and Bellamy is great! Coy, a famous country western singer, is home hiding out after a PR disaster and is trying to figure out what he wants to do next with his life and career. Bellamy is the girl next door and used to be one of his best friends. At some point they were more, but something happened and now she hates him and he isn't quite sure why. When Bellamy's charge Bree literally throws a curveball into Coy's face, the two are forced to spend some time together when Coy offers to teach the little girl how to pitch and play piano. Bellamy is not happy about the situation but when forced to choose between her nanny job and allowing Bree to spend a few hours with Coy she caves.

This is a story about misunderstandings, grief, emotion, love and so much more. Bellamy and Coy used to be best friends and more, but neither of them is very good about communicating what they want or how they feel, especially when it comes to each other. They have some unresolved baggage from their past that has caused quite the rift in their relationship. Unfortunately, they both have a lot going on in their lives at the moment and despite the fact that they love each other, they aren't quite sure how to make it work when they need to be in two different places. Fortunately for both of them, they have a strong support system and get some pretty great advice from their friends and family. This just proves that good communication and understanding what your partner needs is so important in a relationship.

I loved the characters in this. Because they had been friends for so long before hand we bypass the instalove and settle in to an easy going banter session full of memories and feelings. The Mason family is awesome and I can't wait to get to know all of them.