Reviewed by Becca
TITLE: Bubbly
SERIES: Uncorked #1
AUTHOR: Shea Balik
PUBLISHER: self-published
LENGTH: 150 pages
RELEASE DATE: October 29, 2017
BLURB:
Raise your wine glasses high to toast the men of Dahlonia while they discover the secret to happiness – LOVE.
There was no doubt about it, Macalister Whitmore was as straight-laced as they came. He worked all the time, never did anything that would be considered fun, and almost always wore a suit and tie, even in the laid back southern town of Dahlonia, where the dress code tended to be jeans and t-shirts. It was how his parents raised him and Macalister was sure even a tanning salon couldn’t change that.
David Wilson wanted to throttle his best friend for sending Mac to his tanning salon to try and loosen up the uptight lawyer. He had never met anyone that had actually worn a suit to a tanning salon before. What Mac needed was a doctor to remove that stick from his ass. Then again, if Mac continued to look down his nose at David, he would remove it himself.
Still, it seemed that opposites do attract, so they decide to give each other a chance.
Happily ever after may sound like a dream come true, but no one ever said it didn’t come with pain and heartache. Will they walk away from each other, or walk through hell for the chance to pop some Bubbly and celebrate finding their happy ending?
REVIEW:
With all the books I read, I’m not 100% if I’ve read this author before, but I’m glad I have now. This was a really good book and I can kind of tell who’s going to be in the next books and I’m excited. The characters are a hoot. They’re awkward, sassy, some shy, some very outgoing, but all very real. And it was a pleasure to read.
Macalister was probably one of the most serious people his associates have ever known. He hardly smiles. If ever. No one sees him date. He just works. So to help him break up the monotony, his office got him a tanning package. He doesn’t want to go but it was a gift, so he does. And immediately regrets it. He wants to run before he even gets in the door. And the owner? So different from Macalister it’s insane. And to boot, he keeps calling him Mac.
David is about to punch Macalister. He’s doing this tanning package as a favor to his friend, Andy, who is one of Macalister’s bosses, but putting up with such a snot nosed ass is more than David bargained for. Each time Macalister comes in, they seem to fight even worse than before. At least until Macalister saves the day. They talk and go for a date and David immediately sees a single of Mac he didn’t know possible. But their happily ever after may not come to pass if some things don’t change.
When I first started reading about Mac, I was in agreement with David. I wanted to punch him so bad. He was such a snob. Looking down his nose and acting better than everyone. But an incident in David’s shop kind of changed everything around. Mac opened up about how he really felt and why he was the way he was. And he really is a sweetheart. He has flaws, but who doesn’t. But he was making an effort to change himself. For the better.
David was a pistol to begin with. His eccentric personally is so bold and out there. But he doesn’t take crap of anyone. He is who he is and if you don’t like him, tough. But David was worried. He was afraid he was too much for Mac. Thankfully his friends and Mac himself quickly set him straight. He, to me, is perfect for Mac. He brings the emotion out in him. Shows him how to have fun and loosen up. And I love him to pieces. His personality is just the best. Bubbly, as the title says.
I’m hoping there’s a certain couple that will be brought together in the next one. It’s was so funny watching everyone razz one of them about it. Sometimes you just want to push people together and be like ‘just have sex and get together already!’ lol. So far, a good start to the series.
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