Reviewed by Larissa

TITLE: Mr. Big Shot

SERIES: Suits & Sevens Book #1

AUTHOR: Isla Olsen

PUBLISHER: self-published

RELEASE DATE: November 24, 2020

LENGTH: 173 pages

BLURB:

Will

Turning up on the first day of a job you desperately need to discover you’ve already slept with your billionaire boss? Yeah, that’s a bit of a conundrum.

Learning he’s a closeted bisexual currently embroiled in a—by all accounts bogus—sexual harassment scandal? That’s more of a fiasco.

But having to sit outside the office of one of the sexiest men alive, day in, day out, knowing there’s no chance of a repeat? That’s what I’d call a disaster.

My sexy-as-hell boss, Spencer Cox, has one rule: no messing around with the employees. And seeing as how I can’t afford to give up this job, that kind of puts me between a rock and a hard place. A very hard place if you get my meaning…

The way things are going, I’ll be lucky to survive in this job a month.

The Suits & Sevens series spins off from the Love & Luck series, however it is not necessary to have read the Love & Luck books before reading Mr. Big Shot.

REVIEW:

Mr. Big Shot is the first book in a promising new spin-off series from the terrific Love & Luck series, and similar to all the books in that series, Mr. Big Shot is a light, fluffy, (almost) no angst read.  You can read this without reading the Love & Luck series first, although it would be helpful (not necessary) to at least read Two Men and Baby (Connor’s book), because that book introduces the main character in this one, Spencer Cox.  (Reading Crazy Little Fling (Shay’s book) would help too.)

Spencer is a billionaire who hires Will Crawford as his assistant.  Actually, to be precise, Spencer’s sister Emily hires Will to work as Spencer’s assistant and unbeknownst to all parties involved, Will is the mysterious, young Brad Pitt look-alike that Spencer hooks up with in a dark hallway of a bar a few days before Will arrives for his first day of work. The tie-in to the Kelly family, the stars of the Love & Luck series, is that Spencer is Shay’s rugby arch-nemesis, and Will is Jamie’s, Shay’s boyfriend’s, best friend.  One complaint I have about the Love & Luck series which also applies (so far) to this Suits & Sevens series is the convoluted relationships between the characters, particularly the connection between Shay/Jamie/Blake/Owen.  Here’s the summary of that pretzel (adding in our MCs here, Spencer and Will):  As stated, Spencer is Shay’s rugby arch-nemesis (and also employer of Connor, Shay’s brother). Will is best friends with Jamie who is Shay’s boyfriend.  Will’s best friend Jamie’s dad is Blake who is Shay’s best friend and is married to Shay’s little brother Owen.  Did you get all that?? 😕 There are other crazy connections between members of the Kelly family and their significant others and friends which aren’t relevant here, but suffice it to say I’ve read the books more than once and I still get a headache trying to map out the connections between the characters. The author really should give us a family/significant others/friends tree to show this – particularly if that is now going to expand into the Spencer and Shay rugby world – because it’s seriously hard to follow.

There are devices from the first series that the author reuses here to tie together the series of men who will be featured – specifically the group text chats.  In Love & Luck, these were Kelly family group chats and they were hysterical.  Here, the group chats are between Spencer and his rugby team/best friends – not quite as funny as the Kelly clan texts, but amusing nonetheless.  I don’t think the author is looking to stray too far afield from the template of the first series here. The first series worked so I’m game, but there is the whole “sequel” danger lurking, so I’m interested to see how it develops across this series and if she can keep it fresh.

As for our featured couple, Spencer and Will, I loved them.  They’re funny, hot and totally sweet with each other, and there’s no denying the obvious chemistry between them. There are a couple of inconsistencies in some of the details and some plot points, including the romance itself, that feel rushed and/or contrived, but I recommend you just go with it.  This is not a book built on strict realism and the events that happen support the overall feel of the story, even if they may not actually happen like that in real life. Overall, Mr. Big Shot is a quick, happy read and I’m looking forward to see what’s next.

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