{"id":2588,"date":"2025-04-18T05:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T05:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=2588"},"modified":"2025-04-18T05:05:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T05:05:00","slug":"too-hot-to-handle-by-portia-macintosh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookloves.com\/?p=2588","title":{"rendered":"Too Hot to Handle by Portia Macintosh"},"content":{"rendered":"

Too Hot to Handle<\/strong> by Portia MacIntosh<\/a>
on April 8, 2025
Genres:<\/strong> Fiction \/ Family Life \/ Siblings<\/a>, Fiction \/ Friendship<\/a>, Fiction \/ General<\/a>, Fiction \/ Humorous \/ General<\/a>, Fiction \/ Romance \/ Contemporary<\/a>, Fiction \/ Romance \/ Holiday<\/a>, Fiction \/ Romance \/ International<\/a>, Fiction \/ Romance \/ New Adult<\/a>, Fiction \/ Romance \/ Romantic Comedy<\/a>, Fiction \/ Sea Stories<\/a>, Fiction \/ Small Town & Rural<\/a>, Reference \/ Weddings<\/a>
Pages:<\/strong> 246
Format:<\/strong> ARC<\/a>
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This is the perfect read to bring along to the beach or pool\u2014light, funny, and easy to breeze through. The premise is great, and while the story slows down a bit in the middle, the last 30% really pulled me in. Overall, it leaned more toward a slow burn for me, with no open-door scenes.<\/p>\n

The story kicks off with Molly watching her best friend get engaged. Later that night, her boyfriend of a few years invites her to a romantic, private dinner at an empty restaurant. She thinks this could be her big moment too\u2014but instead, she gets a shocking surprise. Cue the breakup.<\/p>\n

Still wanting to support her newly engaged friend Lou, Molly heads off on a hen party getaway. The girls arrive at a beautiful villa\u2014only to discover it\u2019s been double-booked. Now they\u2019re stuck sharing the space with a group of guys on a bachelor party. What follows is a week of hilarious competitions to win the villa for the second week. It was fun watching which guys got under which girls\u2019 skin and all the sparks that flew.<\/p>\n

That said, some moments had me rolling my eyes\u2014in the best way. Like the shampoo scene\u2014why on earth would the girls even give the guys a chance to get into their rooms or mess with their stuff? I was yelling at them half the time for the silly things they did, but it added to the humor.<\/p>\n

In the end, I enjoyed the dynamics and friendships between the two groups. I did wish for a bit more steam, though. With a title like Too Hot to Handle<\/em>, I went in expecting some spice, so I was a little disappointed on that front. Still, the story was fun and entertaining, and it made for a great quick read.<\/p>\n

My rating is 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4. I know it\u2019s silly to deduct points for the lack of spice, but come on\u2014with that title, it felt a little implied!<\/p>\n

Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the eARC.<\/p>\n

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