Review: Happenstance by Tessa Bailey

Thank you so much to Tessa Bailey for my review copy! All thoughts are my own.

It’s no secret I am a huge fan of Tessa Bailey’s. I love her books so much because they are always fun. Tessa herself doesn’t take herself too seriously and I am never disappointed when I pick up her books. I love that this book started as a fun idea from a fan and became an actual story. It’s fun, a little ridiculous, and hot. All the things I know i’m going to get in a Tessa Bailey book.

While this book isn’t a new favorite, I had a great time reading it and I can’t wait for more of Tessa’s book to come in the future. You can’t have a bad day reading a Tessa Bailey book.

Synopsis:

“Elise Brandeis has never won a Pulitzer—and she never will. At least not while she’s delivering sandwiches at the Gotham Times, instead of working there as an actual reporter. Her only shot at seeing her byline in print is to prove to the no nonsense managing editor that she has a nose for news. And she’s got just the story to grab her elusive attention.

Right after she delivers this turkey on ciabatta.

Chasing down leads brings Elise to Roosevelt Island, but just when the trail of clues begins to take shape, she gets stuck. Literally. On a cable car with three strangers who couldn’t be more different. An uptight rugby coach, a construction worker and a former adult film star she pretends not to recognize a little too well.

At first, Elise wants nothing more than to be rescued ASAP.

An hour later, everything has changed. By pure happenstance, four separate journeys have collided in an intense, meaningful way. Suddenly, disentangling their lives feels more impossible than winning that Pulitzer. Good thing Elise is too busy proving herself at work to consider three boyfriends. Nobody has time for that—even if they make giving in feel oh so right. But three heads are better than one and these loners will teach themselves to work together to win Elise over forever…

And more importantly, keep their dirty socks off her floor.” —Amazon

What I Liked:

The Humor—This book is FUNNY. The premise is a little ridiculous but if you’re going to suspend your disbelief, you’ve gotta go all in. I laughed out loud so many times.
The Mystery Element—I am a huge fan of a suspenseful element to Romance. I actually wanted to explore MORE of this side of the story!

What Didn’t Work:

Level of Cheese in the Dialogue—I don’t dig insta-love and while there was a period of Insta-attraction, I just felt like everything was a little rushed. And some of the dialogue just didn’t do it for me, similarly to It Happened One Summer.
The Main Character—I wanted more from Elise. She felt a little two dimensional to me but that could be because there were so many characters to balance. I don’t know, something just didn’t click for us together.