Like every book I have read by Emily Henry, this book does a few things exceptionally well. 1. It is a magical setting that will have you craving a trip to a winery, the beach, and a small town all at once. 2. Perfectly developed, convincingly flawed characters.
With salacious and witty banter, a bad boy athlete in need of a career rescue, and an independent, kind-hearted fan turned caddy, Fan Girl Down had the making of a knockout read. Yet, as my first full Tessa Bailey novel (I did enjoy her novella Same Time Next Year), this fell short.
Additionally, both main characters are physicians, shifters, and rare forms of their species (omega and alpha, respectively). If you are unfamiliar with shifters (aka werewolves), this book has little to no world-building; I would not consider it true paranormal or fantasy.
There were some loose ends in the character development I would have loved to work through, especially Florence’s grief; it just felt too surface-level for a book heavily related to death and dying. Additionally, despite one sexy conversation, I did not feel much tension between Benji Andor and Florence Day.
This was dark, this was gory, this was sexy and it was utterly wonderful to read. I loved the audio and immediately ordered the ebook to read it again.
