Monday, July 29, 2024

The Solid Grounds Coffee Company by Carla Laureano (Review)

Series: The Supper Club #3
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Tyndale House
Released: February 4, 2020
392 pages

About the Book:

Analyn Sanchez can handle the long hours and arrogant clients that come with her job as a crisis management associate at Denver's largest publicity firm. The high-powered job, expensive condo, and designer wardrobe are all part of her plan to prove to her family that her life choices haven't been in vain. But when she's asked to cover up a client's misdeeds with serious moral and legal ramifications, she can no longer sacrifice her conscience for her career . . . and the cost is no less than her job.

Ever since a devastating climbing accident in South America eight months ago, and a bad decision that dried up his sponsorships, professional rock climber Bryan Shaw has found himself at similar loose ends. When the opportunity to buy a coffee farm in Colombia arises, he jumps on it--only to discover his wandering ways have left him utterly unprepared to run a business.

When Bryan returns home and offers Ana a role in his company as a solution to both their problems, she's desperate enough to consider working with the far-too-flippant and far-too-handsome climber, even though he's the polar opposite of her type A nature. As they delve deeper into the business, however, she begins to suspect there's much more to Bryan than she's given him credit for . . . and that sometimes the best plans are the ones you never see coming.


My Rating & Thoughts:    

It was nice to finally get to know Ana more. She was definitely a driven character always on a schedule. When her routine gets changed, how will she react? Meanwhile, Bryan is trying to move on from bad actions he has made and change his path. I respected how he wasn't relying on his parents' money but rather working hard. I did like these two characters together and enjoyed seeing the friend group interactions. But I did not like the third act conflict that was inserted. Not only did the situation bother me, but it also felt like the writing style changed at this point as it didn't flow the same. It jumped in time to wrap up very quickly. There were parts of the epilogue I liked but also parts that made me a little sad for the friend group, but like continues to move on. I did learn quite a bit about coffee through this book.


(I purchased my copy of this book; opinions expressed 
in this review are my honest opinion and completely my own.)

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