Lovely supportive romance with sane characters

This book was a delight from start to finish. The description makes it seem like the book is going to be mainly about Sylvie and Dominic coming into conflict and competition with each other, with plenty of funny hijinks, banter and maybe some light-hearted sabotage as they slowly fall for each other. It turns out there is much less of that than I expected, but I am far from disappointed with what the book delivered instead.

As you'd expect, it does not take long for the attraction between the two mains to be felt, but in a refreshing contrast from what might be expected from typical enemies-to-lovers romance, the author does not spend half the book on them resisting the pull with all their might while pining about each other and internally bemoaning how they can't afford to get close.

Instead, as the plot begins to ramp up and problems appear that the protagonists must deal with, they go from conspicuously failing to interfere with each other for the sake of their enmity to casually talking, not-so-casually confiding in each other and eventually supporting each other as they get closer over the course of the book. The slow build of trust is heart-warming and sweet, and it feels like a natural development when they ultimately get together, rather than hormones getting the better of them. There are no dramatic betrayals or misunderstandings or foolish self-destructive behavior here, which I appreciate more than I can say.

There's plenty of surrounding plot providing a backdrop to this romance to keep things from getting boring. The narrator does an excellent job with both the humor and the feels. All in all, a book I unreservedly recommend to anyone who likes their romance a little more subdued with a steady and healthy buildup of trust, rather than a storm of hormones, clichés and high drama.

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