Review: Right Guy, Wrong Word by Jewel E. Ann

Right Guy, Wrong Word by Jewel E. Ann
Published by Jewel E. Ann on August 3, 2023
Pages: 234
Format: ARC
Genres: Romance, Women's Fiction


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Do books have souls?

Anna Black has the perfect novel choice for her book club. She also has a sexy new neighbor who jumps at the opportunity to join fellow bookworms in discussing her pick for their summer read.

It’s lust at first sight and the marriage of two literary souls.

The charismatic owner of a new T-shirt store in Des Moines’s East Village, Eric Steinmann, has a confident air and an irresistible “mating dance.” He’s almost perfect … until he says the wrong word.

Will Anna and Eric write their own story? Or will their chemistry die when fiction turns into reality?

**Right Guy, Wrong Word was originally written as a short story, The Last Person. It’s been revised with significant changes to the original content and extended into a full-length novel.

The fact that Right Guy, Wrong Word involves a man who wants to join a book club meant I had to read it. I mean, what’s sexier than a man who loves to read? Am I right, ladies, or amiright?

The truth is, Eric is almost perfect—for Anna and for me. You can offer your honest opinion about something without being brutally harsh. Eric yucks all over something that is clearly yummy and important to Anna, and it makes him seem like either an insensitive jerk or utterly clueless. He manages to always say the wrong thing. However, he’s passionate and persistent in his pursuit of her, which was a big win with me.

Anna is really hung up on the book club book, and although I understood why—to a certain extent—it doesn’t make her constant mentioning of the book any less frustrating. I’m all for flawed characters, but Anna is just plain annoying. The good news is that it gives her character somewhere to grow, and she does show maturity and wisdom in the second half of the book.

As for Eric and Anna as a couple, the chemistry is great, but their make-up/break-up cycle is dizzying and confusing. Anna is rather toxic, and I can’t say I was rooting for them—something you don’t expect in a romance. I will say their banter is top notch.

I guess you could say Right Guy, Wrong Word was a mixed bag for me.

Recommended for fans of:
Book clubs
Hot men who read
Next door neighbors
Rose petals

I received an early copy to voluntarily read. This does not affect my opinion.

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