Review: Those Three Little Words by Meghan Quinn
/From USA Today and Amazon Charts bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a brand new romantic comedy about a one-night stand gone completely wrong. Laugh out loud and steamy with a heart-stopping happily ever after.
I knocked up my best friend's sister.
Figured I would get straight to the point because how it happened is a mere snippet of the story I have to tell. The real meat and potatoes is what happened after.
Let's start with how she decided to inform me and Pacey the news . . . together. Imagine that nightmare. I was going into what I thought was a hockey marketing meeting and then BAM! I'm going to be a dad and my best friend/teammate is attempting to imprint my face with his fist.
It wasn't pretty.
Threats were tossed around, friendships were revoked, and then I was marched up to her apartment, suitcases in hand, and forced to live with her so I could take care of her every need. Given how much I've pined for the girl, you would think that wouldn't be a hardship. Wrong.
This is my one shot to win my teammate back. Pacey is the only family I've got, so hooking up with his sister isn't a mistake I can make twice . . . despite the fact that she's pregnant with my child.
But with every mood swing, every pair of pants that doesn't fit right, and every late night run to find the perfect donut, I'm finding it harder and harder not to fall for my best friend's little sister.
Especially when she kisses me...
Review
Three Little Words was fine. It’s a mostly enjoyable read, with a solid romantic story and great pacing. This is a hefty book. roughly around 500 pages. And before reading, I was a little confused why it was so long, and maybe a little scared that most of it would be filled with unnecessary plot lines and excessive drama. But like mentioned before, it’s nicely paced. It didn’t feel that long.
The characters were very awkward with each other in the beginning. However, I don’t think that harmed the romance at all. Given the circumstances, it worked, and I liked seeing them get more comfortable with each other. And open up more--- i.e. Eli. He had a tragic past. And I think what I liked the most about him is that yes it did impact him. but it didn’t harden him. He was still easy going and willing to help Penny in any chance he could.
And speaking of Penny—I wish we would have spent some time with her doing her job. In the first couple of chapters of the book, she mentions that she is a social media coordinator for the hockey team that her brother and Eli plays for. I was most excited to see more of that, but it didn’t happen. at all. I was at least expecting a cute/funny scene with her directing Eli on TikTok.
Truthfully, I found Penny’s older brother to be very overbearing to the point where it hurt his liability. I get that he was trying to be a protective older brother, but he literally did the most at times, and butted into their relationship so much in the beginning.
And speaking of supporting characters, I will say that it was a little confusing in terms of the name. It felt like everyone in the book had a name that started with “P” and because of that I often wasn’t sure who Penny’s brother was and who Eli’s other friend was.
Final Thoughts
I found Those Three Little Words the most interesting when it wasn’t trying to be funny or a romantic comedy. Those heartfelt moments stood out to me more than the comedic moments.
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