{"id":14207,"date":"2020-03-17T00:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T22:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelesbianreview.com\/?p=14207"},"modified":"2023-06-13T17:48:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T15:48:18","slug":"wicked-sweet-chelsea-m-cameron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelesbianreview.com\/wicked-sweet-chelsea-m-cameron\/","title":{"rendered":"Wicked Sweet by Chelsea M. Cameron: Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Wicked<\/a>Wicked Sweet by Chelsea M. Cameron<\/b><\/span> is a super-cute, enemies-to-lovers romance that will make you want to eat all the cookies. (No seriously, go stock up before you read this book.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Dove Fitzgerald might still be in college, but she\u2019s already establishing her lifestyle brand. She knows a business degree will open even more doors for her, so she\u2019s laser focused on learning everything she needs for ultimate success. Everything is going according to plan until Seven Sutter, Dove\u2019s old high school nemesis, shows up in two of her classes. Even worse? There\u2019s no escaping Seven, since they get partnered in one of the classes and Seven has an apartment down the hall from Dove.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dove\u2019s still furious that Seven used to win everything Dove went after in high school, but forced proximity soon makes Dove see that Seven isn\u2019t evil after all. In fact, Seven is just as driven as Dove, with plans to open a goth cafe that\u2019s sure to delight anyone who\u2019s always wanted creepy cupcakes or cookies. Even worse? Seven is pretty damn sexy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dove can\u2019t seem to stop herself from falling into one hell of a crush. Can she set her frustration of the past aside long enough to grab onto something sweet with the hot goth girl she never knew she needed?<\/span><\/p>\n

The Characters<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Seven and Dove are totally different and yet have some similarities. For example, Dove is the epitome of cute, with her pink hair and pin-up styles, while Seven is all about the black (sometimes witchy) clothes and eyeliner. Dove is also a meticulous planner while Seven tends to procrastibake<\/span><\/a> and then work on assignments at the last possible minute. But, they both know exactly what kind of business they want to open and they\u2019re both willing to do whatever it takes. <\/span><\/p>\n

I was a little surprised by how much I loved these two characters, because I don\u2019t really read much new adult fiction anymore. These two are so freaking cute, though, and I couldn\u2019t help myself! It was especially great to watch Dove grapple with her crush and start to understand Seven\u2019s side of things. <\/span><\/p>\n

Also, although Wicked Sweet is told in the first person from Dove\u2019s perspective, I was happy to see that Seven shares enough verbally and through body cues that I never felt like I was left wondering what was going on with her. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Writing Style<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

This is such an easy book to pick up and sink into. Like the others I\u2019ve read by Cameron, there\u2019s zero angst in Wicked Sweet. Given that I read it on a plane and just wanted to ignore everyone around me, that was just right for me. I was absorbed by the story and my only complaint is that there were no good cookie options available to me at the time. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Pros<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

This. Book. Is. So. Cute. I loved the characters and their chemistry is ridiculous. I wanted to punch the air when they finally kissed because the burn had been so slow, yet so perfect.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cons<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

I still haven\u2019t managed to have any excellent baked goods since reading this book and I really need to remedy that.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Conclusion<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Between the cute girls, the cookies, and the cute girls with cookies, what\u2019s not to love? This is a perfect, light read to pick up when you\u2019re having a bad day and I recommend it. <\/span><\/p>\n

Excerpt from <\/b><\/span>Wicked Sweet by Chelsea M. Cameron<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

I looked up from my phone just in time to avoid colliding with the very person I\u2019d been trying to avoid all day, and was going to try to avoid for the rest of the year. <\/span><\/p>\n

Seven. What kind of a name was that? I knew she had siblings and from what I remembered, they all had names like Mike and Alyssa. Why had she gotten the strange moniker? <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOh, I\u2019m sorry,\u201d she said, and I blinked at her a few times. I didn\u2019t remember her voice sounding like that. Deep and a little smoky. Not that I\u2019d heard her voice a whole lot since we\u2019d steered clear of each other. <\/span><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t say anything to her and decided to keep walking because there was a small chance she didn\u2019t recognize me and we wouldn\u2019t have to talk and I could go back to my apartment and not think about her again, at least until we had class together. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDove?\u201d she said as I moved to get around her. She was taller than I was and blocked my way. Other students streamed around us, annoyed that we were standing still. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYes?\u201d I said, pretending that I didn\u2019t know who she was, and letting an irritated tone seep into my voice so perhaps she would let me go. I didn\u2019t want to do this. I never wanted to see or hear of her again. It hadn\u2019t been easy; hearing every little detail of everyone\u2019s lives from my hometown was something that couldn\u2019t be avoided in most cases. My mom gave me weekly updates on literally everyone I\u2019d ever known. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know you went here,\u201d she said, and I was shoved from behind and almost smashed into her. I sidestepped just in time. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know you<\/i> did,\u201d I said, and put on my sugariest, sweetest smile. It worked with my pink hair and my flippy purple dress. I always dressed up for the first week of school, and had since I was in preschool. First impressions were important. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI transferred,\u201d she said, still looking flabbergasted. I tried not to look at her face, but I couldn\u2019t miss her razor-perfect black eyeliner and sculpted brows. I battled with my brows on a daily basis, so they were something I always noticed on other people. Of course she would have perfect brows. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s nice. Listen, I have to go. Bye.\u201d I turned around and was gone before she could say anything else. Even that little contact with her dredged up so many memories from high school that I would have rather forgotten. Seeing Seven was like slamming into a brick wall covered in all your most-embarrassing, most cringe-inducing moments all at once.<\/span><\/p>\n

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