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My favourite bit about this book was the characters - the leads and the supporting characters were all well developed and likable. The chemistry between Quinn and Grace was palpable. However, the level of miscommunication between the two leads and the ensuing angst was too much for me. Also the plot could have been fleshed out a little more. Having said that, the book is well written and worth reading if you like romance with older characters and a bit of drama.

An honest review thanks to NetGalley. It took me a while to get into this book, but once I did, it turned out to be sweet. Quinn was dense something when it came to Grace, and the annoyance I felt didn't cause me to want to continue. What made this book so great to all the others that seem to have the same theme was Meg. I loved seeing her come around and embrace her sisters that she abandoned. The secondary characters really brought this book home for me, I also really liked Taylor and wanted to know a lot more about her. This is a sweet romantic story that encompasses how important family is.

Best Friends Quinn and Grace have been friends for 20+ years. Quinn is a bartender, and Grace owns and runs a bookstore. They've always been really, really close friends, but, at the beginning of their friendship Grace said that she didn't want to be in a romantic relationship with Quinn, and since then either one or the other of them have been in relationships when the other was sorta ready to maybe change their friendship to something more romantic.

But, when Grace's current relationship with a doctor named Lauren goes very, very towards the bad there and some really harsh things happen in Quinn's life too and they slowly but surely start questioning whether or not, perhaps, maybe they each feel something for the other that has nothing to do with just friendship.

Of course, it's not that easy, otherwise it would be a very, very short book. There were plenty of turns and twists, some of them I thought were interesting, while others I thought were just a little bit forced. But overall liked the novel, a definite fun read, and slightly different (I don't often read friendship to relationship stories, usually the two women who get into the relationship start the story not knowing each other).

I got this ARC through Netgalley on behalf of Bold Strokes Books.

I own four or five Treblehorn books, but this is only the second book I have read by the author. The first was Taking a Gamble. I enjoyed this book more than Taking a Gamble. The characters were likable, especially Grace. They felt real, like people you may know and could be your friends. Dialogue wasn’t clunky and awkward. This was a 3.5 star book rounded up to four. My issues with the book are really just personal preference stuff, and doesn't reflect on the author's writing. I am a blunt person in life, so communication failures typically do not go over well with me. Especially when the communication failure is between best friends. I thought several times that the characters were too old to be having this much trouble over a conversation that could last about three minutes. Again, not everyone is like me so I am sure this nonsense actually happens. Another small issue I had was Quinn running away the morning after. Ugh.. Seriously.. I hate this. Again not a deal breaker, but I really dislike this in books. Like I said not huge issues, but enough that it wasn't a bump it to 5 stars kinda book.

I can honestly say I was intrigued in this book and did not want to put it down! Well done.

While the story line is not unique to this author, her characters are interesting and likable. The secondary characters are not strong, but they are unique.

Somewhere around the middle of the book, I started skimming pages. The story was bogged down with both characters saying/doing the same thing over and over - for pages on end. Toward the end of the book, there seemed to be a rush to the foregone conclusion and the ending was listless.

3.5 stars

Quinn Burke is a very popular bartender in a local lesbian bar. She’s healthy, handsome and has her choice of bed partners most nights. Grace Everett has been Quinn’s best friend of twenty years, and she is her rock. They went to school together, and have been in daily communication ever since.

Grace, on the other hand, wants to settle down with someone. She’s even thinking of following her new girlfriend Lauren to a different town, to see if Lauren is the one. Such a move would make her relationship with her best friend Quinn more difficult, and then there is her bookshop to consider.

When Quinn’s mum has a heart attack and winds up in hospital, it rocks both Quinn and Grace. This pushes both women, best friends for so long, to re-evaluate their lives, and their relationship. The strictly platonic friendship they’ve had for twenty years starts to change, but is that something they want? Is it something they can handle? Or is it the relationship of their dreams?

Trebelhorn has created very likeable characters for her best-friends-turn-into-lovers plot. The plot has been done before, but Quinn and Grace are easy to spend time with while they work it out. Quinn is better fleshed out than Grace, and I did want to see more of Grace for much of the book. Grace added a bit of spark to many of the conversations, and she was a little less predictable than Quinn and a bit more fun.

The other characters were not very deep, and the secondary plot lines were a bit thin. I felt this could have been developed more to give the book a bit more depth. As it is, some of the characters felt like they were being used purely to add tension to beef up the book. They did provide some smoke for the usual confusions and miscommunications which often drive these sorts of stories, and that was necessary for the plot to work. The character of Beth felt like a step too far, whereas the character of Meg could have been given more space to develop how and why her relationship with Quinn undergoes such a cataclysmic change. Again, this might have helped Quinn to become more complex as a character.

I really wanted this to be a more complex and more satisfying book. I enjoyed it, and it passed the time quite happily, without leaving me with characters to think about for a while. It is a happy romantic adventure that doesn’t push too hard, so good for a light holiday romance.

Advanced reading copy provided by NetGalley for an honest review.

This was a cute sweet novel. The connection between the main characters was well developed

P.J. Trebelhorn's The Right Kind of Wrong is a sweet romance novel. The main characters, bartender Quinn and book store owner Grace, are best friends of twenty years who come to discover that there may be more between them than platonic love. Their inner conflicts are handled and portrayed well. Their love story unfolds rather quickly, but not unbelievably so considering their shared history. The supporting characters are interesting and appealing in their own rights and add depth and humor to the story. This romance novel is a bit different as it focuses on characters in their 40's discovering true love for the first time. The book is well-written and is a quick, enjoyable read recommended for romance genre lovers.

I’m finally back to reviewing! So yay for me and i’m not sure if you’re reading this because you missed me or i’m talking to the void *Nine Inch Nails’ Into The Void starts playing*

Ok back to the important matters: The right kind of wrong is amazing in some of the subjects it touches, like I love that Quinn and Grace are in their forties and still are trying to figure out their “place” in the world somehow, like it’s not angsty in a teenage way, they are content with their lives but they know it can be better, specially when it comes to finding the right person to spend life with.

I’m not sure what's the part that I relate most, maybe that I feel old and painfully single and this gives me hope, or if it’s the part of me that’s just really dumb and still loves the trope of falling for your best friend.

I think the characters are likable enough, and it has your regular scheduled romcom formula of problems that could be easily solved by TALKING, which is off-putting if we get technical, they are on their forties and have had enough relationships in their lives and met each other for over 20 years, so having this as the reason behind the conflict is not believable for me. I’m not saying it doesn’t have angst but when you rationally go to the core of it, it’s easily fixed and that’s why it gets frustrating, because in your classic rom-coms you’re dealing with twentysomethings so life stages are different.

The bad part for me it’s how long it took for me to start rooting or caring for the characters, it was a conscious effort that reminds me of school days when reading was mandatory and not a thing my nerd butt likes to do on her free time, but onces you get into it, it becomes easy and fun.

Rate: 3.5 Stars

What a truly sweet romance! If someone is looking for a book that will make her feel good, then this is the book. The main characters are Grace and Quinn who have known each other since they were children. As one would guess, the story is about the development of their relationship from BFF to lovers. Both characters are well developed. Although the story line is not new, it is a pleasant read with just enough angst.

In addition to the romantic side of the story, we are also privy to the interaction of Quinn’s sisters, Callie, who is also gay, Meg, and Beth. They are brought together because of the mother’s heart attack. While they are together, they deal with Beth’s homophobic opinions. Quinn and Callie’s verbal boxing match with Beth is funny and realistic. This secondary plot helps to strengthen the overall story.

There was one thing that seemed to not fit into the story. I found the use of profanity by Grace’s grandparents and Quinn’s mother to be out of character. Whenever profanity was interjected into the conversation by these individuals, it caused me to pause and slowed the progress of reading the story.

If a reader wants a light, easy read for a weekend, then this is the book for her. I give this book 4 out of 5 stars.

Disclaimer:
As I'm not into criticizing an author when they take the time to write a story for people to enjoy, I'll start by saying this is just my opinion on what could have made this book better for me. The authors actual talent and style of writing was great, so these are just minor critiques to help or be ignored.
I also want to help other readers in figuring out whether they should purchase a book with their hard earned money and will be honest with my yes or no.

I found myself to be a little annoyed with Quinn. She goes on about how she has always been in love with Grace, but then admits that she’s only ever interested in her when she’s dating someone else. When she’s single, she only ever has “friendship” feelings for her. Then when this big event happens that starts making her re-evaluate her life, she pushes for a relationship with Grace and then starts backing away again. It made me feel like she still wasn’t ready or even deserving of a relationship with Grace.

Grace on the other hand was a saint in putting up with the tug-o-war and I liked her character much better. I actually felt that she was ready for a real relationship. I was waiting for her to explode at Quinn a couple of times in this book, maybe put her in her place a little more.

Saying all that, I still liked this book and liked most of the characters, especially Quinn’s sister. I’m guessing she may make an appearance as the lead in the authors next book, and she should. There were times I was more interested in what she was thinking than anyone else. I also really liked Quinn’s boss…

Recommendation: I enjoyed it. Buy.

I really enjoyed this book as it had two very likeable main characters in Quinn and Grace. They have been best friends for years but are secretly in love with each other. The story is about more than them coming to realise what everyone else can see though. There are some major family conflicts in Quinn's family to deal with and they impact on both Grace and Quinn. Their families are integral to the story and I appreciated how much effort had gone into the minor characters. PJ Trebelhorn has written a romantic, sexy story with just the right amount of angst.

I was given this ARC by Netgalley and Bold Strokes books in return for an honest review.

This is one of those authors that is a hit or miss with me. This one is a hit. It's well written and a very nice romance. Likable characters and the story keeps the pages turning. I would recommend this book.

This is an ok romance, nothing more. The premise is simple, two old friends who've always loved each other are finally in a place to do something about it. The lead characters were ok, though neither of them was exceptionally interesting. Anyone who's read my reviews knows I'm not a fan of books where everyone is gay, and this bordered on that for me, between the sisters, the best friend, the boss, the requisite exes, and some other tertiary characters it was a bit much in my opinion.

Then there's the back and forth about the relationship itself. We spend the first half of the book with everyone who knows the two leads (including the homophobic sister) wondering why they're not together, which was tiresome enough, but then once they do take the leap, Quinn has some inexplicable brain explosion and can't bring herself to commit. I seriously think I sprained something from rolling my eyes over both her and Grace's subsequent behaviour. It might have been more understandable if the characters were in their mid twenties but women over 40 should have their sh*t together and be a bit more mature in how they relate to each other, especially two women who we're lead to believe have talked to each other every day and are very close. It drove me nuts.

I've read Treblehorn before, and she's a good author, this just isn't one of my favourites.

The word is friendship. But what happens when one person wants more and other may be changing her mind when all she wanted was friendship when they first met twenty years prior. The push and pull between Quinn Burke and Grace Everett was a little oh boy, get on the clue train but I hung in there and was glad that I did. I can understand the challenge, when your friend becomes your partner. Who becomes your go to person? Simple plot and very relatable which in my opinion was a good thing.

A lot of times if the romance genre we see a lot of the same plot devices recycled. You've read the I'm in love with my best friend but won't/can't tell her many, many times. When done really well this plot tends to deliver a lot of glorious angst, which I am a huge fan of. The Right Kind of Wrong by P.J. Trebelhorn falls somewhere in the middle. Not a fantastic book, but not terrible either.

Quinn Burke is a forty-something bartender who runs through college co-eds like water. Having had her heart-broke not that long ago, Quinn has turned to one night stands to keep things emotionally easy. The only problem with that is she has long harbored romantic feelings for her bestie for about twenty years.

Grace Everett, a small bookstore owner adores Quinn. When Quinn asked her out years ago she told her she needed a friend more than a lover. Over the years, it always seemed as they were never single at the same time. So when attraction popped up, she would squash it down because their friendship is so precious. When Quinn's mom has a heart attack, that becomes the catalyst for Grace to finally admit to Quinn her feelings.

So much missed communication ensues, so much repressed emotion, and what was surprising to me is normally I like all of that. This story, however, was lacking, I struggled to keep going. It's not overly complicated, it's just kind of flat. The angst is there but didn't really move me. All the side character drama felt like filler and didn't help the story at all, it was more distracting than anything. Towards the end you feel like your reading the same chapters over and over, characters having the same conversations yet again. By the end, I was glad to see the two mains get together so I could move on.

2.75 stars