It had good Character Development...seeing how Gigi has grown since the first book was one of my favorite parts about the sequel. Something many books in a series fall flat on.

There is a lot of emotions and unexpected twists. The main character has some highs and lows in the event sequence that are more realistic regarding relationships.

Thanks to NetGalley and Ink Monster for the opportunity to read and review S'more to Lose by Beth Merlin! Four years after the first book, this sequel finds Gigi and Perry in London and at an impasse in their relationship. They have moved on from their relationship, by all appearances. Perry is famous for writing a popular musical and Gigi and Jamie have built a growing, productive designer business, G-Malone. Prince Alexander and Victoria Ellicott are planning their wedding and want G-Malone to design the wedding dress and wedding attire for the upcoming royal wedding celebration. Gigi meets Gideon and they gradually fall for each other and all is well until paparazzi create a gossip story under false pretenses and blow everything out of the water. Tumultuous and romantic with the added bonus of artistic creativity build into a very enjoyable story; 5 stars!

This is the second installment of the Campfire Series, and although you can read it as standalone, the first one is a must read to get to the depth of the story that the author achieves marvelously.
There is a lot of emotions and unexpected twists. The main character has some highs and lows in the event sequence that are more realistic regarding relationships. Can't wait for the next book!

I received a ebook copy  from netgalley in exchange for an honest review

This is the second book of the Campfire series
It starts with Gigi or Georgica and Jamie meeting Victoria the future queen to discuss on her wedding gown, as G Malone, their design house is one of choices. Then they realize that Victoria has chosen to design not only her wedding gown, but her other dresses leading to the wedding. They are ecstatic. Gigi is afraid of meeting of meeting her ex, Perry, whose has become a celebrity with his play Elizabeth I. Meeting Perry's new lover Annabelle doesn't help in increasing Gigi's confidence.

Will Gigi be able to design the perfect wedding dress?
Or will she lose it all like in the Top Designer finale?
Will Perry and Gigi get back together?
Read to find out

A cute romantic story. Since I didn't read the first book, did feel a little left out. But there is some backstory so it was kind of easy to get into the book. I would recommend the readers to read the first one before reading.
Recommended for romance and chick lit readers

Set four years after the first book finished and we learn that unfortunately the romance between Perry and Gigi has ended and things seemed so positive for them. It looks like their careers got in the way of their lives as Gigi and Jamie created their fashion line and is currently in the bid to win the Princess's Wedding dresses. Perry is a big star on Broadway now, and in London, like his play, Elizabeth 1 has taken the world of theatre by storm. Gigi has avoided everything to do with Perry and never thought their lives would ever cross paths but seems Perry's new love interest is the sister of the current Princess. Gigi has captured the attention of another royal in the form of Viscount Slattery aka Gideon. What will happen though when she and Perry start to spend time together? Will their emotions and chemistry start sizzling for one another making both their current relationships sit on rocky ground? Once again we find Gigi losing her mind and running back to her one safe space in the world - Camp Chinooka. Will this help her find herself and her inspiration? I have to admit I didn't like the ending of this book as the tables turned and Gigi was made to look like the bad person and none of her friends especially Jamie came to her side. I was very disappointed in Jamie as I thought that he would stand by her side as she knew about Perry and their history together. After the way this particular one ended, I am in two minds about starting number three when it is released.

Because I hadn't read the first book, this felt like walking in on the middle of a conversation. You can follow along and eventually catch up with most of the important points, but no matter how carefully you listen there will always be things that you never 'get'. There were constant references to the events in One S'More Summer. For that reason, I wouldn't recommend reading this until you've read the first book. Now, on to the review.

What I liked:

The book was really well written. I can't say that enough.

Some of the characters were hilarious. Gigi's mother? Made me laugh out loud. One of many memorable scenes was the one where she clinked on the glass as if she were at a wedding, trying to get them to kiss and had to be dragged inside by the sister.

What I didn't like as much:

*MILD SPOILER* There's no real HEA. Not even a HFN, really. It's more of a cliffhanger. As in, Gigi's with Gideon (who I was rooting for, personally), but it seemed sort of up in the air whether she was REALLY going to end up with him in Book 3.

Which brings me to my next point. I thought it was crap that she spent most of the book obsessing about Perry. Who, let's remember, moved to London while they were engaged and she never heard from again.

In fact, Gigi seemed to be emotionally flighty in general. First, her One True Love was Joshua. But wait, no, apparently that was just a crush. Then it was Perry, over whom she obsessed for all of Book 2. Then she decided to date the very sweet Gideon, insisting that it absolutely wasn't a rebound. And now we're waiting to see how that turns out.

So, in short, the writing was top notch. In fact, I was up until 4:30 a.m. finishing this. I found Gigi a little annoying sometimes. But her mother was hilarious, as were Gigi's comments to her about "you just want designer grandchildren." And you may want to start with the first book so you haven't missed out on anything.

Another winner of a book for Beth Merlin. This book will appeal to fashion designers, royalty followers, and even Elizabethan history buffs.