I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. A pretty good read with a lovely storyline and great characters.

I did not enjoy this title at all. The very bizarre inclusion of an entire chapter from the perspective of a cousin of one of the main pairing talking about how hot she found her cousin and his lover was not okay. A) can women stop fetishizing gay men, it's gross and B) that's you first cousin and this is a contemporary setting. No.

I’m not really sure how to write a book about one character I loved, and one I either disliked or was apathetic about. There were parts I enjoyed, but the writing overall seemed heavy-handed. Oh well.

Craig and Alex

Whoa, this is something! What a delightful story, Craig was here the absolute hero, he had a top character. He is kind, funny friendly, sexy, understanding, golden hands with cookies.

When he meets Alex in a bar he knows he will take him home, into his bed and into his heart, even Alex is drunk and sloshed at the moment.

They start something unexpected, it has no name, no strings, but beautiful and lovely.
Alex isn’t telling much and Craig is patient. Alex had a difficult time before he met Craig.

“It’s a kiss with no barriers, no boundaries, infinite possibilities and endless scope.”

Alex can’t commit. What started as a warm, delicious relationship turns into something elusive.
Both men are hurt.

Omg, my heart, it shattered more than once. Seeing Craig hurt was painful. To see Alex struggles and stumble was devastating. Thank goodness for friends, deep bow to Connor.
What a precious story this was. An atmosphere like... sun ray through a window shining on a beautiful man, where you can see some delicate hands knead dough and you see the flower coming down as dust. I don’t know how to elaborate this. It was magic.
Stunning plot, stunning personalities, stunningly written.

Kindly received and arc from the publisher through NetGalley

Definitely, Maybe, Yours by Lissa Reed is the first book in the Sucre Coeur series. Seattle-based baker Craig Oliver leads a life that is happily routine: baking cupcakes for an enormous family reunion, managing Sucre Coeur for its frequently absent owner and closing out his day with a pint at the local pub. He has a kind heart, a knack for pastry and a weakness for damaged people. Habitual playboy Alex Scheff is looking to drown his sorrows, but instead discovers that he may have a weakness for Englishmen who carry cookies in their pockets. Can a seemingly incompatible pair find the recipe for love in a relationship they claim is casual?

Definitely, Maybe, Yours is a book that had me fully engaged from the very first page. I simply loved Craig- and connected with his desire for routine and helping others. He had a great work ethic and just cared about other people, sometimes to his own detriment. Alex is heartbroken and self loathing personified. He has made mistakes and blames himself for all of them, and those that he did not make. Seeing this pair come together, fully in denial about it for most of the time, and find their way was a roller coaster. While reading there were times I found myself grinning, frowning, or ready to throttle one of the characters. I loved how realistic the characters feel, not to mention their mistakes, fears, and relationships. I wish we could all have a circle of friends as invested and caring as the group in this book. I enjoyed getting to know the characters, watching them grow and interact, and seeing them open up to each other. As always, the book that gets to me the most has well written and realistic characters that I feel like I might run into in real life.

Definitely, Maybe, Yours is both a heart breaking and warming read. I loved it, and the cast of secondary characters. I am off to find the rest of the series since this book was published a few years ago and the digital box set was recently released (February 12).

Not usually a big fan of the romance books, but came to this at the right time. A light-hearted enjoyable read, and I look forward to reading the rest of the series.

*~~*ARC kindly provided to me for an honest review *~~*

- Review to come

Review originally posted on my blog with added content on Mikku-chan / A world full of words

I’m not sure how to write this review. This isn’t a book I really have any feelings at all on. So… I’ll do my best.

I’ve said this before but I really don’t like character driven contemporaries. Which was what this was. I always struggle with them. Sure, I liked the characters but the story itself was so dry. The romance happened at the beginning of the novel, so this isn’t technically a ‘getting together’ romance. I find I don’t like it most of the time when the romance begins at the start. The story wasn’t on their romance because of that, and I personally prefer romances like that.

I liked Alex and Craig enough but the story wasn’t at all engaging. I felt a huge disconnect. I can see people like this, but it wasn’t for me.

I really love this whole series. Such great characters and well written plot. Reading this one will only make you want to read more!

This book was ok, but I didn't love it. The beginning was ok but the story did not flow well as the characters became more involved. Craig, a Brit transplant in Seattle, meets Alex in a bar and they have a one night stand which turns into months of them--they do not classify it as a relationship though. Alex has been recently dumped and is afraid of a new relationship while on the flipside, Craig does not want to scare him. I liked the writing but the story really dragged the farther I got into the book. Neither of them would admit their feelings for the other until all of their friends were able to point it out to them.....I just did not really like the story or how it played out between Craig and Alex....they were both entirely too sterotypical in the angst romance category.

Craig Oliver feels under pressure to break his routine but ends up going to the pub anyway where he finds a stranger who is in need of cheering up which is what he does best. It was only meant to be a one-night thing but he finds that those nights are stretching out and he’s hoping if no one mentions anything they will continue. Alex Scheff doesn’t do boyfriends but is strangely reluctant to stop either, they just don’t need to talk about anything. This happy state of ignorant bliss can only last so long. Enjoyable story. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This was a delightful novel and I can't wait to read the other two books in the series! I loved Craig and Alex and also enjoyed the well developed secondary characters. I hope Lissa considers writing more novels about the Sucre Coeur employees and their friends and relatives.